Even when it’s raining, it’s beautiful. I like the interplay of cloud and mist descending on blue mountains.
As afternoon ended the sun began to break through and we had a lovely evening.
Happy weekend.
A Rainy Day on Haida Gwaii
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July 3’s (Almost) Wordless Wednesday
Happy Wednesday.
Ginkelduin | Oktober | 2023 | prt69
‘Early morning Sky’
Ginkelduin | Oktober | 2023 | prt69
A beautiful sunset photo from Harrie Nijland, please click the link above to see more of Harrie’s pictures.
Fireworks!
We enjoyed the Canada Day fireworks that were set off over Okanagan Lake.
Loads of boats on the lake and people in the adjacent park to see the show.
Almost everyone, young, old and in between, loves to see fireworks.
There was lots of applauding and honking of boat horns …
… and the show was enjoyed by all.
Happy Tuesday.
Home from Iceland …
… but we brought a very unattractive souvenir with us in the form of an award-winning case of flu (we have tested negative for Covid).
I literally have every symptom and am feeling extremely miserable. M is somewhat better but also quite ill; at least we can be sick at home though.
I might not be around much over the next day or two as I recover from this nasty bug.
Happy Monday and see you soon.
Northern Icelandic Weather, Part I
We spent a few days enjoying the benefits of the Icelandic hot springs and could easily see visiting one of them regularly if we lived here. The waters are extremely soothing, especially if you have any skin conditions, and the effects of the warm water very relaxing.
However, as we enjoyed the Mývatn Lake hot springs near Reykjahlið in the north, we began to realise that bad weather was on the way.
After spending a comfortable night at a hotel in Reykjahlið, the next morning an employee warned us of an impending storm that was expected to arrive in the north during the course of the day, bringing freezing rain, ice pellets, gale force winds and possibly … snow.
We got going right away to our next stop, a hot springs spa in Húsavík, a town on the Greenland Sea, but the storm was beginning to settle in.
By the time we arrived for our appointment, the management of Geosea was considering closing because of the high winds, but decided to stay open when a lull occurred. Because we were within easy reach of our stop for the night in Akureyri, we stayed for our appointment.
The break in the storm meant that after our hot springs appointment, our short drive to Akureyri was fairly uneventful and lead us to believe that the storm might be abating, but we were in for a bit of a surprise.
Stay tuned for part two.
Northern Lights
These aren’t the traditional northern lights or aurora borealis, but they’re definitely northern all the same.
We chased the sunset/sunrise as we flew 6.5 hours east across northern Canada from Calgary to Iceland. I love these amazing colour striations which are also known as the Belt of Venus.
You can see a slight Earth curvature given that we were flying at 64° north latitude. The light shows created by our wonderful world and its solar position are breathtakingly beautiful.
Happy Wednesday.
Prairie Cloud Beauty
I have always loved the beauty of prairie cloud formations. Although they can grow into very damaging storms, most of the time they drop their wind and rain load and then dissipate.
The triangular cloud on the left is what is known as a “cloud with vertical development.” These are the ones that can cause storms, especially thunderstorms.
Its lower half was dropping a lot of rain near the Calgary area.
Although this one was showing a lot of vertical development, it was also on its own, not interacting with other clouds.
Southern Alberta seems to have recently received a lot of rain – courtesy of these thunderheads – a good thing considering that there were lingering drought conditions from last year.
Happy Tuesday.
Toronto Scenes
The lights at two complicated, major intersections in downtown Toronto went out, and motorists quickly adjusted to treating them like four-way stops. This operated well up to a point, but police officers soon arrived to help out.
We visited the Art Gallery of Ontario where I was fascinated by the roof architecture. I vastly enjoyed many of the art exhibits, too, but I found that ceiling amazing!
From a window in the gallery, I could see apartments across the street that are about 150 years old. Many of these older buildings now have heritage status, and I love the juxtaposition of old and new.
The blue and grey building is the AGO’s exterior, again juxtaposed against a much older building. The plain wall was being prepped for an art display.
And last but not least, another view of the Toronto tower.
Happy weekend.
Im tiefen Waldtal – oder Wie man sein erstes Polarlicht (fast) verpassen kann
Die Idee, nachts noch einmal spontan hinaus zu gehen und “unser” idyllisch im tiefen Waldtal befindliches Häuschen unterm Sternenhimmel zu …
Im tiefen Waldtal – oder Wie man sein erstes Polarlicht (fast) verpassen kann
Beautiful Aurora photos from Radelnder uHu. Please click the link above to see more. The title translates as “In the deep forest valley – or How to (almost) miss your first aurora.”
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