Category Archives: weather

Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Alistair

  Yesterday was Earth Day. I have looked at many pictures posted by media to mark Earth Day. Curiously, many of them show crowds of humans — and so features the celebrants rather than the thing being celebrated. Other stories … Continue reading →

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Variegated trees

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Alistair

  The rainbow season begins with a show of variegated trees on the mountainside.  

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Dipper under ice

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Alistair

  A dipper sometimes forages under ice.  I believe I know when and why it does so. The odd thing about this, is that I have often watched a dipper stand on the border ice along a creek, dive into … Continue reading →

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January’s goulash

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Alistair

  Each of these January images lacked a posting of its own and so is assembled here. Hooded Mergansers show their interest in each other, even at this time of year, by raising their crests and displaying. These two pictures … Continue reading →

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Rip

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Alistair

  This topic is probably of little interest to non-boaters. Indeed, it isn’t even of much interest to boaters on most of the lakes of the world. However, for our boaters — bingo. The topic is the rip.  not the … Continue reading →

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Lake stars in ice

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Alistair

  This is the month for star patterns to be seen in the ice of lakes and ponds. This is an early season phenomenon. When the ice becomes thicker, they can’t form. I offered my first posting about these star … Continue reading →

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Sign sees its breath

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Alistair

  On the surface of it, a title implying that a highway sign can both see and breathe is nonsense. Yet, when it comes to that breath, which is visible as a steam fog, there is a continuum. While the … Continue reading →

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Smoke and fish

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Alistair

  Late summer is the season of smoke and fish. The smoke is episodic — some years none, some years considerable. This year it is particularly bad. The fish, spawning kokanee, are an annual staple that is far more agreeable. … Continue reading →

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Wave-cloud iridescence

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Alistair

  Waves form behind a boat travelling on the water. It is the relative motion that counts, not whether it is the boat that is moving or the water that is moving. In a similar manner, the air displaced by … Continue reading →

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Fog drops on web

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Alistair

  A recent posting showed a few characteristics of fog: fog wave. However, fog offers a far richer variety of features than those I showed there. Here is one more: fog drops that have collected on a spider’s web.  Similar … Continue reading →

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