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It’s Warm!

We’ve been experiencing some late August heat with temperatures in the 35ish range (96ish F). Usually we are more around 30ish (86ish F) at this time in August but if there’s one thing that most of us are noticing it’s that the weather patterns are wonky almost everywhere, it seems. Droughts in places that are usually wetter and rain in places that are usually drier!

Unlike my younger self, I just don’t handle heat very well any more. It’s not that my interior temperature regulator has retired, it’s more like it’s gone into a coma. I definitely get hot easily. I can also get cold easily. Ugh.

But I really don’t like to be hampered by this malfunction and so I gravitate to the shade, preferably near one of the two lakes that are nearby. The lake breezes are usually nice and the temperature probably a degree or two cooler. You can also swim in there too and that always helps, even though the lakes have warmed considerably!

In any case, these are some cooling water views that I’ve enjoyed over the last week or so. I hope you enjoy them too, especially if you need to cool off.

Happy Tuesday.

Reblog: The Survivors

We finally have some rain. It is supposed to continue through the night. It has been a long dry summer with only a couple of short showers to get us …

The Survivors

In spite of the drought, here are some beautiful garden pictures from Jenn at Still Bitchy After Sixty. Please click the link above to see more of her garden photos.

August 22’s Friday Fleurday

In this hemisphere summer is starting its slow slide toward autumn. Although the temperatures are still high and lots of people are on holidays, the angle of the sun and the shorter days are highlighting the age of the season. I’m also starting to see it in the types of flowers that prefer this time of year.

Yellow coneflowers (with some barberry in the background that’s beginning to turn red) …

… and mountain hydrangeas are obvious examples …

… but so are these pretty pink roses; they definitely have a late season look about them.

Happy Friday.

Wine Time

We visited a favourite winery for lunch.

It has fantastic views of Okanagan Lake from its perch high above on the western side …

… and an excellent restaurant with, of course, excellent wine.

It was so good in fact that we had to do some walking afterwards – with lots of extra water – to make sure we were safe to drive home!

Happy Thursday.

Reblog: My Lensbaby Lenses and the beauty of them

I found this post in the private section of my blog. I am hoping it isn’t one that I haven’t published before. It was set for 2021, so no idea what …

My Lensbaby Lenses and the beauty of them

A beautiful picture of lilac from Leanne Cole. To see more of Leanne’s stunning photography or to read about her photographic techniques, please click the link above.

Mallard Ducks

I like how the mallard ducks seem to get on with almost everybody.

They are tolerated by the notoriously grumpy and aggressive Canada geese …

… and by the extremely nervous quail.

But those are other birds. Nevertheless, they clearly aren’t bothered by a whole other species swimming underneath them …

… even when the fish pop up to grab a bug.

If we could all get along this well – or perhaps ignore each other this well – our world might be a very calm place.

Happy Tuesday.

Reblog: Lake Life, July 2025

From my trip last month, this morning was very beautiful! I used the iPhone 15 for these photos, why that happened I don’t know, the Nikon would be …

Lake Life, July 2025

Two gorgeous and relaxing cellphone pictures from John at Las Vegas Photoblog. To see more of his beautiful photography, please click the link above.