This sweet little duck seems to be wondering if there are some yummy bugs hiding under those leaves.
She wouldn’t be wrong since the rain has brought out quite a few worms. (I’m not including a worm photo because, well, I don’t want to.)
I hope she found some good ones but I wasn’t going to stick around to watch her eat lunch. I’m not really a fan of squishy things. Ugh.
Happy Wednesday.
‘Yellow Flowers and a Bee’
Garderen | June | 2024 | Prt94
A beautiful photo of St John’s Wort from Harrie Nijland. To see more of Harrie’s photography, please click the link above.
We had sun! A very lovely, crisp day.
I was quick to get out and enjoy it since we are about to get yet another wet system coming through.
It’s being referred to as a “cyclone bomb” (really? who comes up with these names?), which is a low pressure system with a very tight pattern. This means that the pressure towards the centre of it is much lower than at its outer edges.
Essentially, it’s a sort of hurricane (Pacific hurricanes are called cyclones), but because it’s occurring at a cooler time of year, it’s a slow, lumbering storm that’s more prone to dissipation and of course, it’s much less dangerous than the tropical versions. Nevertheless, it will bring very strong winds and buckets of rain to coastal British Columbia; Vancouver and Vancouver Island are about to get another soaking.
Here in the interior we are expected to get some of it in the form of more overcast and rain; we won’t experience the brunt of it.
It was important to get out and enjoy a bit of sun before more overcast arrives, but even clouds have their beauties and I can always dress for the watery deliveries they make!
Happy Tuesday.
About ten days ago, we were enjoying a very serene, lovely autumn, even the wind was resting …
… and the ducks were contentedly paddling along …
… the sun was warm but there was also an invigoratingly cool suggestion in the air, like momentarily seeing your breath above a glass of ice water.
Warm, beautiful colours abounded, but then …
… a seasonal switch was flipped and we headed into late autumn or more likely, early winter.
We are turning with the sun while everything rests, but we will be ready when spring arrives again.
Happy Monday.
Right now we have a major storm blowing through which is certainly not unexpected in November. The best part is that here in the valley bottom we’re only getting rain, no flakes! I was going to post a picture of our very misty and overcast surroundings, but decided otherwise. We’ll be seeing lots of that soon enough! Here’s one from a couple of days ago when the weather was much better.
And just because it’s so beautiful, here’s one of a lace leaf maple, shining in its glorious autumn dress.
And last but not least, since it’s rather chilly, dark and rainy with lots of snow falling in the mountains, I’ll leave you with this tranquil scene.
Happy Sunday and if you’re in the storm zone, stay warm!
After our blustery, rainy series of days, the weather cleared up and today we had sun. It in fact felt a bit spring-like …
… except for the autumn colours …
… and the fact that we apparently have another storm on the way that will probably be making the skiers very happy. There’s supposed to be a lot of snow in the mountains but falling as rain here in the valley which suits me just fine!
Happy weekend.
There have been lots of leaf pictures around WP as we’ve progressed through autumn. And why not? It’s such a beautiful time of year and many people quite enjoy the colours and cooler temperatures. So herewith are some recent leaf collections.
And last but not least, our weather has been rather more wintery than autumny …
… so it’s best to enjoy our remaining leaves while we can!
Happy Thursday.
Over the last couple of days it was intermittently windy and raining.
Happy Wednesday.
Reddish Rainbow I thought this was a little unusual for a rainbow … lots of the reds and not so much (if any) blues and greens. This is looking …
Reddish Rainbow
I love this amazing and very unusual rainbow photo from Allan J Jones Photography. To see more of Allan’s beautiful pictures, please click the link above. His site is well worth a visit.
Osoyoos is a community at the southern end of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, and is directly next to the border with the United States. It’s only 60 km (37 miles) south of us from Penticton. We recently visited and took some photos of it from Anarchist Mountain, which at 1491 metres (4892 ft) above sea level provides some excellent views.
Osoyoos is at the northernmost tip of the Sonoran Desert and can be extremely hot during the summer; it’s quite arid year-round. It’s known for its fruit orchards and the dry conditions also produce some stellar red wines. It’s a great place for outdoorsy summer holidays with lots of boating, swimming, camping and hiking and is definitely worth a visit if you like those activities – with maybe a nice glass of wine in the evenings!
Happy Sunday.
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