Aviero Portugal (click/tap to enlarge), is off the beaten tourist track. Portuguese people often vacation here. It is the Venice of Portugal, replete…
Off the Beaten Path: Aviero
This photo comes courtesy of Cindy Knoke and is of Aviero, Portugal. I hope you stop by Cindy’s blog to see the rest of this colourfully beautiful post (and to generally take a look at Cindy’s many gorgeous photos!).
Back in mid-April I posted pictures of the quiet little creek that runs near our place in Penticton.
The ducks love it and even take naps there.
I had expected to find some young waddlers being shepherded by their parents on my next trip home, but …
… I instead found a very swollen, fast creek, loaded with mountain run-off. The ducks have waddled off to safer, calmer waters, as this creek is running near the top of its embankment.
Happy Thursday.
I took this on a windy day and the wind had re-arranged this downy’s head feathers a bit. She was taking a quick break from her foraging.
FEMALE DOWNY WOODPECKER
This picture of a cute little woodpecker is one of many lovely captures on Belinda Grover’s photo blog. I hope you stop by for a look.
A mayflower tree (or English hawthorn) for your May.
Happy Wednesday.
Today was a holiday Monday, so M and I did a little vineyard exploration and found a lovely winery restaurant and a good bottle of wine.
Lunch was delicious, the view was fantastic and we were rewarded with a gaggle of wild roses (also known as sweet briar roses) as we left the grounds. It was a good day.
It had just rained, and the scent from these roses was heavenly.
Happy Tuesday.
A few weeks ago I got offered a one photographer show at a local gallery a few miles from here. I really didn’t have anything prepped so have been …
05.22.2023 An Unhappy Frog, a Happy Heron, and Where have I been?
This is a fantastic capture from Stephen Gingold. He’s busy with a show of his photography right now, but there are many great pictures on his blog. I hope you visit.
On yesterday’s walk I saw many rhododendrons. They have almost finished their lifespan, but are still impressively beautiful.
Happy long weekend Monday.
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to…
#ScenicSaturday 20th May 2023
A beautiful capture from Stuart’s Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
As indicated in yesterday’s post, I have happily arrived back in British Columbia and it looks very much like I won’t be returning to the NWT for any length of time before I retire in a few months from now. So, M and I have been enjoying something of a small celebration which is great because it’s coinciding with the long May weekend.
We have already taken a few long walks (without mosquitoes!) and have been enjoying the relatively smoke-free weather and lovely temperatures. There have also been regular rain showers which, apart from keeping the hills damp, are also helping to clean the air of smoke particles.
The famous Penticton market is open, people are swimming, the dog beaches are active and so many late spring flowers are blooming. I haven’t experienced the month of May in Penticton for a number of years now, so I am really enjoying this.
Greetings from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
I am at home in British Columbia where everything is a-bloom.
Isn’t spring great? Happy Saturday.
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