Weather Today-In Your Vicinity 2013

[Greg Beetham]

I have never seen so much lightening in one view Mark, that's amazing, I bet it was noisy.
Greg

[mvanrheenen]

I have never seen so much lightening in one view Mark, that's amazing, I bet it was noisy.
Greg

Thanks Greg and yes, it was pretty loud hanging above our city!

Mark

[david antony]

Tsawwassen Sunny & 23ºc.

Very good capture Mark,. We rareley get lightening storms around here & when we do they are usually distant.

Thanks for sharing.

[mvanrheenen]

Thanks DA!

[sury]

DA and Mark, Great shots. I should be visiting this thread (more) often. Missing out
on some interesting shots.

Sury

[david antony]

Tsawwassen partly cloudy 18ºc.

Two ferries heading in to Tsawwassen & freighter for Roberts Bank Superport. Looks like smoke from forest fires, more than 200 new wildfires have started around the province over the past few days, most of which were caused by lightning. Mostly small fires. There is a Province wide ban on campfires due to it being so dry.



Fishboat heading out on Fraser to do some fishing.

[Birma]

Lovely light over the water and the boats / shipping, DA. Finger crossed that you don't get any big fires .

Despite the heavy showers we've been having over the last few weeks it is still surprisingly dry on the land. I've been trying to get some shots of the fields of wheat before they are harvested and the fields are pretty dry. I even managed to end up in a drainage ditch between fields yesterday (being the fleet footed photographic ninja that I am ) and was pleasantly surprised to find it dry.

Sunny spells here and just into the Greg comfort zone (20ish)

[Greg Beetham]

Wildfires and smoke haze are something I wouldn’t have expected from such a normally green lush place that’s been so evident in your previous photos DA, I guess if it does dry out a bit then there is lots of potential fuel to add to the fires, let’s hope it does rain again soon. I think the ship over yonder in the first is my size for going outside after seeing your fishing trip photos.
Greg
Ps Yes 20 is a more civilized temperature for me for sure Birma, the TV weather said 11 tomorrow morning here, but the weather site on the web said 15, I wonder which one is going to be correct.

[david antony]

Tsawwassen 18 clouds, rained in the morning (Sunday) cleard up by noon.


Was early to pick Stephanie up from Irish Rovers crew party on Point Grey Road in Vancouver. Took a few shots just a a block up the road.


Amazing how far some of these boards go out.




Looking west from Royal Vancouver Yatcht Club.




West-End Vancouver.

[aster]

Hi David Antony, : )

Just the kinds of photos I love; the seascape, boats, speeding boats and people on boats or boards... : ) Looking good. Must have been very peaceful seeing that you appear to be across the urban part of Vancouver.

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

[Birma]

Love the shot of the speed boat in the last picture DA. I'd like a bit more of a craft around me if I was that far out - more than just a board and a paddle

[Greg Beetham]

Yes I agree with Birma the scene across towards the city and the speedboat is great DA but I’m finding I’ve newfound interest in boards myself, I don’t mind the cut of that one’s jib.
Greg

[Greg Beetham]

The neighbor is cutting down all his trees lately, one after the other, this is the latest one, getting rid of all the shade trees just before summer arrives, I think he might regret it myself.
Greg
Townsville weather: windy today, patchy cloud, 27⁰C at the moment. (Feels like 20)
KM5D KM18-200

[Birma]

Always a shame to have to cut down trees. Perhaps their insurance is making them do it? It is very close to the house and power / telephone lines.

[aster]

(?) Odd indeed...Why would someone cut all trees down to nothingness?

Sad to see them go. Maybe a construction in plans that requires a wider footprint? In any case it does look weird, irrelevant and no so nature-friendly at all.

Thanks for sharing, Greg.


Yildiz