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.
There are many lovely symbols and rituals associated with autumn, but all of them are bittersweet, implying as they do the death of the season and the impending colder months.
Big bins of honey crisp apples, cool and crunchy; the last of summer in their sweetness.
Restless swathes of leaves, swirling and settling, settling and swirling.
Green with yellow highlights becomes a lovely and familiar sight.
Happy Friday; happy Thanksgiving weekend. 🦃
Autumn is here with its colour and drifting coolness and many of the trees are beginning to change.
Some quickly turn yellow all at once while others hold off; they hang on to their green finery as long as they can.
Others turn an impressive red.
The orangey-yellowish-red ones look very showy in the sun.
Whatever your colour preferences, it’s a very pretty interval as we enjoy this precious time before winter’s arrival.
Happy Thursday.
I love that even though we’re into October, the beaches are still somewhat busy with family and friend barbecues, and now that we have had rain, it’s also okay for a beachy fire pit, too.
I hope we’re settling in for a lovely long October.
Happy Tuesday.
Recently, we had some continuously windy and rainy weather for about five days, although each evening the wind died away and the atmosphere relaxed into night.
The rain was generally persistent throughout the evening and night periods but sometimes there were clear breaks as well. This picture is of one of those clear breaks. The lake was like a mill pond while there was some mist in the distance and the lights began to be visible.
Happy Sunday.
The autumn fashions are beginning to arrive.
They are still a bit muted, but are coming along.
It’s amazing how the colours suddenly started to appear about three days ago.
Happy Saturday; happy autumn. 🍂
Happy Wednesday.
The rain continues with overcast skies punctuated by short sunny breaks and quite a lot of wind! Autumn has definitely blown in.
It’s still very comfortable outside but the cooler temperatures are nice even if the wind tries to steal your shirt! There will likely be a few more completely lovely days before autumn’s invigorating coolness and stunning colours start arriving.
Happy Tuesday.
A beautiful autumn day.
Blue sky, clear water, wonderful.
September is gorgeous.
Have a good weekend.
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