Here are some of my favourite photos, by month, from 2023. It was a good year!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
I hope your 2023 was a good year for you and that you’re looking forward to 2024. 💥
M and I recently stopped to give our resident duck flock some cooked quinoa which they love. As soon as they realised we were stopping with treats, we were mobbed.
Have a ducky Saturday.
Poinsettia Friday
The red poinsettia is the most commonly seen, traditional type with its brilliant leaves (the actual flower is in the centre of the red leaf clusters). The Aztecs saw the red ones as symbols of purity.
Happy last Friday of the year!
Clouds and snow are dominating the mountains around Okanagan Lake.
I’m glad the snow is up there and not on the streets. Here, we’re looking at more rain, and I’m fine with that.
Happy Thursday.
‘A lot of Greens‘
Hattem | June | 2023 | prt127
A beautifully tranquil summer scene from Harrie Nijland. Nice to see this photo right now given all the rain we have! You can visit Harrie’s blog to see more of his photos by clicking the link above.
Shhh … we’re getting our beauty rest …
Happy Wednesday.
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#ScenicSaturday 23rd December 2023
A beautiful waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales photographed by Stuart Aken. Clicking the link above will take you to his blog where he has posted many more of his gorgeous landscape pictures.
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* These photos are from a recent trip to nearby Apex Mountain. At 2135 metres (approx 7000 ft), it’s high enough for snow.
We were having lunch at a favourite restaurant overlooking the lake when we spied a reindeer.
In North America, reindeer are called caribou (unless they’re domesticated, in which case they‘re called reindeer – confused yet?), but they’re actually the same animal, domesticated or not.
The one above is actually a lovely little forest deer, but his appearance was very appropriate I thought, especially for December 23.
Do you like our December weather? It’s a fantastic break from all the rain!
Happy December 24.
I like how these ornamental grasses provide visual interest in the winter – as well as good ground protection for our little quail. They’re such lovely medium brown/light brown colours.
It was also nice to see the red fruit of the barberry bushes. I understand that the city is planning to remove them because they’re invasive and are causing soil issues (they also apparently provide a great place for ticks to hide, too) but in the meantime they’re definitely a bright spot of colour.
I think this could be a type of wheat grass, but I’m not sure. I liked its compact seed configuration as well as how it was undulating in the wind.
I hope you have an enjoyable Saturday.
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