It’s great when friends visit. Not only do you reconnect, celebrate memories and create new ones, but you can tour them around your city or town and see it with fresh eyes.
We did that recently with old friends who stopped over for a couple of nights and had the time to see some of the sights.
Seeing your home from a new perspective is a good thing. It reminded me of how fortunate I am to live here.
The Okanagan Valley is a major producer (among other things) of wine. There are 186 separate wineries; many of them have attached restaurants and small hotels or B and Bs, as well. So it’s entirely appropriate to see a sculpture such as this in one of Penticton’s parks!
As you can imagine, tourists visit the valley not only for the sun, beaches, hiking and sailing, but also for the wineries and restaurants. In the last 40 or so years, quite a food culture has sprung up around the wine industry, which is completely natural of course, and includes wine bottle sculptures!
Happy Tuesday.
Spring colors
Spring colours from Vova Zinger. I love the contrast of the pink and green against the black background.
These white azaleas (also known as white rhododendrons) are almost finished blooming but are still active in micro-locations where it has perhaps been a little cooler or a little more shaded until recently.
I love how extravagantly rich and showy they are; they hold nothing back!
Happy Monday.
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#ScenicSaturday 27th May 2023
A stunningly beautiful Greek sunset from Stuart.
I hope your Sunday is as lovely as a flower.
Six weeks ago when I was last at home, the lower Penticton Creek (near where it empties into Okanagan Lake) was very placid and the ducks were happily paddling along, with maybe a Canada goose or two around as well.
But now, the creek is definitely displaying its brawnier self.
Presently, it certainly doesn’t look like the same creek. In fact, it’s not. This is a river. I expected the flow to have started dropping by now (I posted about this a couple of days ago) but it’s still barreling along, the product of snow melt from the mountains and rain down here in the valley. If anything, it’s higher.
The ducks have unhappily scattered into Okanagan Lake and I can tell that they’re not comfortable there. They would like to have their safe little creek back.
Happy Saturday.
The Japanese garden that’s near our place is a very tranquil spot even in winter. I like tracking its changes and how well it showcases the seasons.
It’s a serene and comforting place at any time.
Happy Friday.
Aviero Portugal (click/tap to enlarge), is off the beaten tourist track. Portuguese people often vacation here. It is the Venice of Portugal, replete…
Off the Beaten Path: Aviero
This photo comes courtesy of Cindy Knoke and is of Aviero, Portugal. I hope you stop by Cindy’s blog to see the rest of this colourfully beautiful post (and to generally take a look at Cindy’s many gorgeous photos!).
Back in mid-April I posted pictures of the quiet little creek that runs near our place in Penticton.
The ducks love it and even take naps there.
I had expected to find some young waddlers being shepherded by their parents on my next trip home, but …
… I instead found a very swollen, fast creek, loaded with mountain run-off. The ducks have waddled off to safer, calmer waters, as this creek is running near the top of its embankment.
Happy Thursday.
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