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We've returned to rain which has melted all the snow and warmed temperatures considerably. I couldn't be happier.
You can see from the photos that the clouds look pretty dramatic this week so a lot more rain is on the way.
Take care and stay safe.
Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
We're at the tail end of our winter snow and very cold temperatures if we can believe the weather forecast.
I had to go out yesterday and today to deal with a malfunctioning cell phone. I bundled up as if I was in minus 40 degree weather with long johns and double layers on top, winter books, a neck scarf and gloves. My upper legs and toes were still very cold. I'll chalk it up to poor circulation because I'm usually always cold some people aren't bothered by the weather at all.
In fact, I saw 3 people out yesterday with bare legs and improper footwear. One person didn't even have a winter jacket on. Today I saw 2 more people who weren't adequately dressed but today felt much warmer than yesterday.
I'm looking forward to rain this weekend because it will bring warmer temperatures. Right now, the temperature is 1 Celsius and the day's high was 3 Celsius. Last night someone told me we broke a weather record for the day at - 6 Celsius. I tell you it felt much, much colder. Probably because we have damp air.
The above photos were all taken on a walk to the cellular service provider.
Today I took one photo on West Broadway Street looking north towards downtown. You can see some towers in the background. These are part of a massive rental development project led by the local area First Nations. Once completed there will be new homes for 6000 people and they are sorely needed.
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Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
Welcome to my Skywatch Friday post. I snapped these photos on my way to buy some produce at some of the smaller shops in another neighbourhood.
Hi friends and fellow bloggers,
I hope you are well today.
October gives us a mixed bag of weather. We've had some spectacular, sunny days and clear blue skies and we've also had days where it pours like cats and dogs. The particular day I snapped these sky photos for you, we had a brief spell of pouring rain.
I had gone to the post office to check mail. Imagine my surprise when I came outside to see the rainbow. Initially I thought it was just the very faint rainbow I saw near the church steeple but when I turned my head, I was amazed to see a full rainbow arc and it was a beautiful sight.
Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
I hope you are all doing well this end of the month of August. For those of us in the western hemisphere, the end of August typically signals the end of the summer and back to school for those with children. In fact, many already seem to have begun the school year earlier this month. How did that happen?!
Most schools where I live will start classes after the August/September long weekend and head back to classes on September 3, 2024. This rings true for school age children and those studying at the colleges and universities.
Over the past 2 weeks or so, it was raining and the temperature chilled quite a bit although the forecast is for warmer temperatures through to at least Sunday where we may reach 30 degrees Celsius. I think that will be it for our summer however and the forecast is for a colder (and wetter where I live) winter this year due to the effects of La Niña. I am hoping to do a bit of window proofing earlier this year to prepare for it.
Right now I'm just going to enjoy the sunshine that there is.
This photo was taken on the renovated balcony. Unfortunately, it took all summer to do the work and so we were not able to plant the garden or enjoy the finished result during the summer season. I'm now trying to see what I can do before the rain sets in this autumn.
It's the last Friday of the monthand a wet day for us. It was also a wet day on Thursday when I took these photos.
I was on my way to meet a friend for a lunch to celebrate both of our birthdays, which are in the month of May.
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| The Main Street Science World Sky train Station |
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| The new St. Paul's hospital under construction |
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| Heritage Hall |
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| St. Patrick's Catholic Church |
Even though it was a wet day I never got rained on at all since it rained before and after my outing. I'm hoping it won't be such a long time before we are able to meet up again.
Joining in with Skywatch Friday this week. Enjoy your weekend and thank you for dropping by!
Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
I hope you're well. I don't know about you but I feel as if the month of may went by in a flash. I've been kept on my toes so that usually makes the time fly by.
Let's hope the month of June is a good one for all of us and that it doesn't get too hot or too cold where you live. In Canada, wildfires started a few weeks ago in the far north of British Columbia and northern Alberta. Several communities in both provinces had to be evacuated. Fortunately, they got the green light to return to their homes just a few short days ago. Sadly some people did lose their homes but I think the damage might have been less than originally expected. Thank God for small mercies. It's never fun having to move out of your home unexpectedly and especially not knowing what you might be returning to at the end of the ordeal.
Where I live the weather has been beautiful for much of the month of May but in the last week it turned quite cold.
The small community plot that I planted is doing 'so so'. It was very cold in April and the garden rules are that the gardens must be fully planted by May 1st. In April, there weren't a lot of starter or nursery plants available in my neighbourhood but I bought what I could and also sowed sunflower seeds directly into the soil.
They are green items growing in the foreground. I probably planted too many because they didn't do so well when I tried to start them indoors so I wasn't sure how they would do being sown as seeds into the garden plot. I've been to the garden plot a few times to check on them. They seem to be growing a bit slowly but perhaps that is normal since they have a longer growing season than many vegetables.
Various invasive plants have planted themselves in the garden plot as well. I just let them grow. It doesn't bother me but it does bother other gardeners. I plucked out most of the mint but I left the strawberries and some poppy plants. The cherry tomatoes haven't grown very much since planted but this seems to be normal.
We are growing kale, swiss chard, lettuce and tomatoes, sweet peas and corn. The other plants have sown themselves or they come back yearly. Soon I have to return to do some weeding and also harvest some chives. They grow so well no matter what the weather and it seems like they don't really need any maintenance.
I picked a few strawberries and ate them after washing. It was a nice little treat.
Hello friends and fellow bloggers, Thank you for joining my submission to this week's Skywatch Friday . We've returned to rain whic...
