Today is National Nature Photographic Day! I found this Sea Otter in Tofino’s harbour. I kept my distance and observed what she was doing? She was …
HAPPY WORLD NATURE PHOTOGRAPHIC DAY!
Please join Wayne in celebrating World Nature Photographic Day!
These lovely little flowers are a type of geranium known as “bloody crane’s bill” – a very unattractive name for a very attractive flower.
They are about 20 cm (8 inches) tall and grow in a very wide spread, so they make excellent ground cover.
Geraniums are very hardy and very pretty, too.
Happy Thursday.
Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. Gustave Flaubert Tromsø, Norway
Travel Quote
A gorgeous photo of northern Norwegian mountains from Travels Through My Lens. She has many lovely photos of her travelling life – and life in France – on her blog.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA My photos here show the often-fragile beauty of our world. My hope is they will encourage viewers to act in ways that will …
#ScenicSaturday 10th June 2023
Not just a photo, but a reminder from Stuart. Please click on the link above to see the rest of his post.
The south end of Penticton is bordered by another lake called Skaha.
Another interesting fact about Penticton is that the land it sits on is actually the result of an ancient landslide that cut off the end of the long, narrow Okanagan Lake and created a second one.
Penticton and its surroundings have been inhabited for hundreds of years by the Okanagan peoples who originally settled the area and traded up and down the west coast, including as far as South America.
Penticton is one of two cities in the world that sits between two lakes; the other is Interlaken, Switzerland.
Happy Friday.
Letztes Abendlicht
A gorgeous photo from Radelnder uHu. The title translates to “last evening light” and definitely captures the last of a moody, overcast day. I hope you visit Radelnder’s to see more beautiful photos.
We had lunch at a winery today. The food was stellar.
And so was the wine.
And the view.
And the weather.
We feel very fortunate to be here. Happy Wednesday.
It’s definitely beach time in the Okanagan.
Sun and great weather, lovely walks and comfortable evenings on the deck.
Happy June!
The breath of deep pause On the river of peaceful rhyme A gift of wisdom from mother earth Reflections of sweet sublime
Peace River
I hope you stop by Peerless Cynic’s blog to see his beautifully serene pictures and photo-poetry.
While visiting our nearby Japanese Garden a couple of days ago, I saw a male duck sitting very quietly on one of the platforms set into the garden pond for the placement of a sculpture or plants.
When I got closer, I could see that there was a depression in the platform where the dirt had been pushed away and I realised that daddy duck was incubating his offspring.
Ducks form seasonal pair bonds that last until the males have to leave to find a protected spot to do their molting, usually after the young ones hatch.
The ducks have been in a bit of upheaval because their favourite little creek has been running high (a situation that’s improving for them), but this duck seems to have settled on this spot for his family.
Happy Monday. Have a ducky one.
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