… vanille fraise (strawberry vanilla) hydrangeas that are totally white when they first bloom but then become pink as they mature …
… frolicking koi …
… a green-veiled creek trickling along …
… black-eyed susans with their colourful faces …
… and sunny grapes getting ready to become wine.
Happy Wednesday.
I found a patch of prettily blooming Japanese anemones …
… their lovely pink faces highlighted by the sun …
… while they bobbed and nodded in the breeze …
… some still tightly enfolded …
… their beauty for another day.
Happy Tuesday.
All photos taken on April 11, 2025. We opted for a bit of a changeup today. Obligations kept us close to home until 10 AM, but once we were done our …
Peaceful Gardens
A beautiful visit to the University of Victoria’s Finnerty Gardens from Allan at 10PLUSYEARSIN. Please click the link above to see the rest of his gorgeous pictures.
When the mercury reaches 38° (100.4 F) and everything drowses in the windless heat …
… a little shade near some water …
… is a wonderful thing …
… a chance to enjoy summer’s slow stillness …
… before autumn comes upon us.
Happy Monday.
We recently watched a Snowbirds air show: the Snowbirds are the Royal Canadian Air Force’s military aerobatics flight demonstration team. The show was delayed by a thunderstorm, but once it passed, they took to the air. Here are some highlights.
Seven of the team’s nine aircraft against a clearing sky …
… doing their close quarter, high speed passes …
… punctuated by fabulous starburst maneuvers …
… including a heart-shaped aerial attitude that I wasn’t able to capture as I wanted to watch the show as well as take pictures …
… among other fantastic maneuvers that are a wonderful demonstration of flying prowess. Here’s a short video.
It was a great show and brought a big smile to the face of this old pilot.
Happy Sunday.
There are many, many ways to relax. A sun-warmed rock might do …
… or a pretty green vista …
… or possibly a quiet sunset at day’s end …
… however you relax, the important thing is that you do.
Happy weekend.
More hydrangeas … is it possible to have too many?
Raindrop pink ones …
… and some pale mauvish ones …
… and some lovely cream and light blue ones … no, you definitely can’t have too many!
Happy Friday.
Lots of lovely summer greens of every shade …
… border our creeks …
… are reflected in our lily ponds with their green lily pads …
… shade the fish through the hot days …
… and provide a backdrop for all our lovely flowers.
Happy Thursday.
Morning Dew
A beautiful photo from Samuel at Photoear. Please click the link above to see more of Samuel’s gorgeous pictures in both colour and monochrome.
From a morning ramble a few days ago …
… a rather hungry deer …
… who seemed in need of good food and a quiet place to recuperate from some physical damage. She seems to be recovering well, though. It looked as though she had found some delicious leaves and a safe spot near the marina.
And then later …
… I watched the human “wildlife” in the form of the Snowbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s military aerobatics flight demonstration team …
… do some practise runs over Okanagan Lake. They will be doing an air show here later this week.
Happy Wednesday.
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