Thank you for visiting “Life and Random Thinking” today.
I have a few photos to share from today’s bike ride to Okanagan Lake. I also will share some photos from Mother’s Day. This post belongs to my Thinking Out Loud category, absolutely.
I live in a valley and the mountains on the east and mountains on the west naturally funnel the air creating a breeze of some velocity. The direction often changes during the day so you can literally ride against the wind both to and from your destination (if there is a few hour time difference).
Today the wind is blowing from the south and my cherry tree is now devoid of it’s lovely white blossoms – yesterday it looked like it was snowing in my back yard.
On the ride today I stopped at the Japanese gardens and the blossoms there cover the sidewalk and the koi pond thickly, almost in drifts. (photos below)
I was awake at 5 a.m. yesterday and it was bright outside. It seems not so long ago that it was still dark at 7 a.m.
Spring is an inspiring time and optimistic by nature I think.
The days are getting longer, the warm temperatures are ahead, the new growth and buds on the trees. Even though the temperatures are a littler cooler this spring I know spring is here because the robins are back.
Please accept my apology for late Happy Mother’s Day wishes to the Mom’s who read this blog. I hope your day included time, messages and some warm moments with your families.
My wife had a happy Mother’s Day and we celebrated with a bonfire on the lake. I was very pleased to see her relaxing and enjoying visiting with family. We had a semi-circle of chairs around the fire, and I brought a BBQ which was portable so we could cook burgers. There was two salads and cake to celebrate the day.
Surprisingly the beach was nearly empty and the lake was very inviting, but I was not fooled.
I walked around the beach and saw a balancing log that made a natural teeter-totter. (below)
Thanks for visiting today !
I always reply to your comments and reactions to my post. – David
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Riding into the wind both ways? Yikes!
What a lovely scene on the beach – wonderful way to celebrate Mother’s Day! And the cherry blossom “snow” seems like the right kind of snow to have this time of year!
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Riding into the wind both ways sounds like those sayings when people walked uphill both ways to school – in the snow! Thanks for reading and commenting♥
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Ya,only rubes go into spring lake water!
Sounds like a great day at the lake David!
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I love that word “rubes” – you made me laugh! Thanks so much.
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Beautiful pictures! Bike rides in the spring are so rejuvenating!
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Hello Amber, it was rejuvenating (excellent word choice!) especially on the way home – against the wind. Just being outdoors is nice, no matter the season I think. I appreciate you saying hi and commenting Amber! – David
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How beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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I am glad you liked the photos, that log teeter totter is cool. I appreciate you commenting. – David
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Great pictures Dave. Thanks Bob
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Always a pleasure Bob, thanks for saying hi!
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Yikes! to having the wind against you both ways. You’re a more determined soul than I’d be 🙂 Absolutely gorgeous close up of the cherry blossom. I agree with you about Spring, there’s something so uplifting about it, but it goes so quickly and I’d love it to hang around a bit longer.
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Spring does seem to go by quickly. Light dusting of fresh snow on the east side of my valley last night but it won’t be much, but surprised me anyway. What always surprises me Deb is the longest day of the year. It seems almost unfair that after June 21 the days are getting shorter. That’s the way the world spins though ♥
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Your cherry blossoms are beautiful. I learned my lesson this year. We are in a new-to-us home that has a tree that has similar blooms, pink, but no fruit. I was waiting for it to bloom more fully before I snapped some pictures. The wind intervened and I lost my opportunity. Happy Spring to you as signs of the season come and go, and Happy Mother’s Day to your wife. Your celebration looked delightful.
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I wonder if your tree is a pink variation of cherry or dogwood? Thank you for reading so faithfully, it means a great deal to me.
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I really don’t know about cherry, but I know it is not dogwood because I grew up in an area with lots of dogwoods–very different bloom from what we had.
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I thought their was a japanese cherry tree that actually doesn’t produce fruit, sounds wrong as I say it.
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Lovely
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I prefer handsome. LOL, thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice day ! – David
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Hi David,
What a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day!
I am always in awe of the beautiful area you live at. I am visiting one day!
Blessings!
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Let me know when you come ♥
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I will! ❤️
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Loved the images especially the cherry blossoms- so beautiful!
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The blossoms are gone and replaced by little green berries that will be bright red delicious cherries in early July, yay! – thanks for reading and adding your comment Pooja ! 🙂
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Oh wow how lovely!! My pleasure 😀
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