Today is the last of the 12 days of Christmas (nope, there won’t be any singing!) and therefore the last of my seasonal poinsettia pictures.
If you observe, I hope you had a lovely winter break and that 2024 is good to you. Until next year.
Our weather has been very overcast with a lot of rain and drizzle, but sometimes we get little sun breaks that provide an impressive contrast in colour and mood.
The sky, hills and water palette are beautifully offset by the sunlit winter fields.
It’s very wet and the wind can be unpleasant, too, but the wintery greyish-blues and lustrous pewters are gorgeous.
Happy Thursday.
We have had a lot of rain and fog …
… which happily doesn’t accumulate as snow!
Happy Wednesday.
While out for our New Year’s Day constitutional, we saw lots of birds.
First, there were some quail. I always find them hard to photograph because they’re so quick and they blend in so well. I love that cute little head feather.
Next, we saw lots of coots with their distinctive white beaks. They were very happily swimming along, looking for a bit to eat here and there. Suddenly, we saw the coots madly scrambling away to a pier, half swimming, half flying. And then we saw the reason why.
A bald eagle was swooping low, attempting to grab a straggler. I didn’t get a picture of the frightened coots because I was mesmerised by the unfolding drama, but I was able to get a couple of shots of this amazing raptor.
The coots were able to hide in the lee of a pier, thus preventing the eagle from getting a good angle on a quick snatch, and once he saw that he was out of luck, he quickly headed away. M and I were amazed at what we had just seen, though!
Happy Tuesday.
To all my blogging friends …
… I wish you a wonderful 2024.
M and I recently stopped to give our resident duck flock some cooked quinoa which they love. As soon as they realised we were stopping with treats, we were mobbed.
Have a ducky Saturday.
Clouds and snow are dominating the mountains around Okanagan Lake.
I’m glad the snow is up there and not on the streets. Here, we’re looking at more rain, and I’m fine with that.
Happy Thursday.
Shhh … we’re getting our beauty rest …
Happy Wednesday.
To everyone who has stopped by …
… taken the time to comment …
… or to follow …
… thank you. Your visits are very much appreciated.
* These photos are from a recent trip to nearby Apex Mountain. At 2135 metres (approx 7000 ft), it’s high enough for snow.
We were having lunch at a favourite restaurant overlooking the lake when we spied a reindeer.
In North America, reindeer are called caribou (unless they’re domesticated, in which case they‘re called reindeer – confused yet?), but they’re actually the same animal, domesticated or not.
The one above is actually a lovely little forest deer, but his appearance was very appropriate I thought, especially for December 23.
Do you like our December weather? It’s a fantastic break from all the rain!
Happy December 24.
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