I can't believe it but the weather is so mild here in late November that I rode downtown or home from downtown twice this week! Usually we've had at least a couple of major snowfalls by this time, but not this year. I'm hoping for a mild winter, even if the skiers want snow!
This was the harbour on Monday, my friends bench at the left under one of the few trees. Can you spot the swans? I don't think I've ever seen swans in this harbour before.
They weren't disturbed as I rode down the harbour-edge sidewalk. I wonder if they'll hang around.
I got a good deal closer on this bright sunny day. They raised their heads and as you can see by their orange beaks, these are Mute Swans. They do tend to hang around rather than migrate. At any rate, it was a remarkable 8°C that day.
Compare this to this week two years ago!
Our snow stick got totally covered this week that year. I'm thanking my lucky stars for the mild winter so far this year and hoping it will continue! And I still can't believe it!
Believe it, way across the country in B C, Josh will be on his way via Prince George to McKenzie. Temps range from -8 Maximum, down to -20 Minimum, or even less. Down here, the season is fickle, and already we have small feijoas on the trees, the passionfruit has tiny fruit ( Hooray, they sell for about $40 a kg), and tall lilies have started to flower. The crane will be very happy to keep his head above the snow line for a little longer.
ReplyDeleteI love the swans.
ReplyDeleteI too am enjoying our weather, but it's a bit warmer and a lot windier. I hope it stays warm for you!
ReplyDeleteYou're seeing climate change at work. We had the first snow at the house this morning, a month later than it used to fall 50 years ago.
ReplyDeleteGlad for your warm weather. Cool to see the only white in your November 2024 is swans.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a really nice Fall but December will brings us some really cold weather, hope we get more snow to insulated things!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet seeing the swans. Happy trails!
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