Northern Lights - Part 2

After taking a few pictures of the northern lights from our place, we decided to try and find a spot that was a little more open and without street lights.  The bridge at the edge of town was the perfect spot as you can see for quite a distance down the river.  The light show out there was spectacular.  The northern lights seemed to fill the sky with green.  There were beams of light that would dance and streak across the sky. 

Northern Lights

On the evening of October 8th we had clear, starry skies which made it a great night for viewing the northern lights.  We have had glimpses of them before in southwestern Ontario but to see them up close dancing across the sky was truly amazing. 

This was taken right beside our house.

 I was lucky enough to even capture a shooting star along with the northern lights in this picture.  It is not overly bright, but you can see it on the right hand side of the picture.

The Skeena River

Autumn when all the leaves have turned every shade of yellow, is great time for a drive along the Skeena River. 

Rainy Season

The arrival of autumn also mean the arrival of the rainy season here in the pacific northwest.  Rainy season here often involves day after day of rain for 3-4-5 days in a row before we get a brief break and the cycle starts all over again.  The other day we had one of those brief sunny periods between rains, and what a beautiful rainbow it produced.