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May in the East Kootenay
William Shakespeare wrote in his 18th sonnet:
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”
Rough winds did indeed shake parts of the East Kootenay during May 2012, with a dog’s breakfast of weather patterns powering over us.
Emboldened by an early month hot spell, gardeners grew bold and some suffered as frosts continued to sneak up on us, especially those living above the valley floors.
Clouds and rains did their usual spring thing, with days rapidly changing from warm and sunny to dark, rainy and cool in no time at all.
The buds of April exploded into green and nature’s paint brushes became busy, as they always do in the Rockies in May – especially as the month wears on.
A perigree moon burst above the Rockies May 5 – coming closer to Earth than at any other point in the year. For those lucky enough to be able to see it (clouds were an issue in Cranbrook that night), it was a special show.
Each month e-KNOW provides a photographic presentation of ‘the month that was’ in the region. The images are taken during our travels around the region, covering events and stories. Hence the sometimes less-than-perfect lighting with the images.
Our beautiful region deserves full sunny colour presentation, as that is when it really shines – like a beautiful woman with perfect make up. But like a beautiful woman, the East Kootenay looks just fine when the make-up is off, too.
May’s collection of images was collected from the following areas: Cherry Creek Falls, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Elk Valley, Lumberton area, Wycliffe/Ta Ta Creek areas, St. Eugene, St. Mary’s IR, Moyie and Whiteswan area.
Ian Cobb/e-KNOW
