Tag Archives: reflections

nature, Photography

Rain Storm

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We recently had a series of showers that lasted all afternoon and night, too. In the end, we collected 10 mm (about 0.5 inch) of water which is happily going toward keeping any potential fires down, but the next morning, we saw lots of lovely clearing skies.

The carp in the fish pond didn’t seem to be much bothered, though. They continued swimming, rain or not …

… enjoying the leaves, clouds, and blue skies …

… and their attractive sky fish lives!

Happy Thursday.

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Peace and quiet

The heat drifted through the cloud cover, but the temperature was indeed perfect. The smell of summer prairie grasses and saskatoon berries …

Peace and quiet

I’m in turn forwarding this piece from Bernie at Equipoise Life who’s passing on a piece from her friend Dr. D who is presently working with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) in Gaza. I was very moved.

nature, Photography

Further down Penticton Creek

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Yesterday I posted about the bridge over Penticton creek but today I’m moving about 400 metres (1300 ft) further along to where the creek empties into Okanagan Lake.

By this time of year, this creek is usually moving very slowly, desultorily, somnolently with only a little water trickling through the centre of this channel.

This year, however, it’s a regular river with lots of water and very happy trees and ducks. After years of drought, this verdant growth is wonderful to see!

And here it joins the lake, adding to the lake’s water level and giving everyone on the bridge another lovely view.

Happy Tuesday.

nature, Photography

Green and Serene

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Research has shown that green is a calming colour, especially the green shades that are found in nature. I think this is very true, because I always feel better when I’ve had a little time outside.

Green reflections in a pond …
… and green reflections in a lake.
But no reflections here. Just the footbridge over the creek near our home, smothered in more luscious green.

Kermit the Frog sang about how it’s not easy to be green, but it’s certainly healthy for us to be surrounded by it!

Happy Tuesday.

nature, Photography

From Muncho Lake to Fort St John

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The next leg of our trip took us from Muncho Lake to Fort St. John, a six-and-a-half hour journey that we broke up by stopping to take walks and also to admire the magnificent scenery along this route (highway 97 or also called the Alcan or Alaska Highway).

Because there are so many beautiful natural sights, you will need to stop often to really do them justice …

… but I have learned over the years how to take pictures from a moving vehicle, too (not while driving, though!).

That said, stopping is best, both to stretch your legs as well as to see all these stunning natural wonders.

A beautifully glacial green reflection isn’t to be missed.
The light green of new leaves provide a strong contrast to the dark conifer trees.
A rugged ravine points to the changing nature of the area.
Undulating low mountains with the Northern Rockies in the distance exemplify this land’s remoteness and expansiveness.

The next day found us arriving at one of Canada’s gems, Jasper National Park, so there are more posts coming about that beautiful part of the world. That said, any visit to Jasper also includes a look at the terrible destruction caused by the forest fires that started there in late July, 2024.