… but the flurries ended and the sun soon returned.

Sometimes, winter doesn’t know when to leave!
… but the flurries ended and the sun soon returned.

Sometimes, winter doesn’t know when to leave!
… outside wine days, that is, are coming soon.


Happy Saturday.
Not a spring chicken but a spring chickadee!

We still have lots of ravens around, so I hope you stay safe, little one.
Happy Friday.
M sent a picture of home taken yesterday on March 22.

Blue lake, blue sky, gorgeous weather and 15C (59F). The lake is a little low, but runoff from the nearby mountains will soon have that fixed.
Happy spring.

03.22.2023 Wordless Wednesday-Murphy Falls
A beautiful waterfall from Steve Gingold. He has a stunning set of photos on his blog, so I hope you visit.

We have intensely blue, very sky-blue skies right now. And if you like Ella Fitzgerald, here’s her rendition of a great blue skies song.
We are heading for spring, even here in the subarctic! Happy Wednesday and I hope you are experiencing blue skies, no matter the weather.

North Fork Skokomish in AutumnThe photo above is taken from the Staircase Loop Bridge across the North Fork Skokomish in Olympic National Park. Below…
More Autumn Colors (2)
Beautiful autumn colours from Allan J Jones. A visit to his photography blog is well worth the time.
Relatively speaking, my roof glacier is almost gone.

On February 16, it still had some drama going on.

Now it is just a pale version of itself and soon the sun will have its way and melt it completely. Nature’s plans are difficult to avert.
I don’t mind saying goodbye to this roof glacier even though it’s likely to be the last one I will experience. The south beckons and I will be permanently leaving in seven months’ time.
I’m much more interested in that blue sky and what it promises.

Here are a few final impressions that I took away with me from the Orchid Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden this year. I made a total of three …
Final Impressions
Gorgeous orchid photos from The Nature of Things. I hope you visit her blog for a look at her many lovely photos.

A view of the sunset from 25,000 ft.
Happy Monday.