You cannot go to British Columbia and come home without a photo of orchards or vineyards. It being early June, there are unfortunately no ripe inviting fruit dangling from any branches. With the sun rising so early these days, I tend to wake up before 6am, which is the perfect time to go exploring with my camera since the light is just perfect. It also allows you to explore in the stillness of the morning, when most people are still in bed and nature is just awakening. During this early morning light, everything seems so crisp and beautiful, and all you can hear are the sounds of the birds and waves. I find this time of day increadibly relaxing and calming, and taking the time to enjoy these moments leads to a very satisfying start to any day.
This morning, I took a stroll out of the Haynes Point Provincial Campground at Osoyoos Lake and snooped around the vineyard that is just up the hill. The clouds were slight and scattered, the vine leafs in a refreshing green colour (the way only brand new leafs are) - you could just tell it was going to be a beautiful day. I wanted to capture the grittiness of the vine bark, the beautiful bright sky, and the sense of endlessness you get when you look down the rows of vines. Hopefully you get that sense from the image below.
1/100s @ f/18.0 ISO 200
This morning I also stumbled upon freshly hatched Button Quails! Quails are small pheasants (4.5") and the males are quite beautiful with their head dress feathers. The quail chicklets (Quailets? :) were only about the size of a bumble bee and zoomed around in the grass just as quickly as bees buzz about. They were bright yellow with brown stripes and just about the cutests little birds I have ever seen. Some moments cannot be caught on camera because they surprise you and happen so quickly, and this was one of them, but it was a really precious moment.
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