These hibuscus are waning now, but are still pretty.
Happy Friday. 🙂
July 30’s Friday Flower
Category Archives: nature
Wild Lavender
I found this wild lavender plant while out for a ramble.
It was scraggly and unkempt looking and growing next to a sage bush, but I could discern its familiar scent well before I saw it. Despite the heat and the smoke, it’s thriving in its little niche.
Happy Thursday. 🙂
July 28’s Wordless Wednesday
Proud Peacock
The Okanagan Valley is home to a flock of wild peafowl; their domesticated ancestors were released a couple of decades ago. Did you know that peacocks are a type of pheasant?
No one thought they would survive, but they have done much better than expected and are now well established.
I encountered this one while I was out for a walk. The male approached me while two peahens wandered into a nearby yard.
He turned his back to me and started vibrating his feathers, or in other words, he was inviting me to, um, assess him. It was quite the display, but I don’t think I’m ready to become part of the peacock cult.
Greetings from the peacocks of Okanagan Valley. 🙂
Dear Deer
This little deer stopped by our place for a snack.
She looked a little skinny and bedraggled and her face seemed a bit injured. I wondered if she had escaped our huge, nearby fire.
She didn’t seem upset or perturbed, though.
There has been an uptick in the number of deer and other animals (apparently, bears as well) we are seeing in the city, probably because of the fires. They are finding refuge wherever they can, but it’s terrible to realise there are many animals who haven’t escaped or are badly injured.
I’ve been thinking about them a lot.
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Variegated snow-on-the-mountain, also known as bishop’s weed. A friend has a good crop growing as a ground cover in her back yard.
Happy Saturday. 🙂
July 23’s Friday Flower
Happy Friday. 🙂
Fresh Green
Lovely green with tiny yellow flowers. 🙂
The Deer and the Apricot Tree
I came across this deer chowing down on apricots. There were three trees in the field, all of which have very ripe and seemingly abandoned fruit. He didn’t seem much bothered by me as I stopped to admire the scene.
There were many apricots on the ground but this guy was picking them right from the trees.
I’m glad he found the trees and is having some good meals – he was there again the next day – it would be a shame for the fruit to go to waste.
Happy Monday; happy week. 🙂
Blue Wild Flowers
I don’t know what these flowers are, but on a recent ramble I found many of them next to the trail. Very pretty. Does anyone recognise them?
Happy Sunday. 🙂
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