A beautiful autumn day.
Blue sky, clear water, wonderful.
September is gorgeous.
Have a good weekend.
September Sun
Tag Archives: Walks
Happy Finds
Our resident ducks were settled on a sandbar in their favourite creek.
They need to enjoy that bit of real estate as the creek is beginning to rise a bit from a recent rain (and hopefully, more rainy days will happen soon). This is important as, if you look about a quarter of the way up from the photo’s bottom frame and in the centre, you will see a pink spot. That’s a kokanee salmon attempting to swim upstream, and it’s very necessary that she get there in order to spawn.
A little further along the path, I saw a heron.
I wanted to capture the reflections, but got a bonus.
Happy finds are such lovely additions to a great walk.
Happy Friday.
Okanagan Lake Moods
Happy Wednesday.
Urban Walk
There are lovely walking paths throughout Penticton. A favourite, nearby path is next to the creek which is undergoing restoration at the moment, but for the most part this doesn’t detract from its allurements.
It has a great night ambiance …
… and during the day as well. Some sections have lots of foliage and other parts are a bit denuded because of the revitalization project, but there will be new growth.
The holly bushes that frequently border the creek are starting to to turn red as the picture above shows. They will be completely red in time for December, but in the meantime it’s great to enjoy the comfortable temperatures and sunny days that we’re still experiencing.
Happy Tuesday.
Reflections
Traffic headlights reflect on evening Okanagan Lake.
Happy Monday.
Penticton at Night
Recent night scenes.
Happy Saturday.
Evening-Fall
Lights become visible as evening falls.
Happy Wednesday.
A Great Blue Heron Enjoys Lunch
M and I saw this great blue heron in the creek while we were out for a walk.
The pictures aren’t the best because I took them with my cell, but they will do.
The kokanee (a landlocked type of salmon) are starting to make their way upstream for spawning, and Mr Heron had his eye on one.
The salmon was in the shade at the edge of the creek.
I wasn’t able to get a shot of the actual capture because there were bushes in the way, but when he straightened up we could see that he had some lunch.
He quickly turned the fish around and swallowed it head first.
You can see from the size of his neck that the fish is only part of the way down!
That was yummy! Wait, do I see another one?
Happy Tuesday.
Night Lights
Evening and night walks are lovely at this time of year.
A recent evening walk was windless and clear, with a very comfortable temperature.
I enjoyed seeing the lights on the lake; such an appealing treat at the end of the day.
Happy Saturday.
Bright Evening
After so much smoke and smoke-generated haze, the skies are completely clear.
They have gradually been wholly clearing over the last week, but I think the last bits are gone now, including any residual smoky odours.
Happy Friday.
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