Category Archives: weather

Raindrop splash

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Alistair

June has been a remarkably aqueous month: rain falls, snow melts, creeks rage, rivers rise, and lakes flood. What better way to acknowledge this than with a picture of a single raindrop on the Lake? The impact of a large raindrop … Continue reading →

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Drowned daisies

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Alistair

Some casualties of high water.

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Robins exploit flood

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Alistair

The Lake level is as high now as I have seen it in recent decades: above the beach and onto local lawns. The spring freshet has consequences for many animals and plants, but until this morning, I would not … Continue reading →

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Paranthelion

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Alistair

Haloes are not all that common around Kootenay Lake—at least when it is compared with other places I have lived. Further, of all the many haloes that can be seen, the paranthelion is sufficiently uncommon that I cannot recall … Continue reading →

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Rainbow season

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Alistair

I always welcome the return of the rainbow season. While a rainbow might appear on any occasion, the best of them usually arrive in late May or early June with the arrival of convective showers. The timing of this … Continue reading →

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Window seat

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Alistair

When coming or and going from this region, I usually drive; this weekend was different: I flew. (I like airplanes; it’s airports I don’t like.) Airplanes provide a wonderful platform for viewing the natural world, so I always request a … Continue reading →

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Snow eater

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Alistair

A weather condition that results in the particularly rapid melting of snow is often referred to as a snow eater. I explored the term, snow eater, on the Web and was disappointed by how many sites sloppily treated as if it were … Continue reading →

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Pregnant spruce

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Alistair

Nuff said.

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Snow and birds

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Alistair

How do birds deal with all the snow we have had lately? Snow piles high and limits access to their favourite foods. I am sure that birds deal with the problem in a variety of ways, but yesterday’s observations show … Continue reading →

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Crystal marshmallows

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Alistair

The snows have arrived. Today, the temperature was low and the ice crystals were stellar: six pointed crystals. Such crystals form when the temperature in the cloud is in the vicinity of -15C. Skiers love these low density crystals. When the stellars … Continue reading →

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