We finally have some rain. It is supposed to continue through the night. It has been a long dry summer with only a couple of short showers to get us …
The Survivors
In spite of the drought, here are some beautiful garden pictures from Jenn at Still Bitchy After Sixty. Please click the link above to see more of her garden photos.
… gifted me with some lovely sights.
Cooling after a hot day, the sun began to tuck itself away …
… behind the western mountains …
… as people emerged to enjoy the fading light and the soft evening air.
Happy Monday.
A lovely spot next to a gurgling creek.
Happy Sunday.
The day closes …
… the lake drowses …
… in the late summer heat.
Happy Saturday.
In this hemisphere summer is starting its slow slide toward autumn. Although the temperatures are still high and lots of people are on holidays, the angle of the sun and the shorter days are highlighting the age of the season. I’m also starting to see it in the types of flowers that prefer this time of year.
Yellow coneflowers (with some barberry in the background that’s beginning to turn red) …
… and mountain hydrangeas are obvious examples …
… but so are these pretty pink roses; they definitely have a late season look about them.
Happy Friday.
We visited a favourite winery for lunch.
It has fantastic views of Okanagan Lake from its perch high above on the western side …
… and an excellent restaurant with, of course, excellent wine.
It was so good in fact that we had to do some walking afterwards – with lots of extra water – to make sure we were safe to drive home!
Happy Thursday.
I like how the mallard ducks seem to get on with almost everybody.
They are tolerated by the notoriously grumpy and aggressive Canada geese …
… and by the extremely nervous quail.
But those are other birds. Nevertheless, they clearly aren’t bothered by a whole other species swimming underneath them …
… even when the fish pop up to grab a bug.
If we could all get along this well – or perhaps ignore each other this well – our world might be a very calm place.
Happy Tuesday.
From my trip last month, this morning was very beautiful! I used the iPhone 15 for these photos, why that happened I don’t know, the Nikon would be …
Lake Life, July 2025
Two gorgeous and relaxing cellphone pictures from John at Las Vegas Photoblog. To see more of his beautiful photography, please click the link above.
A favourite public garden where I frequently walk ..
… beautiful in its August summer dress.
Happy Monday.
Red tinted maple tree seed pods …
… against a blue sky background …
… with some sunny hydrangeas, too …
… and a sunflower for spice …
… makes for a lovely August day.
Happy Sunday.
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