It has been very rainy and overcast – a rather normal situation for this region as we move into winter – but there has been a lot of beauty in it, too.
There has been very little wind, the lakes have been mirror calm and the lustrous clouds have cocooned the valley in a sense of tranquility.
After a brisk walk in the 5 or 6 degree temperature (41-43F), that sense of tranquility comes home with me and I enjoy a hot chocolate and a warm blanket.
This time of year can be so unrelentingly busy and the expectations can be really high, too, so it’s important to grab moments when you can enjoy a bit of peacefulness.
I hope you enjoy these gorgeous pictures of the Tsuchinshan-Atlas (C/2023 A3) comet from Radelnder uHu. Please click the link above to see all of them. Such fantastic captures!
Here in the interior of British Columbia we didn’t experience much effect from the cyclone that hit a substantial part of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska. We had quite a lot of overcast and a slow, steady rain but no wind and no flooding.
As you can see we had considerable cloud cover …
… but this was mitigated a bit by some dark greens and a few leftover leaves.
Thankfully, we didn’t get the power outages or the major winds gusting to 170 km (106 miles) that walloped the B.C. and Washington state coasts. There are downed trees everywhere as well as some structural damage in places, too.
Unfortunately there is another cyclone due to arrive by Friday or Saturday, but it’s supposed to be weaker than the last one. Let’s hope so.
Despite the poor weather, we still have some leaves left, even if they are a bit bedraggled.
I was quick to get out and enjoy it since we are about to get yet another wet system coming through.
A favourite walking path. Still beautiful.
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.
The snow is in the mountains where it should be.
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.
I’m enjoying these remaining leaves as much as possible!
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.
A lovely lake view.
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!
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 …
Okanagan Lake
… except for the autumn colours …
Autumn birch treeAutumn poplar tree
… 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!
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