Tag Archives: Walks

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Retrospective

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As we prepare to leave the Caribbean to return to a very rainy Okanagan Valley via an apparently also rainy Toronto, here are a few favourite photos.

Underlit trees.
Herons of a feather flock together!
I don’t know what type of butterfly this is, but it’s beautiful.
Blue and green.
Parakeet treat. (Photo courtesy of A. Winthrop)
Sunset.
Moon shot.

Happy Tuesday. I’ll soon be posting from home.

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#ScenicSaturday 2nd December 2023

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My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world in the hope they’ll encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Last …

#ScenicSaturday 2nd December 2023

A beautiful ocean/beach picture of Rossili in south Wales, courtesy of Stuart Aken. I hope you stop to visit his blog as he has many more gorgeous photos.

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Palm Tree

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We did a walk today to see if a familiar palm tree along the beach is still there.

It is! It has suffered a bit and another palm that used to be next to it is gone, but this tree has weathered storms and high seas and remains steadfast.

Here it is in late 2019 – this is our first time back since the start of covid in March, 2020 – but we do recognise it and its location. The shoreline has changed and the other palm has disappeared, but “our” palm tree is still there. Sometimes, it’s nice to know that the familiar, however altered, carries forward.

Happy Wednesday.

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More Birds

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There are lots of peacocks, both mature and juvenile, about. This threesome was very patiently waiting for lunch.

Peacocks are incredibly large birds and I’m always a bit surprised at how fast they can move, both running and flying.

I was able to get somewhat better photos of the white herons in their “home trees.”

They are very busy birds, constantly moving, chatting and flying. The cacophony of sound from the two large trees they inhabit is intense.

I do like bird watching and viewing this flock of approximately 100 or so individuals is quite engaging and entertaining.

Happy Sunday.

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Bright Green Ocean

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The night ocean here in the tropics in particular can often look phosphorescent green, something many people may find surprising.

The colour is caused by phytoplankton, tiny organisms that grow near the surface of the ocean and like plants, get their energy from sunlight.

This green tint is more visible at night (and to cameras, since they “see” more colours at that end of the spectrum). Unfortunately, climate change is affecting the growth of phytoplankton and we are seeing much more phosphorescence at night than we should be.

However, here’s a more conventional ocean view together with a soothing sound track of those ocean rollers:

Happy Friday.

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White Herons

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I tried to get lots of photos of these lovely birds that I initially thought might be egrets, but was somewhat unsuccessful. I later realised that they’re too small to be those elegant birds.

I wasn’t really able to zoom in on this huge flock enjoying their position near the ocean and clearly, each other’s company as they swooped and swirled together in knots of three and four.

They were lovely to see, however, and were so busy flying and socialising with each other although I couldn’t capture that due to their unpredictable movements and my position.

They were enjoying this water feature but were wary once I arrived. I hope to get some better photos of them later during our stay.

Happy Wednesday.