Monochrome spring branch
A beautiful monochromatic photo from Vova Zinger.
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Hummingbird
Happy Thursday.
Okanagan Lake
It’s great when friends visit. Not only do you reconnect, celebrate memories and create new ones, but you can tour them around your city or town and see it with fresh eyes.
We did that recently with old friends who stopped over for a couple of nights and had the time to see some of the sights.
Seeing your home from a new perspective is a good thing. It reminded me of how fortunate I am to live here.
Spring colors
Spring colors
Spring colours from Vova Zinger. I love the contrast of the pink and green against the black background.
Lower Penticton Creek
Six weeks ago when I was last at home, the lower Penticton Creek (near where it empties into Okanagan Lake) was very placid and the ducks were happily paddling along, with maybe a Canada goose or two around as well.
But now, the creek is definitely displaying its brawnier self.
Presently, it certainly doesn’t look like the same creek. In fact, it’s not. This is a river. I expected the flow to have started dropping by now (I posted about this a couple of days ago) but it’s still barreling along, the product of snow melt from the mountains and rain down here in the valley. If anything, it’s higher.
The ducks have unhappily scattered into Okanagan Lake and I can tell that they’re not comfortable there. They would like to have their safe little creek back.
Happy Saturday.
River Runs Wild
Back in mid-April I posted pictures of the quiet little creek that runs near our place in Penticton.
The ducks love it and even take naps there.
I had expected to find some young waddlers being shepherded by their parents on my next trip home, but …
… I instead found a very swollen, fast creek, loaded with mountain run-off. The ducks have waddled off to safer, calmer waters, as this creek is running near the top of its embankment.
Happy Thursday.
05.22.2023 An Unhappy Frog, a Happy Heron, and Where have I been?
A few weeks ago I got offered a one photographer show at a local gallery a few miles from here. I really didn’t have anything prepped so have been …
05.22.2023 An Unhappy Frog, a Happy Heron, and Where have I been?
This is a fantastic capture from Stephen Gingold. He’s busy with a show of his photography right now, but there are many great pictures on his blog. I hope you visit.
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As indicated in yesterday’s post, I have happily arrived back in British Columbia and it looks very much like I won’t be returning to the NWT for any length of time before I retire in a few months from now. So, M and I have been enjoying something of a small celebration which is great because it’s coinciding with the long May weekend.
We have already taken a few long walks (without mosquitoes!) and have been enjoying the relatively smoke-free weather and lovely temperatures. There have also been regular rain showers which, apart from keeping the hills damp, are also helping to clean the air of smoke particles.
The famous Penticton market is open, people are swimming, the dog beaches are active and so many late spring flowers are blooming. I haven’t experienced the month of May in Penticton for a number of years now, so I am really enjoying this.
Greetings from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
Blooming Everywhere!
I am at home in British Columbia where everything is a-bloom.
Isn’t spring great? Happy Saturday.
Pear blossom
Pear blossom
This photo of pear blossoms from Vova Zinger is so fresh and pretty. Vova has many more beautiful shots on his blog.
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