A little break in the rain …
… gives us some lovely December scenes.
Sleeping trees, plants and shrubs accompanied by ever hopeful ducks …
… with a pink-toned sky above a resting lake.
Happy Tuesday. 🎄
December Scenes
Tag Archives: Photography
Reblog: Echo Lake
Echo Lake
A beautiful scene from Peerless Cynic. Please click the link above to see more of Peerless’s lovely nature photography.
A Bit of Sun
Here in the Okanagan, the natural weather pattern in the winter is rain, but now and then we get some very precious sunny periods.
When a bit of December afternoon sun arrives …
… it’s a very lovely thing …
… to be treasured and prized to get us through the next onslaught of rain.
Happy Monday.
Happy Solstice
On the shortest day of the year, I wish you Happy Solstice!
From here on, the days get longer, much longer.
While I find the mist and overcast lustrously beautiful in its own way …
… I much prefer spring.
Happy Sunday; it’s a tiny bit longer this week.
Hanging On
A few days ago we had a very wet snowfall that lasted a couple of hours and then turned to rain. Some of the oak trees were still hanging on to their leaves and as a result they became covered in wet, heavy snow.
A few were still a bit green yet most had dried and were just clinging …
… but the weight of the snow put an end to that. The sidewalks were covered in oak leaves; the last bit of autumn finally found its way to the ground.
Sometimes, even the trees can be stubborn!
Happy weekend.
December 20’s Friday Fleurday
Season’s Greetings!
Winter Sunset, Part 2
Two weeks ago we experienced a phenomenal winter sunset; I posted some of the pictures of it here, but there are several additional others that I quite like.
The rosy winter colours were particularly beautiful …
… and I loved the reflection on the lake’s surface.
The lake was so calm that it was an almost perfect mirror.
I stood watching this lovely show until it was over …
… so happy that I hadn’t missed it.
I hope you have a very happy – and very rosy – Thursday.
Reblog: A Reader’s Lake
This was taken with the exposure biased 1-2/3 stops darker to keep the little human figure from being washed-out. Mid-tones were then tweaked …
A Reader’s Lake
This beautiful picture is from Jon at Helluva Times. Please click the link above to see more of Jon’s gorgeous photography, especially of plants and flowers.
Are They Monochromatic?
We recently had a very wet snowfall that lasted only a couple of hours before melting. During this snowfall, though, the overcast that settled into the valley was extremely thick and low to the ground.
We were seemingly enveloped in grey. But then again, I have a question for you: has the above photo (and those that follow) been photoshopped to appear monochromatic or is it a “colour” picture of a monochromatic environment?
So, what do you think? Have I been playing with Photoshop to produce these monochromatic photos or was Penticton’s environment just rather grey?
The answer will be revealed in the comments.
Happy Wednesday.
Cascade Mountains
We are back home now after a lovely mini-break holiday in Victoria. On the way home we drove through the Cascade Mountains which encompass an incredibly large area from Kamloops in British Columbia all the way down the Pacific coast to northern California.
In Canada, there are a number of subranges of the Cascades, including those on the west side of our home in the Okanagan Valley, the Okanagan Range.
Although some snow had fallen, the trees and shrubs were covered in a layer of frost caused by the cloud and mist which treated us to some very beautiful seasonal scenes.
We arrived home to 5C (41F) and were happy to be back after our little break.
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