Heyjude at Cornwall in Colours posted about the “week of flowers” idea from Cathy at Words and Herbs to help keep the winter blahs at bay.
Here are some of summer’s finest from Penticton’s rose garden.
If you would like to join, just link to Words and Herbs with your garden photo. Cheers.
I saw this lovely flutterer while out walking.
I tried to find out what type of butterfly this is – it bears some resemblance to a white monarch – but I’m not sure and to me there seem to be differences.
Regardless of its type, it sure is beautiful. I followed it around for a bit, trying to get photos as it went about its nectar-collecting day; it was so lovely to see.
Happy Saturday.
This photo is perhaps a bit of a cliché, but I still find it beautifully relaxing.
Happy Friday.
Night quickly descends as we are walking …
… light loosens, birds slowly twitter, frogs happily and loudly announce themselves …
… for many, life softens and gentles; for others, it brightens and quickens.
Happy Thursday.
We did a walk today to see if a familiar palm tree along the beach is still there.
It is! It has suffered a bit and another palm that used to be next to it is gone, but this tree has weathered storms and high seas and remains steadfast.
Here it is in late 2019 – this is our first time back since the start of covid in March, 2020 – but we do recognise it and its location. The shoreline has changed and the other palm has disappeared, but “our” palm tree is still there. Sometimes, it’s nice to know that the familiar, however altered, carries forward.
Happy Wednesday.
The sky has been putting on a bit of a show lately.
A full moon …
… and a full moon plus Jupiter, which is on the very edge of the right side of this photo.
It’s a good time to sky-watch, if it’s warm enough where you are.
Happy Tuesday.
There’s an old caution …
… that blue and green …
… should never be seen …
… but I think they do incredibly well together.
Happy Monday.
There are lots of peacocks, both mature and juvenile, about. This threesome was very patiently waiting for lunch.
Peacocks are incredibly large birds and I’m always a bit surprised at how fast they can move, both running and flying.
I was able to get somewhat better photos of the white herons in their “home trees.”
They are very busy birds, constantly moving, chatting and flying. The cacophony of sound from the two large trees they inhabit is intense.
I do like bird watching and viewing this flock of approximately 100 or so individuals is quite engaging and entertaining.
Happy Sunday.
An ancient mangrove root lies helpless next to a forest path …
… its exterior weathered and knobbed and twisted, seemingly discarded …
… but it will become an orchid nursery …
… helping the little ones to grow and shine; age and beauty entwined.
The night ocean here in the tropics in particular can often look phosphorescent green, something many people may find surprising.
The colour is caused by phytoplankton, tiny organisms that grow near the surface of the ocean and like plants, get their energy from sunlight.
This green tint is more visible at night (and to cameras, since they “see” more colours at that end of the spectrum). Unfortunately, climate change is affecting the growth of phytoplankton and we are seeing much more phosphorescence at night than we should be.
However, here’s a more conventional ocean view together with a soothing sound track of those ocean rollers:
Happy Friday.
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