It’s time for a burst of colour! These photos are either from spring or summer 2023 or 2022. I hope you enjoy them and that they bring a bit of relief from the late winter blahs if you still have those hanging around.
I won’t be taking comments over the next few days as we have company coming; I look forward to comment-chatting later in the week.
Happy Tuesday.
A sunset flight over Okanagan Lake …
… appeals to our avian desires …
… and to the romantic in all of us …
… a tranquil end to the day that turns on tomorrow’s promises.
Happy Monday.
We’ve had a lot of wind lately and our weather has also been unpredictable and variable, but something in the air is beginning to say spring.
There’s a sort of relaxation, a giving away of the winter grip.
Life is ready to burst forth!
Happy Sunday.
It’s starting to feel like spring .,,
… not visible yet, but it’s in the air.
Happy weekend.
An uncommon intersection is occurring today: a leap year, a lion-like in-coming March and, I hope, an out-going lamb-like March.
The last time we had a February 29 was in 2020, and I hope there isn’t a repeat of what was shortly to follow, of what had actually already started. I was still in the Northwest Territories then, and I took this picture of children having immense fun playing on a giant pile of snow that had been pushed up by road-clearing vehicles. None of us knew it then, but they were coming up to having their fun seriously curtailed. March was arriving like a lamb, but Covid’s hobnailed boots were about to teach us a thing or two. Fortunately however, we are past that.
Herewith are some lion-like March starts:
Some lamb-like March departures – I like the lambs more, don’t you?
And last but not least:
More often than not, March has done its lion- like best but has meekly disappeared by the time April arrives. Although we need a coolish, slower spring in order to facilitate our continued drought recovery – and to mitigate forest fires, too – there’s no reason why some sun and blue skies can’t be a part of that.
Happy Leap Year. It’s much better than the last one.
Well, it’s February and officially still winter, so I guess Mr. Cold feels like it has a job to complete.
After several days of inaccurate predictions, Environment Canada finally got it right. Our temperature dipped, snowy rain started to fall and it felt quite cold after our streak of warmish, springy days.
I was surprised to spot these icicles hanging from a willow tree next to the lake; it seems the wind had whipped the water up and it had frozen there, creating these solid striations. Although the wind had died off by the time I went walking, it was definitely cold. My ears and nose tingling from the frost, I enjoyed getting inside again.
Happy Wednesday.
Western bluebirds are such a fabulous shade of blue. Like robins, they are members of the thrush family and love to eat insects and berries.
Most of them migrate from points further south to the Okanagan Valley to nest but some overwinter, as well. I was very surprised to see the one above so early, but it may be that he stays all year. In any case, I was happy to get a picture of this colourful and very cute bird.
Happy Tuesday.
More rain coming …
Happy Sunday.
An aircraft’s view of the community of Castlegar in the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia.
Happy Friday; happy weekend.
… to help us through to spring!
Good things, coming soon to a spring near you!
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