Look at Okanagan Lake project itself into the sky, as a cloudless space. Storm is trying to move in from the west (and from the northeast), with no luck. Terrace Mountain, in […]
Earth, Sky and Water East of the Subduction Zone
Colourful Spring in the North Okanagan
The wet season is at its peak! Who needs wildflowers when we have leaves, eh.
Spring Snow Magic
In the night, it snows, but in the morning … … ta da! The warmth begins.
The Mystery of Clouds and Ice
Clouds are water vapour held up by air, and are named after clods, or lumps of earth. Ice floes are clods of ice held up by water. But in the world of […]
The Return of the Water People
Coots love the water so much that they only leave for the deep south (100 kilometres away) when things get too rough in January. Then they come up and literally hug the […]
The Many Faces of Ice on Okanagan Lake
Slowly, the cold is leaving Okanagan Lake. It has much to say on the way.
The Spirit Whale of the Okanagan
Here’s what might sound at first like a fantastical story, but it does end with a deeply practical point. I hope you enjoy it! To start, look at the spirit whale of […]
The Beautiful Temporary Estuaries of Winter
Ice freezes in flat sheets down on the old fjord lake. A few days later, it is broken up by the wind, in angular chunks, as the repeated rising and falling, linear […]
Sure, Call it Water
But please first register that it’s alive (and often with birds). This is the comet formerly known as Okanagan Lake. ~ Note: these are colour images shot into the intersection of the sun […]
Beavers and Trails in the North Okanagan
Here’s an observation about water. If I’m right, it’s pretty cool. So, have a look. This is a small part of the former Commonage Reserve, a wedge of land set aside for […]
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