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Then and Now

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Then: a quick January flight to Edmonton; it was -45C (-49F). There was a lovely sunset and beautiful clear air but I didn’t stay long. There’s definitely a main reason why we live in the Okanagan Valley!

Now: a springy 12C (54F), windless, bright and beautiful …

… with some real warmth coming from the sun.

Happy Tuesday.

nature, Photography

Evening on Skaha Lake

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We had another beautifully spring-like day today and took a walk at Skaha Lake.

Skaha Lake is the smaller lake that’s at the southern end of the city; it’s shallower than the very much larger Okanagan Lake at the north end and is a beautiful swimming and boating lake in spring, summer and autumn.

On our way to the lake we saw another, very definite sign of spring: the weeping willows have turned yellow which means that green leaves are close at hand!

Happy Wednesday

nature, Photography

It Felt Like Spring!

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Yesterday we had a very spring-like day.

Windless, 10C (50F), and sun that had a little oomph going on.

It was lovely to sit in the gentle warmth and just enjoy.

My apologies to all the people throughout North America who are presently buried in snow or dealing with slush and cold rain and wind, but once spring starts, it does have a way of rolling forward, even if there’s a bit of to-ing and to-ing. It’s coming.