These yellow daisies are still bright and pretty, even though they are fading and will be over soon.
I am back in the north and it is overcast and snowing (it will snow at least a little every day for the next six weeks), but I enjoyed a very nice autumn.
Happy Friday, happy weekend. 🙂
This is a repost from 2020, but the sentiment remains the same.
They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.
from For the Fallen
~ Laurence Binyon
This lovely old stern wheeler used to travel to the remote communities around Lake Okanagan before there was a network of roads. Launched in 1914 and owned by Canadian Pacific, it was considered a luxurious vessel and transported travellers in style. Its schedule and docking in Penticton dovetailed with the nearby CP owned railway and hotel, allowing its passengers good travel connections for the time.
Once reliable all-season roads were built, the paddle wheelers eventually fell out of favour. This one, along with a couple of other boats from the period, now form a museum commemorating that earlier, slower time.
Happy mid-week.
Penticton has a public art walk that tends to receive additions every year. One of this year’s is of a playful little dachshund who (as is their nature) will jump on anything, no matter how unbalanced.
The artist, Joanne Helm, not only celebrates this dachshund characteristic with a sweet and whimsical sculpture, but reminds us that we could all do with a little joyful unbalance in our lives, with living in the moment just for the sheer fun of it.
Sometimes, life is much too lifelike.
I am on my way back to NWT after two weeks in the Okanagan; I am leaving M to finish up all the packing as we sold our strata and bought a new home at the north end of Penticton near Lake Okanagan. He’s very organised about it all and will be ready to go when the movers arrive in eleven days but it’s too bad that I can’t be with him to help out with this part. When I come back to Penticton for winter break, it will be to a new address. But in the meantime, a few more Okanagan views.
Happy Monday; happy week. 🙂
The strand at Okanagan Lake after dark.
M and I had just had a lovely dinner at a nearby restaurant; this was the view as we strolled home. It was wonderful to be together.
A moody autumn day …
… not sure if it should rain or shine.
Happy Saturday.
In Penticton, roses are still to be found, budding and blooming.
I don’t know how much longer they will last, but they are a lovely find.
Happy Friday.
The Japanese Maple is a lovely tree. It has a beautiful shape and then turns brilliant red in autumn.
Even in strong autumn winds, it does tend to hold on to its leaves quite well.
Penticton has many of these trees and they are still providing glorious colour!
Happy Thursday. 🙂
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