The Northern Lights Visit the South ~ Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

I took the following photos on August 12th. I saw this glow in the sky which I'd not seen before so decided to take some photos. The next day I read that the city had experienced the aurora borealis or the northern lights but that was on August 8th.  I think what I captured was the tail end of it. I thought the sky looked pretty cool.

I actually grew up seeing the dancing northern lights during the winter months.  They look a lot different which is why I didn't know what I was looking at. I enjoyed seeing them because I missed them when they visited earlier.

Thank you for visiting my Skywatch blog post today. I hope you enjoyed.  I hope you will visit again soon.

Nature's Beauty ~ Skywatch Friday, August 15, 2025

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

How are you all doing?  Welcome to my Skywatch Friday post.

As summer draws to a close the weather temperatures have also skyrocketed. However cooler temperatures are supposed to be back by the weekend.  Just in time for Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition (PNE).  I haven't been to the PNE for a few years so I might go this year.  The PNE closes on Labour Day weekend, September 1, 2025. Once it's over I usually notice a distinct chill in the air reminding us that the autumn season will soon be upon us.

The garden needs a lot of water during the hottest times of the summer.

Skywatch Friday ~ August 7, 2025

As we leave the month of July and enter into August our hot temperatures have cooled a bit and our skies have become more cloudy.  These photos were taken before daybreak.  I find it's often cloudy just before daybreak.

We've had cool temperatures and a bit of rain but by Friday and over the weekend it's supposed to get hot again.

Thank you for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post.

First Sky in August ~ Skywatch Friday

Hello everyone, 

So glad you could visit my Skywatch Friday post. These photos were taken at daybreak.  I'm always happy to see the pink in the sky in the early morning hours.  I hope you enjoy them.

 Enjoy the weekend. See you soon.

Last Friday in July ~ Skywatch Friday

 

These photos are from a walk when I went to do some late night errands earlier this week.  It was supposed to be a lot cooler but I'm so glad I didn't wear a jacket. I found it quite warm even until the late evening when I finally returned home.

This is the current location of City Hall

Looking northward to downtown from Cambie Street

Looking south on Cambie Street

Another southern view of Cambie near 12th Avenue

Broadway Street. A new subway is being built under where we stand.

Today I realized that it's almost the end of July and before we know it summer will be over. I was feeling a bit sad. Though summer isn't my favourite season, I will miss the bright days we've been having.  I realize I tend to live in the future, always looking ahead. As the years go by I try harder to  cultivate being in the present and appreciating each day. 

Thank you for visiting my Skywatch Friday post.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Goodbye Sweet Trees ~ Skywatch Friday, July 18, 2025

It was with a great deal of sadness that I awoke on Monday to a great commotion.

Later on I realized it was city crews working to cut down several trees immediately on the north side of the building I live in.  The beautiful trees you see in the photos below are no more.

Not only does it feel very bare but it now feels very sterile without the greenery.  I will miss these trees for many reasons. There's no longer a place for birds to come and roost, make their nests & sing.  There's also no more shade for the building or for the people walking on the sidewalk.  Last, but not least, I've lost the trees that were subjects in so many of my photos over years and years.

Here are just a few of the recent ones to mark their passing.

I'm certain that new trees will be planted but they're going to take years to mature. Earlier in the year we also lost many trees on the street to the east that fronts my building.  Altogether the local neighbourhood is much barer than it was just a year ago. 

The trees that have been cut down were all old & brittle.  During wind storms their branches would sometimes snap off so it's likely the city deemed them a hazard.  I'll miss them anyway.

Thank you for stopping by my post for Skywatch Friday. I hope you have a great weekend.