And in keeping with the old saying, April showers …
… and more and more showers (appearing as snow in the mountains) …
… bring May flowers …
… or mid-April flowers, when the arrowleaf balsamroot, also known as the Okanagan sunflower, begins to bloom. They are profuse, have a beautiful scent, and are a perfect spring start!
Happy Saturday.
a flower for your friday
There’s a gorgeous collection of Friday flowers on Clover and Ivy’s site; I hope you stop by for a visit.
Some mini-daffodils and other pretties …
… in our 22°C spring sun …
… like us humans, contentedly soaking it all up.
Happy Wednesday.
Spot the odd one out? He was quite interested in us, but even more concerned about the washing. I didn’t have time to post a walk, but I did receive …
An Easter Bouquet
A beautiful spring floral collection from Jo at Still Restlessjo. I hope you click the link above to see more of her lovely photos.
In the last couple of days I saw the first daffodils and was strongly reminded of this stanza from the lovely poem “Daffodils” (also known as “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”) from William Wordsworth:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Here’s a Wikipedia post about the poem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wandered_Lonely_as_a_Cloud
Happy April 1 (no foolin’). 😊
Spring flowers are sproinging! I found these pots of blooms on the sidewalk outside a business.
Aren’t they bright and pretty?
Happy Saturday.
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.
In common with the rest of western Canada, we’ve suddenly turned colder. We’re still above 0C (32F) during the day but are going below 0 at night. Meanwhile, Vancouver, very unusually, is apparently going to get wet snow and minus temperatures overnight as well. Ugh.
Of course, here in the Okanagan Valley we have it comparatively easy. Much of the prairies are getting highs around -20C (-4 F). Strangely though, a lot of the east is coming in at +20C (68F) but may be getting much colder toward the end of the week. Nevertheless, if you’re about to travel from east to west, a 40 degree temperature difference might make for a bit of a packing challenge – such wild weather!
So to take our minds off these bizarre differences, I thought we could do with some brighter pictures of what is to come.
Happy Tuesday.
Many of us are getting this …
and this …
when we would rather be having a little of this …
and a bit of that …
Unfortunately, we have to be patient.
… to help us through to spring!
Good things, coming soon to a spring near you!
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