My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. Maybe they’ll encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness.This month’s …
#ScenicSaturday 21st October 2023
A beautiful photo of the Greek Island of Zakynthos where Stuart and his wife visited for their anniversary.
The sugar maple trees are stunning right now.
Walking under them is like being enveloped in a softly glowing, gentle dream.
I took these photos during Sunday’s (October 15) evening walk when it was wind-still and fresh, and the world felt like it was taking a breath.
Standing among them and looking up into their reaches conferred a strong sense of our smallness, of the sweep of life and our little bit within it.
Happy Tuesday.
The Penticton rose garden still looks lovely, despite the fact that we are now mid-way through October and much closer to Halloween than Labour Day. Below is a photo progression.
The photos show that it’s fading, but I think it’s in the gentlest, loveliest way: the beauty in ageing.
Happy Monday.
The geese are definitely marshalling themselves and seem to be nearing their departure for warmer climes.
This group was occupying some docks at an empty marina. Quietly murmuring among themselves, they nevertheless seemed to be expectant and focussed.
How do they know when it’s the right time to wing south? My understanding is that they have an internal clock that measures daylight hours and signals to them when those hours become too short for comfort.
I hope they have a safe journey.
We are starting to hit the heights of our autumn colours; such a beautiful time of year.
Glorious autumn chrysanthemums bring visual joy.
A honey locust tree backed by an incredibly blue sky is a beautiful sight. The pods of the honey locust are sweet and edible, but are best before they turn brown.
The red and yellow ash trees are hitting their optical stride.
Happy Tuesday.
In Canada, it’s Thanksgiving. There is much for which to be thankful.
I hope you have a happy one. 🎃
These red and yellow European ash trees provide a sharp visual counterpoint to the fantastic autumnal blue sky.
Tall and imposing, they are presently at the height of their colour.
These dramatic leaves won’t be around for long, but I plan to enjoy them as much as possible!
Happy Sunday.
Yesterday we had a gorgeous autumn day and decided to have lunch at a restaurant next to Skaha Lake. Penticton sits on an ancient landslide that bisected the valley’s lake to create two: Okanagan Lake at Penticton’s north end and Skaha Lake to the south.
The temperature was perfect so enjoying lunch outside was a good choice. We might not be able to do that for much longer and we got a perfect day for it, or as close to that as possible.
The day was stunningly clear with its beautiful blue canopy.
The mountains are still quite brown after our extremely dry summer, but doing better after a recent week of cooler temperatures and rain.
Happy Thanksgiving Saturday.
There are many lovely symbols and rituals associated with autumn, but all of them are bittersweet, implying as they do the death of the season and the impending colder months.
Big bins of honey crisp apples, cool and crunchy; the last of summer in their sweetness.
Restless swathes of leaves, swirling and settling, settling and swirling.
Green with yellow highlights becomes a lovely and familiar sight.
Happy Friday; happy Thanksgiving weekend. 🦃
As a pilot I have often seen the blue hour effect, something I’ve enjoyed experiencing over the years.
It happens when the sun is well below the horizon but its blue wavelengths are still visible.
In these shots there is some amplification from the cloud cover, but I like the effect. The interplay between light and dark is one of the amazing sights our spectacular natural world has to offer.
Happy Wednesday.
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