Crank all the windows open until 7:00. Then batten down the hatches and hunker down while the temperature steadily climbs to ~42C (107F) here in Burnaby, BC, peaking between 2:00 – 4:00pm.
Thank you tall trees of Byrne Creek Ravine Park that keep us shaded until noonish.
Supposedly it will be back down to 30C by 10:00pm, and a bearable 23-25 overnight.
Check in on vulnerable family, friends, and neighbours.
Stay safe, all. . .
UPDATE: And watch out for pets, too. Sora the Cat quickly figured out that an ice-water filled bed warmer is a great place to hang out :-).
UPDATE 2: As of mid-afternoon it now looks like we’ll top out around 36C instead of over 40. Whew!
The other day when we were camping at Nairn Falls Provincial Park just south of Pemberton, BC, we drove up the Pemberton Meadows Road to the bridge across the Lillooet River.
There was a wee puddle just across the bridge, and in the 34C heat several species of butterflies and moths were sharing it.
We drove up to Birkenhead Lake while we were camping at Nairn Falls. An Osprey had caught a fish and a Bald Eagle was chasing it. Also spotted a Downy Woodpecker in a cavity nest.
We camped for two nights at Nairn Falls Provincial Park near Pemberton, BC, and walked One Mile Lake a couple of times. I was happy to see the Osprey again, and this time share the experience with my wife.
Even the birds appeared to be feeling the 34C heat. . .
We went to Deas Island Regional Park today, another gem in the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks system. It was our first time there though we’ve visited many Metro parks for decades. Lots of wildlife, too!
When you’re driving through the Massey Tunnel, you’re passing underneath this island.
Some interesting history here. . . John Deas was a “free black tinsmith” who established a cannery in 1873 that for a short time was the “leading producer on the Fraser River.”
Yumi hanging on to Big Bertha while I adjusted a shoelace.
Barn Swallow
Bald Eagle
Rufous Hummingbird
Juvenile Robin
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Yellowjacket
Sand Wasps
Great Horned Owl
It was in a swampy area and we couldn’t get around for a better shot.
I came across this wee Anna’s Hummingbird near Taylor Park in SE #Burnaby. It looked tiny and I wondered if it was perhaps a juvenile. It also looke sleepy. . . I hope it wasn’t ill. . .
I followed the sound of crows attempting murder ( : – ) and found them harassing this raccoon up in a tree eating cherries near the Byrne Creek dyke in south Burnaby, BC.
As I was approaching the parking lot, I heard another bunch of mobbing crows, and spotted another raccoon about 15 meters up a tree.
