Dungeness Spit and Mt Baker This is from the observation platform at the top of the trail down to the beach and the spit. When it’s clear, you get a …
Dungeness Spit and Mt Baker
I love this gorgeous Mount Baker photo from Allan J Jones. I hope you take a moment to go by his blog for a peek at the beautiful photo collection he’s posted there.
In common with the rest of western Canada, we’ve suddenly turned colder. We’re still above 0C (32F) during the day but are going below 0 at night. Meanwhile, Vancouver, very unusually, is apparently going to get wet snow and minus temperatures overnight as well. Ugh.
Of course, here in the Okanagan Valley we have it comparatively easy. Much of the prairies are getting highs around -20C (-4 F). Strangely though, a lot of the east is coming in at +20C (68F) but may be getting much colder toward the end of the week. Nevertheless, if you’re about to travel from east to west, a 40 degree temperature difference might make for a bit of a packing challenge – such wild weather!
So to take our minds off these bizarre differences, I thought we could do with some brighter pictures of what is to come.
Happy Tuesday.
I recently saw this pair of mallard ducks in a small pond. They were alone and seemingly investigating the edge of the shore, possibly looking for a good nesting site.
Seeing them pair off and start looking for nesting spots is a very good sign of spring.
A nicely hidden space among the long grasses from last summer might do very nicely for a little family.
Going forward I’ll be keeping out an eye out for them. I hope they find a nice, secure spot.
Happy Monday.
This continuing series depicts our beautiful world, encouraging viewers to share them and help save our unique home from human carelessness and …
#ScenicSaturday 2nd March 2024:
A March, 2020 photo of the Forest of Dean, courtesy of Stuart Aken.
Many of us are getting this …
and this …
when we would rather be having a little of this …
and a bit of that …
Unfortunately, we have to be patient.
Happy March! It’s definitely the month for weather variability if not unpredictability. Cold wind one minute, warm sun the next. Depending on where you live, there might even be snow, sun, sleet, and thunderstorms all during the same day! It can at times be absolutely *spinny.
Although our weather has been somewhat unpredictable over the last couple of months – something that seems to be true in many locations – I hope it begins to settle into a nice slow spring.
Slow would be very, very good as we can probably then avoid a similar forest fire season as last year’s, something that is desperately needed given that much of the province is still classified as suffering from severe drought.
Happy weekend.
* spinny – Canadian word meaning foolish, silly or unreasonable
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It’s Been A Long Time – from Ramblings
An old blogging friend – from the time I first started 12 years ago – has returned to blogging after caring for her elderly parents and subsequently writing a book about her experiences. Please click the link above to learn more about her book and how to order if you’re interested.
While out walking we stopped to give our resident duck flock their quinoa quota.
After we were done, a man who had been waiting in his truck for us to finish stepped out and the ducks launched themselves at him in a big swarm! He was carrying about 2 kg (4.4 lbs) of bird seed which he distributed to a very happy flock. We thought they mobbed us, but we have nothing on their reaction to him!
Gathered in a tight knot, we didn’t see much except their backs once the seed was spread.
About three or four pigeons were able to squeeze their way toward some food, but they were mostly excluded.
We chatted with him and he related that he regularly comes by to provide them with seed, especially if it’s cold out or their nearby creek is frozen over.
These are definitely some lucky ducks!
Happy Friday.
Sun loving painted turtles dig into the mud at the bottom of lakes and ponds over the winter. Their metabolism slows down and they can survive …
THURSDAY TURTLES
I love this turtle photo from Belinda Grover. Please click the link above to see more of her fabulous nature pictures.
An uncommon intersection is occurring today: a leap year, a lion-like in-coming March and, I hope, an out-going lamb-like March.
The last time we had a February 29 was in 2020, and I hope there isn’t a repeat of what was shortly to follow, of what had actually already started. I was still in the Northwest Territories then, and I took this picture of children having immense fun playing on a giant pile of snow that had been pushed up by road-clearing vehicles. None of us knew it then, but they were coming up to having their fun seriously curtailed. March was arriving like a lamb, but Covid’s hobnailed boots were about to teach us a thing or two. Fortunately however, we are past that.
Herewith are some lion-like March starts:
Some lamb-like March departures – I like the lambs more, don’t you?
And last but not least:
More often than not, March has done its lion- like best but has meekly disappeared by the time April arrives. Although we need a coolish, slower spring in order to facilitate our continued drought recovery – and to mitigate forest fires, too – there’s no reason why some sun and blue skies can’t be a part of that.
Happy Leap Year. It’s much better than the last one.
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