We’re nearing mid-July and the summer season is hitting its peak.

Penticton Creek is running much slower than it was a month ago …

… when it was moving along quite smartly …

… and looked much more like a river than a creek. The above picture shows one side of the bridge near the empty-point into the lake …

… and this shows the other.

There are other signs of the maturing season, too.

Panicle hydrangeas frequently start blooming in mid-summer …

… and the robin chicks are now indistinguishable from their parents.

Time relentlessly marches on whether we like it or not; there are no stop signs or do-overs …

… so it’s important to be here while we can.

Happy Monday.