Category Archives: weather

Finn’s water birds

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Finn

Guest posting Finn is my seven-year-old grandson. I played consultant, but Finn took and edited his own pictures using his own equipment. I helped post them. Alistair   While visiting at Kootenay Lake, I get to wander around with Granddad as … Continue reading →

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Summer begins

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Alistair

  Summer began today. After an unconscionably wet spring, the Sun rose to a clear sky and estival forecasts. Of course, when I say summer began, I am offering an observation, not a proclamation. Alas that was not the case, when two weeks … Continue reading →

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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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