As my son used to say when he was a teenager, sometimes you just need to chillax (especially if it’s a beautiful September day). 🙂
Happy Sunday.
Autumn Chillax
Tag Archives: Lakes
Autumn Day
We had a gorgeous autumn day walking along Lake Okanagan from the village of Naramata.
There were so few signs of the seasonal change that it really almost felt like summer!
Happy Friday.
Evening on the Lake
After a mostly sunny day, the weather became overcast, but it was still about 20C (68F) and very comfortable for an evening walk.
We saw this sailboat heading into the Penticton marina for the night, which seemed a good idea to me as the wind was coming up quite strongly. It seems we are getting some residual effects from the typhoon that just crossed the Pacific and bumped into the coast. That interaction is much farther north in Alaska, but apparently, this is leading to significant weather impacts in the south, wind included.
Happy Sunday.
Kokanee Power
The kokanee salmon have begun their arduous journey upstream to spawn and continue their life cycle.
Kokanee are thought to be landlocked, freshwater sockeye salmon that separated from that species about 15000 years ago. It migrates upstream from lakes instead of from the ocean.
It’s a small species that grows to be approximately 2 kilos (about 5 lbs) at most, but is clearly a survivor.
Happy Wednesday.
A Lake and the Grapes
The wine grapes are reaching their maturity and will soon be ready for picking.
Many grapes populate this field and will soon become lovely bottles of summer memories.
Happy Saturday.
Smoky Sunset
A smoke imbued sunset above Lake Okanagan from fires to the south of us in Idaho and Washington settles over the valley. If you look at the back of the photo in the centre, you can see yet another smoke plume. I hope that one was extinguished quickly.
Wherever you are, I hope you’re having a smoke-free Friday.
Night Lake
Lake Okanagan at night.
The wind came up and the lake had quite a bit of wave action.
Happy Thursday.
Stunning Sunday
We walked around Shubie Park Dartmouth this evening. The park is nestled between Lake Micmac and Lake Charles, with beaches at both lakes. We noticed…
Stunning Sunday
A beautiful Dartmouth park from 100 Country Trek. Beautiful!
The Landing
I took this very short video of small twin engine passenger plane on final approach into Penticton Airport over Lake Okanagan.
As it came closer, I took another photo as J wanted to capture the reflection of the landing lights on the water. The colours in the photo are more blue than I thought they would be.
It’s not a great photo but I like the reflection on the lake.
Happy Friday and happy landings.
Day’s End
Having the time to watch the sunset is a wonderful thing …
… especially sitting comfortably with a cool drink or a little snack. What a luxury.
We feel very privileged to be here.
Happy Thursday.
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