No, it’s a panicle hydrangea! A very beautiful one …
… that’s part of this group.
Is It a Tree?
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Peace and quiet
The heat drifted through the cloud cover, but the temperature was indeed perfect. The smell of summer prairie grasses and saskatoon berries …
Peace and quiet
I’m in turn forwarding this piece from Bernie at Equipoise Life who’s passing on a piece from her friend Dr. D who is presently working with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) in Gaza. I was very moved.
July 18’s Friday Fleurday
It’s white and pink time!
Happy Friday.
Summer Scenes
Happy Thursday.
Mid-July
We’re nearing mid-July and the summer season is hitting its peak.
Penticton Creek is running much slower than it was a month ago …
… when it was moving along quite smartly …
… and looked much more like a river than a creek. The above picture shows one side of the bridge near the empty-point into the lake …
… and this shows the other.
There are other signs of the maturing season, too.
Panicle hydrangeas frequently start blooming in mid-summer …
… and the robin chicks are now indistinguishable from their parents.
Time relentlessly marches on whether we like it or not; there are no stop signs or do-overs …
… so it’s important to be here while we can.
Happy Monday.
Windy
A windy day over Okanagan Lake …
… resulted in some lenticular cloud formation, a beautifully white counterpoint against the blue sky.
Happy Sunday.
July 11’s Friday Fleurday
We are reaching peak flower time for some species, so it’s an excellent time to really enjoy them.
May you have a wonderful day.
Reblog: Magnifico Scarlet
Magnifico Scarlet
Beautiful impatiens from Jon at Helluva Times. Please click the link above to see more of Jon’s lovely photography.
A Sailboat at Day’s End
A lovely thing to see …
… a sailboat at day’s end …
… one of life’s little gifts.
Happy Sunday.
Late Season Ducklings
I spotted this large brood of ducklings – nine in all – out learning about life with their mom.
I think this is either a late brood or a second brood. Ducks will sometimes “renest” if they lose the first nest or all of their hatchlings to a predator.
This may be the case with this brood or possibly the mother duck decided to raise a second family. That can frequently happen with ducks that don’t migrate since they don’t have to expend resources on migration; ours here stay through the winter.
Happy Saturday.
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