Recently, we stopped at the Nk’Mip Vineyard on a very hot summer day to have a bite, some water, and a glass of wine.
This bottle only had water, but it was lovely on a parched throat as we drank in the beautiful vista and waited for lunch.
Greetings from the ripening wine grapes of the Okanagan Valley. 🙂
I saw this mummy with twins sauntering across a road to an old apple tree.
Mummy wasn’t bothered by me at all as I stopped to take their pictures.
The little ones were more curious than concerned.
They blend in so well that they are not all that easy to see, but I would be happier if they were more skittish.
Greetings from the adorable deer of the Okanagan Valley. 🙂
Lavender is native to the Mediterranean and loves dry, hot temperatures and sandy soils.
As a result, it’s a good plant for BC’s Okanagan Valley, and is a highly recommended garden shrub for this drought-prone, desert-like climate.
They are hardy, pretty, and the scent is lovely. In fact, science has proven that the scent of lavender is calming and relaxing.Here in the Okanagan, they grow everywhere, in boulevards and around parking lots and in garden plots. Just going for a walk exposes you to a gentle whiff or two.
Greetings from the lovely lavenders of the Okanagan Valley. 🙂
Harebells are lovely light-blue/purplish bell-shaped flowers that are found everywhere on this continent but grow easily in the north because they like cooler temperatures.
A field of them makes a lovely green and blue carpet – a relaxing and comforting sight. 🙂
Pretty peonies
So fragrant and frilly
A sight to behold
A pleasure to enfold.
🙂
I have left the north and am presently at my home in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Recently, I sipped a glass of wine and watched the sun go down behind a hill.
I am happy and grateful for all the wonders in my life. The people (including the bloggers), the work, the food, the time to sit and enjoy a sunset.
Cheers from British Columbia. 🙂
I found these lovely rain washed rosebuds in a friend’s garden.
A north of
sixty (60 degrees north latitude) garden. Aren’t they lovely?
I hope you have a rosy day. 🙂
I found this lovely congregant of daisies.
Aren’t they pretty?
Happy Tuesday. 🙂
The Salt River runs through the town of Fort Smith, NWT.
All is very green right now because recently, there has been a lot of rain.
The Salt River is not salty, but is named for the nearby salt plains. The plains can be found in Wood Buffalo National Park and are very attractive to the many types of animals who like to lick the salt that has worked its way up from deep inside the earth.
During the fur trading days, the salt was collected for seasoning. It could still be used for this purpose today.
Happy Independence Day to our American friends and greetings from the non-salty Salt River. 🙂
In the north, lilac takes a long time to bloom.
It’s July, yes, but these hardy blooms do arrive, even if late by southern standards.
I found this particular bush after a rain when their fragrance was particularly lush and heady.
Hardy they may be, but they spread their gaudy celebration of life with gusto.
Greetings from the lovely northern lilac. 🙂
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