A single marmot has awakened to take a very sleepy peek at whether it’s worth getting up; he looks like he needs a strong coffee!
All around, other awakenings are also happening. The springy blue sky weather …
… the buds and leaves appearing …
… and the birds beginning to think about nesting.
Isn’t it wonderful? Happy Wednesday.
We’ve had a lot of wind in the last couple of days, pushed forward by a cold front coming in from the Pacific.
The cooler temperatures brought by the winds are dissipating now but nevertheless, plants, trees and shrubs were unaffected and continued to bud and bloom, like the hazel nut tree above.
These mountain hydrangea leaves are moving quickly along, too …
… as are the willows.
So great to see.
Happy Tuesday.
The overnight cloudiness dissipated …
… and left us with a sunny day …
… and a pretty sunset.
Happy Saturday; happy weekend.
Here’s another hellebore update. The earlier posts about these lovely bloomers can be found here and here.
They wait to fully bloom and are gorgeous throughout their budding and blooming phases.
Most of these particular hellebore have a pretty red border around the petal edges.
Very pretty and certainly very spring-like.
Happy Friday.
Before the rain arrived, we had some lovely sun …
… followed by a pretty evening.
Happy Wednesday.
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.
The buds getting ready to burst …
the creek level rising with early snow melt from the lower altitudes …
the sun showing a little power as it shines through still-empty branches …
that will soon be laden with leaves.
Happy March.
I spotted this brilliantly red sunset while out grocery shopping and captured it with my cell camera.
The sky was ablaze with the vivid colour from this sunset and certainly brightened my shopping trip!
Happy Saturday.
It’s great to once more be posting recent floral finds for Friday Fleurday (try saying that fast three times 😉). Two weeks ago I found the tightly closed hellebores shown in the next two pictures.
Hellebores take their time blooming and when I recently walked past their location again, I found that they had begun the opening process.
Those that have opened are mostly a creamy white with a red border at the petal edges …
… although I did find one that was fully opened but did not have that distinction.
I apologise for the quality of the last two photos; it was extremely windy out and I had trouble focussing on the flowers. I’ll try to update these again as they bloom more fully. They’re such a lovely early spring find.
Happy Friday.
A morning walk is a great thing all by itself …
… but when you also have lovely weather …
… and gorgeous scenery, you can be inspired to walk longer!
Happy Saturday.
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