This “orange rosé” has become very popular and is one of our favourite sipping wines. It always makes me feel like summer every time I see it.
Happy Sunday.
Summer Sunshine in a Glass
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Rufous Hummingbird
We have had lots of rufous hummingbirds visiting the hanging flowers on our deck.
They are very difficult to capture and moving quickly with the camera is necessary, but sometimes you can get a decent capture.
Unlike the Anna’s hummingbirds that over-winter in British Columbia, the rufous hummingbirds head to Mexico when it gets cooler. It’s amazing that these tiny birds so successfully make the trip, sometimes multiple times according to the band tracking. They are definitely little toughies.
Happy Hummer Friday.
Day’s End Over the Lake
A sunny, warm day over Okanagan Lake descends into an overcast night.
Happy Monday.
Lush Summer Green
We have been very fortunate here in our little valley to have avoided the fires and extreme dryness of so many other parts of this big country.
While we could really do with more rain, there have been enough showers to keep everything green and percolating along. Given the conditions that other areas are suffering through, we’re in no position to complain.
It’s normal for this valley to be hot during the summer (40°C or 104F) but we have actually been slightly cooler than usual.
Happy Thursday.
Deep in the Vineyards
We’ve had old friends visiting with us over the past week and of course, there have been winery stop-ins to some of our all-time favourites.
Happy Monday.
A View from a Hike
A view of Okanagan Lake from a recent hike on the KVR Trail.
Happy Sunday.
Blue Hydrangeas
Blue beauties!
Have a good week.
Weather Change
We have had quite a bit of overcast with rain showers over the last week or so.
While I would have liked more sun, I couldn’t help but think of the areas where people are desperate for rain because of the forest fires, so I instead appreciated how green everything is.
Today the cloud began to disperse, and I understand that we are supposed to have good weather for the weekend. That’s great because there’s a lot going on: an Elvis Festival, a Car Collectors’ Cruising Festival, and a Rock and Roll fundraiser. M and I already checked out the car collection – in some ways quite nostalgic.
Have a good weekend.
Happy Ducks
The ducks are happy again! Their favourite creek is now flowing at its normal levels, they have mated and moulted, and the rest of their summer will be pretty easy. The photo above shows male ducks; that’s because the mums have all the young ones down by the lake to hang out with the geese.
The dads get to kick back in and next to the creek, recovering from their recent moult.
Happy Friday.
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