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#ScenicSaturday 16th March 2024:
A lovely stand of birch trees in the Forest of Dean, courtesy of Stuart Aken.
Until yesterday we have had lovely weather here in the Caribbean …
… but a tropical storm passing to the east of us has caused some surf, overcast and rain showers. The beaches were flying red flags, a warning not to swim since the waves were powerful enough to easily knock people over. I believe this storm is headed to Nova Scotia where it will drop a lot of rain.
The ocean so often looks tame and inviting, but it is a supremely powerful force on our planet that should be respected. I am strongly reminded that if we don’t respect our climate, our climate won’t respect us.
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.
Green Eyes
I love this amazing picture from Photear. I hope you click on the link above to check out Photear’s fabulous photographic collection.
It’s that time of year again,spawning time. This year we’ve had poor rain levels and so that in turn makes the streams low. When the streams are low,…
SPAWNING TIME
An amazing picture of a bear capturing some dinner from Wayne at Tofino Photography. Wayne is concerned about our low water levels and the effect this will have on the salmons’ ability to swim upstream to spawn. Please click on the link above to read more.
Peeking through the evergreens Into the valley below The waters sing their timeless song To the river we go
To the River
A beautiful river scene from Peerless Cynic. Please click the link above to see more lovely nature pictures.
We have smoky skies right now because of another fire, but it’s nothing like the smoke, embers, and fires many others in this country are presently facing: evacuations, air rescues and lifts, loss of homes and possessions, appalling environmental damage … all I can say in the positive is that at least no one has been hurt.
Right now, Canada is facing its worse fire season in recorded history. We’re the second-largest country in the world (after Russia), almost half of that expanse is forest, and a lot of it is presently on fire. So far, an area the size of Portugal has already burned.
There are so many fires that they have to be triaged; in other words, the most threatening to human life and property get the most attention. While many fire fighters from around the world have selflessly come to help, there aren’t enough in the world to deal with all these fires; a sad and wrenching fact.
I hope the many fires we are experiencing throughout the country are soon extinguished, especially in the Northwest Territories where the damage has been extreme and the threat is still very present. Yellowknife, the capital, is now being evacuated.
Right now we need a lot of this …
followed by a lot of this …
Wish us luck. 🍀
Kinda doubt that it’s really a return. After a month I expect this to not be the same one without damaged, tired wings. But I enjoyed photographing …
07.27.2023 Return of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
A beautiful eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly from Stephen Gingold. I hope you stop by Stephen’s blog to see more of his fabulous nature pictures.
We have been very fortunate here in our little valley to have avoided the fires and extreme dryness of so many other parts of this big country.
While we could really do with more rain, there have been enough showers to keep everything green and percolating along. Given the conditions that other areas are suffering through, we’re in no position to complain.
It’s normal for this valley to be hot during the summer (40°C or 104F) but we have actually been slightly cooler than usual.
Happy Thursday.
Ein gern gesehener Gast
The title of this lovely post from Radelnder Uhu translates as “a welcome guest.” I hope you stop by this blog to take a look at the many other great photos.
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