All posts by Lynette d'Arty-Cross

Loving life through photography, hiking, walking, good food, wine and travel.
nature, Photography

Beautiful October Day

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Yesterday we had a gorgeous autumn day and decided to have lunch at a restaurant next to Skaha Lake. Penticton sits on an ancient landslide that bisected the valley’s lake to create two: Okanagan Lake at Penticton’s north end and Skaha Lake to the south.

Skaha Lake looking west.

The temperature was perfect so enjoying lunch outside was a good choice. We might not be able to do that for much longer and we got a perfect day for it, or as close to that as possible.

The nearby marina sat placidly in the sparkling lake.

The day was stunningly clear with its beautiful blue canopy.

The dry mountain conditions have improved,

The mountains are still quite brown after our extremely dry summer, but doing better after a recent week of cooler temperatures and rain.

Happy Thanksgiving Saturday.

musings, nature, Photography

Autumn

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There are many lovely symbols and rituals associated with autumn, but all of them are bittersweet, implying as they do the death of the season and the impending colder months.

Big bins of honey crisp apples, cool and crunchy; the last of summer in their sweetness.

Restless swathes of leaves, swirling and settling, settling and swirling.

Green with yellow highlights becomes a lovely and familiar sight.

Happy Friday; happy Thanksgiving weekend. 🦃

nature, Photography

Metamorphosis

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Autumn is here with its colour and drifting coolness and many of the trees are beginning to change.

Some quickly turn yellow all at once while others hold off; they hang on to their green finery as long as they can.

Others turn an impressive red.

The orangey-yellowish-red ones look very showy in the sun.

Whatever your colour preferences, it’s a very pretty interval as we enjoy this precious time before winter’s arrival.

Happy Thursday.

nature, Photography

Autumn Blue Hour

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As a pilot I have often seen the blue hour effect, something I’ve enjoyed experiencing over the years.

It happens when the sun is well below the horizon but its blue wavelengths are still visible.

In these shots there is some amplification from the cloud cover, but I like the effect. The interplay between light and dark is one of the amazing sights our spectacular natural world has to offer.

Happy Wednesday.

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Majestic Golden Eagle in autumn hues

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The author shared a personal experience of visiting Kuusamo, Northern Finland, primarily to photograph the Golden Eagle. Utilising Kuusamo Nature …

Majestic Golden Eagle in autumn hues

Minna Jacobon at Finnish Nature has posted some stunning golden eagle photos. I hope you click on the link above to see the rest of them as they are well worth your time.

nature, Photography

After the Wind

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Recently, we had some continuously windy and rainy weather for about five days, although each evening the wind died away and the atmosphere relaxed into night.

The rain was generally persistent throughout the evening and night periods but sometimes there were clear breaks as well. This picture is of one of those clear breaks. The lake was like a mill pond while there was some mist in the distance and the lights began to be visible.

Happy Sunday.