After our blustery, rainy series of days, the weather cleared up and today we had sun. It in fact felt a bit spring-like …
… except for the autumn colours …
… and the fact that we apparently have another storm on the way that will probably be making the skiers very happy. There’s supposed to be a lot of snow in the mountains but falling as rain here in the valley which suits me just fine!
Happy weekend.
Amazingly there are still quite a number of hydrangeas about although most have packed it up for the year and are headed into their seasonal rest.
They will soon be gone but will start returning in early spring. Looking forward to it.
Happy Friday.
There have been lots of leaf pictures around WP as we’ve progressed through autumn. And why not? It’s such a beautiful time of year and many people quite enjoy the colours and cooler temperatures. So herewith are some recent leaf collections.
And last but not least, our weather has been rather more wintery than autumny …
… so it’s best to enjoy our remaining leaves while we can!
Happy Thursday.
Over the last couple of days it was intermittently windy and raining.
Happy Wednesday.
I had heard that swans will overwinter in the Okanagan Valley but I had never seen them here before, either in the summer or the winter. I was happy to spot this little family a few days ago. They seem to be two parents with their juvenile or cygnet.
All that flying means that they have to do some serious grooming. I can hear their conversation now!
Impatient swan: I’ll guard, you two get cleaned up!
Impatient Swan: Okay, you look clean now. Time to go!
Calm Swan: But darling, we’re swans. You know how important it is for us to maintain our image.
Impatient Swan: Okay, but you two look great. Let’s get going before all those Canada geese arrive. They’re so grumpy and mean and they always travel in gangs.
Calm Swan: Darling, you need a break. You’re the grumpy one, you know. Don’t worry about those geese. After all, they’ll never look as good as us. I’ll take point and you can rest your feathers.
Impatient Swan: Okay, I do feel tired. It’ll be good to rest and settle in for a while. How do I look?
Happy Tuesday!
Osoyoos is a community at the southern end of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, and is directly next to the border with the United States. It’s only 60 km (37 miles) south of us from Penticton. We recently visited and took some photos of it from Anarchist Mountain, which at 1491 metres (4892 ft) above sea level provides some excellent views.
Osoyoos is at the northernmost tip of the Sonoran Desert and can be extremely hot during the summer; it’s quite arid year-round. It’s known for its fruit orchards and the dry conditions also produce some stellar red wines. It’s a great place for outdoorsy summer holidays with lots of boating, swimming, camping and hiking and is definitely worth a visit if you like those activities – with maybe a nice glass of wine in the evenings!
Happy Sunday.
The sun starts to go down quite early now. I was out for my regular afternoon ramble and to my surprise – I really shouldn’t have been – saw the sun beginning its sink at 3:22 p.m. Given that we have mountains all around, we are totally dark by about 4:30. My, that really is early!
The sunset felt wintery, too. The thin, veil-like cloud, the slight chill from the wind and the tint of the sunset itself all contributed to that sense.
But it’s November. A little bit of a wait, but I’ll nevertheless soon be counting down to spring!
Happy Saturday.
Although it’s November we still have quite a variety of flowers contributing their lovely presence to the autumn riot of colour.
Happy Friday, happy weekend.
There are so many beautiful maple sights right now.
Happy maple Thursday. 🍁
The ginkgo biloba trees turn a lovely yellow in autumn.
Their fan-shaped leaves are beautiful, either in green or yellow.
They usually assume their golden hue very suddenly, almost overnight, and then the leaves fall quickly, too.
When they change colour they have to be enjoyed in the moment; there’s definitely no waiting!
Happy Wednesday.
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