The kokanee salmon have begun their arduous journey upstream to spawn and continue their life cycle.
Kokanee are thought to be landlocked, freshwater sockeye salmon that separated from that species about 15000 years ago. It migrates upstream from lakes instead of from the ocean.
It’s a small species that grows to be approximately 2 kilos (about 5 lbs) at most, but is clearly a survivor.
Happy Wednesday.
Is this all mine?
A gorgeous contrast photo from Vova Zinger. Please visit to view his many beautiful photos.
Right now we have a lot of smoke from a huge cross-border fire in Washington and British Columbia. The sky is literally overcast because of it.
The poor air quality is causing a very red harvest moon.
There seem to be intense wildfires everywhere. Here’s hoping for lots of steady rain, and soon.
Happy Tuesday.
Worm’s Head. This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. I have pictures going back to the time I …
#ScenicSaturday 10/Sep/22
A beautiful Welsh beach courtesy of Stuart.
Penticton has a thriving farmers’ market that operates in the downtown every Saturday from mid-April until the end of October.
M and I try do our weekly fruit and vegetable shopping there.
We go early to avoid the crowds and we bring along our list and the shopping bags. Since all the produce is seasonal, we have to be ready to make adjustments.
Today we found beefsteak tomatoes, white peaches (on the lower left in the photo – the best peaches ever!), patty pan squash (in the bags), and honeycrisp apples. We also found mushrooms, basil, yellow beans, plums, and of course, sunflowers!
Autumn is the season of deliciousness!
I took this picture with my cell phone, so not the greatest camera for taking photos of the moon, but I like the effect of the aura.
Happy Sunday.
The wine grapes are reaching their maturity and will soon be ready for picking.
Many grapes populate this field and will soon become lovely bottles of summer memories.
Happy Saturday.
A smoke imbued sunset above Lake Okanagan from fires to the south of us in Idaho and Washington settles over the valley. If you look at the back of the photo in the centre, you can see yet another smoke plume. I hope that one was extinguished quickly.
Wherever you are, I hope you’re having a smoke-free Friday.
Lake Okanagan at night.
The wind came up and the lake had quite a bit of wave action.
Happy Thursday.
Take a close look at Romeo’s feathers. Those feathers to a eagle are like our teeth when we are young. They go bye bye and a new one grows in. Only …
SUNSET STRETCH
A gorgeous sunset eagle photo from Tofino Photography. Wayne has many stunning photos on his blog!
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