I got a new toy……a drone! When I saw this pod coming into the harbour I got excited! I knew they were heading down Tofino inlet! It’s a dead end,so I…
A FAMILY THAT SWIMS TOGETHER,STAYS TOGETHER
Amazing orca captures from Wayne! He has many, many gorgeous wildlife photos on his blog.
It’s great when friends visit. Not only do you reconnect, celebrate memories and create new ones, but you can tour them around your city or town and see it with fresh eyes.
We did that recently with old friends who stopped over for a couple of nights and had the time to see some of the sights.
Seeing your home from a new perspective is a good thing. It reminded me of how fortunate I am to live here.
The Okanagan Valley is a major producer (among other things) of wine. There are 186 separate wineries; many of them have attached restaurants and small hotels or B and Bs, as well. So it’s entirely appropriate to see a sculpture such as this in one of Penticton’s parks!
As you can imagine, tourists visit the valley not only for the sun, beaches, hiking and sailing, but also for the wineries and restaurants. In the last 40 or so years, quite a food culture has sprung up around the wine industry, which is completely natural of course, and includes wine bottle sculptures!
Happy Tuesday.
These white azaleas (also known as white rhododendrons) are almost finished blooming but are still active in micro-locations where it has perhaps been a little cooler or a little more shaded until recently.
I love how extravagantly rich and showy they are; they hold nothing back!
Happy Monday.
I hope your Sunday is as lovely as a flower.
Six weeks ago when I was last at home, the lower Penticton Creek (near where it empties into Okanagan Lake) was very placid and the ducks were happily paddling along, with maybe a Canada goose or two around as well.
But now, the creek is definitely displaying its brawnier self.
Presently, it certainly doesn’t look like the same creek. In fact, it’s not. This is a river. I expected the flow to have started dropping by now (I posted about this a couple of days ago) but it’s still barreling along, the product of snow melt from the mountains and rain down here in the valley. If anything, it’s higher.
The ducks have unhappily scattered into Okanagan Lake and I can tell that they’re not comfortable there. They would like to have their safe little creek back.
Happy Saturday.
A mayflower tree (or English hawthorn) for your May.
Happy Wednesday.
On yesterday’s walk I saw many rhododendrons. They have almost finished their lifespan, but are still impressively beautiful.
Happy long weekend Monday.
As indicated in yesterday’s post, I have happily arrived back in British Columbia and it looks very much like I won’t be returning to the NWT for any length of time before I retire in a few months from now. So, M and I have been enjoying something of a small celebration which is great because it’s coinciding with the long May weekend.
We have already taken a few long walks (without mosquitoes!) and have been enjoying the relatively smoke-free weather and lovely temperatures. There have also been regular rain showers which, apart from keeping the hills damp, are also helping to clean the air of smoke particles.
The famous Penticton market is open, people are swimming, the dog beaches are active and so many late spring flowers are blooming. I haven’t experienced the month of May in Penticton for a number of years now, so I am really enjoying this.
Greetings from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
I am at home in British Columbia where everything is a-bloom.
Isn’t spring great? Happy Saturday.
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