We are starting to hit the heights of our autumn colours; such a beautiful time of year.
Glorious autumn chrysanthemums bring visual joy.
A honey locust tree backed by an incredibly blue sky is a beautiful sight. The pods of the honey locust are sweet and edible, but are best before they turn brown.
The red and yellow ash trees are hitting their optical stride.
Happy Tuesday.
Sometimes it’s when you look back at a particular time or place that you realise just how good it was. And then sometimes, now and again, when you …
Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun
I’m passing on this post from The Hungry Travellers, who are doing a series about their present trip to Morocco. Beautiful pictures and lyrical descriptions of their travels are characteristic of their posts; I hope you enjoy it.
Yesterday we had a gorgeous autumn day and decided to have lunch at a restaurant next to Skaha Lake. Penticton sits on an ancient landslide that bisected the valley’s lake to create two: Okanagan Lake at Penticton’s north end and Skaha Lake to the south.
The temperature was perfect so enjoying lunch outside was a good choice. We might not be able to do that for much longer and we got a perfect day for it, or as close to that as possible.
The day was stunningly clear with its beautiful blue canopy.
The mountains are still quite brown after our extremely dry summer, but doing better after a recent week of cooler temperatures and rain.
Happy Thanksgiving Saturday.
My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. Maybe I can encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today I give you…
#ScenicSaturday 30th September 2023
A beautiful sunset Italian lake shot from Stuart. I hope you stop by his blog for a look at his lovely photography.
As a pilot I have often seen the blue hour effect, something I’ve enjoyed experiencing over the years.
It happens when the sun is well below the horizon but its blue wavelengths are still visible.
In these shots there is some amplification from the cloud cover, but I like the effect. The interplay between light and dark is one of the amazing sights our spectacular natural world has to offer.
Happy Wednesday.
The forest fades to silence As the daylight she clings And whispers her song into the night When silence gently sings
Night Song
A beautiful poem and sunset photo from Peerless Cynic. Clicking on the link will take to more of Peerless’s lovely photos.
I love that even though we’re into October, the beaches are still somewhat busy with family and friend barbecues, and now that we have had rain, it’s also okay for a beachy fire pit, too.
I hope we’re settling in for a lovely long October.
Happy Tuesday.
Penticton’s rose garden is still going strong; it’s not yet showing any signs of autumn despite the fact that it’s now October.
Happy Monday.
The author shared a personal experience of visiting Kuusamo, Northern Finland, primarily to photograph the Golden Eagle. Utilising Kuusamo Nature …
Majestic Golden Eagle in autumn hues
Minna Jacobon at Finnish Nature has posted some stunning golden eagle photos. I hope you click on the link above to see the rest of them as they are well worth your time.
Recently, we had some continuously windy and rainy weather for about five days, although each evening the wind died away and the atmosphere relaxed into night.
The rain was generally persistent throughout the evening and night periods but sometimes there were clear breaks as well. This picture is of one of those clear breaks. The lake was like a mill pond while there was some mist in the distance and the lights began to be visible.
Happy Sunday.
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