Road Tripping Part 1- Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

I hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. I don't know about you but even now that I'm retired, I always look forward to the weekend. I guess it's because I know I likely won't take or make any business type phone calls for a few days, lol.

Last week my brother and I went on a day trip to visit a family member for the day. We travelled from Vancouver to Kamloops, which is a distance of 354 kilometres or 220 miles.  I'd been wanting to make this trip for many months but various things kept me busy at home.

Here are a few photos taken along the highway.  The skies were mostly clear when we left Vancouver.  But along the way and in Kamloops itself, the sky was very hazy due to the smoke from the wildfires burning several hours to the west of where we were.  I was glad we travelled when we did. If we had left a day later we would have been sitting for hours on the highway due to road closures caused by a vehicle on fire.

     

In the last photo we are beginning our approach into the city of Kamloops.  As you can see the smoke was pretty thick.

Thanks for coming along with us on this Skywatch Friday road trip.

The End of July is Near - Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers, 

I hope this Friday finds you well and in good health.  Hopefully you're not experiencing any extreme weather one way or the other. 

I took a very quick road trip to Kamloops, BC which is 354 km (219 miles) northeast of where I live. It makes for a very long day to get to there and back to Vancouver as well as spend a few hours visiting in Kamloops.  But I'm glad it's done for now and hopefully I'll go again soon if the weather cooperates.  

I captured these scenes on the way back to Vancouver, BC.  I'm getting a late start on the travel but I hope to make a few more road trips before the end of summer.

What about you dear reader. Have you made any road trips in 2026 or do you have any planned for the summer?

Thank you for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post. 

Sending you good wishes for a wonderful weekend.

A Beautiful Evening ~ Skywatch Friday

There are just some evenings that are very beautiful and peaceful.  This was the sunset on July 15, 2026. 

I captured these photos as I started on an short evening walk. 

Thank you for joining in with my Skywatch Friday Friday post this week. Have a wonderful weekend.

A Midweek Colourful Sky ~ Skywatch Friday

Vancouver's English Bay Beach

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

I hope you've all had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. I've had a very busy week of running to and fro.

I took the following photos on Tuesday evening after a busy day and a late night coffee break.

I was in the nick of time to capture the colour in the sky. The moment I finished, the colour disappeared. 

Thank you for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post.  I hope to see you again soon. x

First Friday Post in July ~ Skywatch Friday

The Broadway Subway project is a 5.7 km stretch of subway line being laid along Broadway Street in Vancouver and stretches from Arbutus Street in the west to Main Street in the east.  The project has been going on for years already and is finally set to be finished and open to the ridership in 2027. 

The project encompasses 6 underground stations. The photos below show the current state of construction at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street and what the area looks like in general. Much of the city is a construction zone these days and likely will get worse over time as I've read that we're slated for a significant increase in hotels. Our city is lacking hotels and lodgings for the many visitors we get. I honestly don't know where tourists stay when they come to town given the dearth of accommodations. Hopefully this will be corrected in the not too distant future.

 

Thank you for visiting in my Skywatch Friday post.  

Have a wonderful weekend.

A Glorious Morning - Skywatch Friday

This was the beautiful sight that greeted me one recent early morning.

Thank you for joining my Skywatch Friday post this week.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Fire in the Sky - Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

I hope you've all had a wonderful week. If not, the week to come is another opportunity for a turnaround.

I wanted to share the beautiful skies that greeted me early one morning after very heavy rainfall the day before. I'm not usually awake when the sun is rising.  But when I am it's an opportunity to see more colour in the sky than I normally get. Where I am located I don't get to experience the beautiful and colourful sunsets. I have to go further afield if I want to capture them.

 

Thank you for visiting my Skywatch Friday post this week. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Drama in Early June ~ Skywatch Friday

It's that time of the week again where we share what we've been observing in the skies. The clouds were so dramatic last Sunday that I simply had to share them with you. It rained so heavily on and off that day too.  I live in the rainforest region of the country but it seldom rains as heavily as it did that day. 

Thank you for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post.

Awesome Clouds ~ Skywatch Friday

I saw these beautiful dramatic clouds in the sky earlier this week. I thought they were rather pretty.

Then on Tuesday, I was looking up at the mountain and I saw what looked to be a big orangey - coloured 'blob' covering the ski slopes. I hadn't seen it before so I took out the binoculars. Lo and behold, it was a huge red and white Canadian flag.

On today's news the flag makers said it took 20 days of staff working overtime to print the 60 panels that make up the flag and another week to stitch it altogether.  It took another 100 people to erect and install the flag on the mountain.  It's meant to welcome people to Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup which starts in a week and to participate in the Guiness Book of World Records for the world's largest flag ever unfurled on a mountain.

I've enlarged the photo so you can get a sense of the size of the flag.

Here's a little news story about the flag if you're interested.

It's been warm and sunny bordering on hot for several days but as you can see it's clouding over now and rain is expected shortly. 

Thank you for visiting my Skywatch Friday post.