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Snowbirds

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We recently watched a Snowbirds air show: the Snowbirds are the Royal Canadian Air Force’s military aerobatics flight demonstration team. The show was delayed by a thunderstorm, but once it passed, they took to the air. Here are some highlights.

Seven of the team’s nine aircraft against a clearing sky …

… doing their close quarter, high speed passes …

… punctuated by fabulous starburst maneuvers …

… including a heart-shaped aerial attitude that I wasn’t able to capture as I wanted to watch the show as well as take pictures …

… among other fantastic maneuvers that are a wonderful demonstration of flying prowess. Here’s a short video.

It was a great show and brought a big smile to the face of this old pilot.

Happy Sunday.

nature, Photography

Earth and Sky

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From a morning ramble a few days ago …

… a rather hungry deer …

… who seemed in need of good food and a quiet place to recuperate from some physical damage. She seems to be recovering well, though. It looked as though she had found some delicious leaves and a safe spot near the marina.

And then later …

… I watched the human “wildlife” in the form of the Snowbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s military aerobatics flight demonstration team …

… do some practise runs over Okanagan Lake. They will be doing an air show here later this week.

Happy Wednesday.

nature, Photography

Hazy Holiday

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Yesterday in Canada most people had a day off. As I went for a morning ramble it was great to see the parks and beaches crowded as so many enjoyed the day by soaking up the sun, swimming, boating or picnicking.

Fly fishing.

Other people took the opportunity to get in some fly fishing. Okanagan Lake is known for its huge rainbow trout; apparently some can reach rather impressive weights.

Ginkgo biloba leaves.

The only drawback was that we had smoke-carrying wind moving into the valley as you can see from the pictures.

Smoky haze in the distance.

Most of the forest fires generating this smoke are in the north; I fervently hope that those parts of this country soon get some substantial and sustained rain. They certainly could do with it.

nature, Photography

Thunderstorm Skies

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We have been getting lots of thunderstorm warnings recently and certainly they have been all around us with their distant rumbling and even their high winds and rains, but nothing directly up until now. The skies they produce however can be quite amazing as they roil past us. It’s worth noting that I haven’t made any adjustments to the colour of these photos; this is just as the camera (and I) saw those clouds.

The sunset reflects off the white cumulus features of these water-laden clouds …

… spreading an almost eerie glow throughout the whole area …

… that briefly intensified as more towering cumulonimbus clouds moved in. An oddly beautiful sight, but one to be respected.

Happy Monday.