The Penticton rose garden still looks lovely, despite the fact that we are now mid-way through October and much closer to Halloween than Labour Day. Below is a photo progression.
The photos show that it’s fading, but I think it’s in the gentlest, loveliest way: the beauty in ageing.
Happy Monday.
The geese are definitely marshalling themselves and seem to be nearing their departure for warmer climes.
This group was occupying some docks at an empty marina. Quietly murmuring among themselves, they nevertheless seemed to be expectant and focussed.
How do they know when it’s the right time to wing south? My understanding is that they have an internal clock that measures daylight hours and signals to them when those hours become too short for comfort.
I hope they have a safe journey.
Some of our national symbol maple trees are beginning their autumn colour-change ritual.
Many of the leaves are still green but others have begun their metamorphosis.
I love how the interior veins of the leaves turn red first, followed by the rest of the leaf as it becomes engulfed in colour before losing its tenacious grip on the twig and drifting to the ground.
I found this lovely example on the ground and decided to bring it home where it posed on my kitchen counter for a close-up.
Happy Saturday. 🍁
This is quite a handle for a cute little ground cover plant with flat green leaves and bright red berries!
The berries – which may last all winter – have recently changed colour and are adding another lovely colour dimension to our autumn palette.
Although they don’t look much like them, this plant is actually part of the rose family. I think those bight berries might be part of the family resemblance, however.
Happy Friday.
The autumn reds are beginning to come into their own. During a break between rain showers, I stopped to take a few pictures of this arresting tribute to the season’s beauty.
This “winged euonymus” or “burning bush” is turning a brilliant colour.
This particular bush was of interest to me since about four or five days ago, it hadn’t started to change at all.
It won’t be long before it is entirely afire and likely causes others to stop and admire, a good thing in our busy world.
Happy Thursday.
Happy Wednesday.
We are starting to hit the heights of our autumn colours; such a beautiful time of year.
Glorious autumn chrysanthemums bring visual joy.
A honey locust tree backed by an incredibly blue sky is a beautiful sight. The pods of the honey locust are sweet and edible, but are best before they turn brown.
The red and yellow ash trees are hitting their optical stride.
Happy Tuesday.
In Canada, it’s Thanksgiving. There is much for which to be thankful.
I hope you have a happy one. 🎃
These red and yellow European ash trees provide a sharp visual counterpoint to the fantastic autumnal blue sky.
Tall and imposing, they are presently at the height of their colour.
These dramatic leaves won’t be around for long, but I plan to enjoy them as much as possible!
Happy Sunday.
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.
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 day was stunningly clear with its beautiful blue canopy.
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.
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