The flowery buds of the red maples are rapidly developing; it won’t be long before we have some beautiful leaves.



Happy spring.
The flowery buds of the red maples are rapidly developing; it won’t be long before we have some beautiful leaves.



Happy spring.
We have had several days of lovely weather followed by a beautifully warm weekend. Everything is beginning to sprout and grow!





I hope I’m not too anticipatory, but I think we might have spring on our hands!
With the arrival of early spring, we have had lovely calm, warm days …

… even though the air still retains a mild crispness

… that tends to reassert itself once the sun begins to go down.

Happy Saturday.

‘Tolaga Bay Wharf IV’ …walk out over the shining sea…
Tolaga Bay Wharf IV
This is such a gorgeous photo of New Zealand’s summer from Andy at Ebb Then Flood.
A sunset flight over Okanagan Lake …

… appeals to our avian desires …

… and to the romantic in all of us …

… a tranquil end to the day that turns on tomorrow’s promises.
Happy Monday.
We’ve had a lot of wind lately and our weather has also been unpredictable and variable, but something in the air is beginning to say spring.

There’s a sort of relaxation, a giving away of the winter grip.

Life is ready to burst forth!
Happy Sunday.
… well, maybe just a few.
I liked these clouds as they started to break up over Okanagan Lake after a recent rain storm.

I don’t think I could ever tire of this view.
Happy Wednesday.

Dungeness Spit and Mt Baker This is from the observation platform at the top of the trail down to the beach and the spit. When it’s clear, you get a …
Dungeness Spit and Mt Baker
I love this gorgeous Mount Baker photo from Allan J Jones. I hope you take a moment to go by his blog for a peek at the beautiful photo collection he’s posted there.
Happy March! It’s definitely the month for weather variability if not unpredictability. Cold wind one minute, warm sun the next. Depending on where you live, there might even be snow, sun, sleet, and thunderstorms all during the same day! It can at times be absolutely *spinny.

Although our weather has been somewhat unpredictable over the last couple of months – something that seems to be true in many locations – I hope it begins to settle into a nice slow spring.

Slow would be very, very good as we can probably then avoid a similar forest fire season as last year’s, something that is desperately needed given that much of the province is still classified as suffering from severe drought.
Happy weekend.
* spinny – Canadian word meaning foolish, silly or unreasonable
We’ve had some variable weather lately.

Clouds come sweeping through and away, driven by firm winds …

… that leave lovely evening skies in their wake.
Happy Monday.