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Winter Evening Skies

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We had a rainy day but the evening skies were beautiful with cloud striations and a nascent sunset partially obscured by overcast.

A pink and orange sunset pushes through the overcast and brings the leafless branches of the winter trees into stark contrast.
A cloud river nestles against a mountainside as the setting sun highlights the overcast.

Happy Thursday.

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Mountain Clouds

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The Okanagan Valley is surrounded by mountains: there are sub-ranges of the Rockies to the east of us, the Coastal Mountains are to the west of us and the Okanagan range of the Cascade Mountains are to the southwest of us. It’s no surprise then that our valley becomes subject to a lot of cloud and mist, particularly in the winter.

Penticton’s elevation is 385m (1263 ft) and the mountains around us are at least another 700m (2300 ft) higher; mist and cloud are typically trapped by mountain ranges.

I love watching the interplay of cloud and light as it forms, disperses and reforms, all the while playing peek-a-boo with the sun.

Happy Winter Solstice – if you’re in the northern hemisphere, from now forward our days become longer.

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Tropical Skyscapes

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The skies here change quickly: brilliant sun, quick sunsets and sudden showers that arrive and leave in a few minutes. As a result, the sky has constant and beautiful cloud formations.

Dissipating cumulonimbus clouds.
These were tending toward a towering, pillar-like appearance – a sign of convective activity – but they changed their minds.
Clearing …
… and underlit by the setting sun.

Happy Tuesday.

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Cloudscapes

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I enjoyed watching these cloud layers unfold themselves.

Capricious and swirling, they were never the same from one moment to the next, a sometimes very human characteristic.

Given the frequency with which we describe weather as moody, angry or brilliant, we should perhaps change how our weather forecasts are expressed: “wear your coat, it’s angry today” or “bring along the sunscreen; it’s brilliant today.”

Might be a problem for Environment Canada, though.

Happy Sunday.

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#ScenicSaturday 14th October 2023

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My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. Maybe I can encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. I was unable to …

#ScenicSaturday 14th October 2023

A cloud building over the warm Mediterranean Sea, courtesy of Stuart and his recent trip to Greece. Stuart has many gorgeous photos on his site, most celebrating the beauty of nature.

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Cloud Art

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I saw some interesting cloud formations that were lit by an almost full moon.

The moon itself was rather impressive, but I thought the clouds were more compelling. I was hoping for a better picture (this was taken with my phone – I do need to be better about remembering my camera!), but I think it conveys an idea of what I saw.

Happy Friday; happy weekend.