A sundowner …
… over a gorgeous lake …
… with the comfort of Night’s soft cloak on the way …
… a frothy yellow flower brightening the day …
… and sunny respites with blue skies and clean water …
… a multitude of wonderful little things …
… to remember as we navigate this difficult world …
… so many of us so privileged.
… I see …
… a swollen river that normally is a slow- moving creek …
… a pink peony bud …
… rosemary blooms …
… a tranquil late afternoon …
… a rhododendron bud …
… a lovely sunset.
Happy Tuesday
‘Of an old Friend and the Sun going down..’
Ginkelduin | February | 2025 | prt15
A gorgeous sunset picture from Harrie Nijland. Please click the link above to see more of his beautiful photography.
Here are some things I’ve seen recently while out for a ramble.
The cute little marmot pups born about six to eight weeks ago are now big enough to come outside of their burrows.
They’re very fluffy, very small and very adorable.
Then I passed a pretty view …
… and another.
Happy Monday.
Lace-leaf maples start their spring with red, lacy leaves that over about the first two months appear to be more autumnish than springy.
Gradually, though, these leaves become a type of russet-green that signals their transition to the full green of spring.
This lace-leaf is about half-way between red and green.
I took the above photo in November, 2024. The lace-leaf in the earlier photos is pictured here in its fire-engine red, autumn garb. Isn’t it spectacular? From this peak, it gradually becomes more and more purple before losing its shrivelled leaves almost completely by February.
This photo from a couple of days ago shows an even more complete transformation to green. Its beautiful cascading shape and incredible colour changes would make it a lovely addition to any garden.
Happy Sunday.
Here is a sample of some of the spring glories we have right now.
In Canada, the long Victoria Day weekend is about to start; please enjoy your camping or barbecuing or whatever you might have planned. For everyone else, have a good regular weekend and don’t forget to enjoy the flowers. 💐
We had a heavy, late afternoon shower followed by clearing skies and the fresh scent of spring grass, leaves and flowers.
As everything began to dry off, the sun started to set behind the mountains.
Meanwhile, I found some freshly washed western azaleas to admire …
… blooming profusely with their relatives …
… the rhododendrons.
Happy Wednesday.
The swollen creeks and rivers are sending a lot of water into the lakes.
At present this creek looks like a river; it’s moving swiftly and delivering a lot of snow melt to Okanagan Lake. Normally it’s just a very somnolent trickle.
All that water from the many creeks and rivers is elevating the lake’s levels, a wonderful thing after the previous three years of drought conditions. This is leading to amazingly explosive growth …
… everywhere!
Happy Monday.
British Columbia’s provincial flower is the Pacific dogwood …
… which despite the unflattering name is a gorgeous, spring flowering tree with blooms in pink, pinkish-white, white and greenish white.
The “petals” are actually bracts, a type of leaf that forms around the actual blooms which are the tiny circular clusters in the centre.
Although the Pacific dogwood can be found in various shades of pink or pinkish-white, British Columbia’s official flower is the white one.
Right now the flowers can be seen everywhere here, another of the lovely, blooming trees that are so prolific at this time of year.
Happy Friday.
Happy Thursday.
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