Clear and sunny but as blue-cold as the depths of a glacier …
… the wind whipping down this long, narrow lake, pushing before it ice birthed in the shallows …
… coagulating on the beaches and shores …
… a far cry from the warmth and beauty of the summer sun …
… can’t wait.
Happy Tuesday.
Once more, here is a “looking back” post containing pictures from years ago; photos that aren’t necessarily great but that are important to me.
I spent the month of January preparing for my new job which was due to start in February in Northwest Territories. As spring began to arrive in Penticton, I was about to enter into a much different weather world!
When I left Penticton, the temperature was 2C (35.6F) but I arrived in Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories, to a frigid -41C (-48.1F). Luckily there was no wind. A 43 degree temperature difference meant that some careful packing was required but after many years of travel, army life and search and rescue challenges, I knew what to expect.
Within weeks of my arrival, an Inuit seamstress agreed to make a traditional parka for me, one that was longer than most and was roomy enough for several layers underneath. I was so thankful for it during my entire time there!
My northern adventure was just beginning.
Happy Monday.
We have had a lot of wind, very cold, and with the odd spritz of rain or teeny bit of snow …
… but it has been sunny and that has helped a lot.
Nevertheless this wind really has a mind of its own. Rattling windows and bare branches and trying to grab my scarf or car door, there’s a lot of discontent in its undulating wintery sighs and moans.
Happy Weekend.
When I was a child I used to enjoy looking for animal shapes among the clouds.
I’ve recently enjoyed doing that again with these streamer clouds that like to hug the mountain sides. What do you see?
I see an elegant snow goose getting ready to take flight.
Happy Wednesday.
A beautiful picture from Lutz Brauer at Radelnder Uhu. Please click the link above to see more of his brilliant photography.
A week ago I started a “looking back” series, where I post pictures from years ago – those that are special to me but not necessarily great. Here are a few more.
These are from our first year in Penticton, before I decided to take a job in the Northwest Territories the following year. Like this one, that winter had been very mild, unlike the ones awaiting us in NWT.
Four months later, in February, 2017, I took on the adventure of working in the Northwest Territories after deciding we would keep our home here in Penticton. We were about to become very spread out over this huge country!
Happy Monday.
The Wind Blasting blizzard chills Balmy breezes kiss bare skin Are you friend or foe?
The Wind
A lovely poem with very effective illustrative pictures from Anneli at Words from Anneli. Please click the link above to see the rest of her post.
No groundhog sightings here today, just some sunny views …
… which, come to think of it, likely means we will have six more weeks of winter …
… since there will definitely be some shadows for the groundhogs to find.
Happy February.
A late January sun shines on snow-covered mountains to the eastern margin of the Okanagan Valley.
We have been fortunate to have had quite a few sunny days or part days during January …
… but not today.
Happy weekend.
The day began with a lot of heavy overcast but by mid-afternoon it had cleared off enough …
… to provide us with a lovely sunset.
Windless and with a relatively mild temperature of 2C (35.6F), I enjoyed a colourful late afternoon walk as the sun disappeared.
Happy Wednesday.
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