January Afternoon

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Oh it’s still winter, but even on an early January afternoon you can feel spring inching ever closer. The shadows cast from the trees are still long. There is still plenty of snow on the ground yet change is in the air on this January afternoon.

A quiet start

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After the hoopla it’s nice to have a nice quiet start to the New Year.

Looking out into the Pacific ocean on a foggy morning on Vancouver Island.

You might not be able to see into the distance but there is still plenty to look at.

Rocks, water fog and sea.

At Rivers edge

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The rivers pace has slowed as the mountain snowmelt that gives it life has become a trickle.

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The summer sun has moved to the south and the shadows are getting long.

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The golden colors shout look at me yet whisper of the winter that is to come.

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Deep in the Rio Grande gorge, Nov 13th, 2016.