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  1. Handsome image, Carin … sunrise or sunset? Love that golden glow kissing the dark clouds and staging the boat in silhouette. It’s even more striking when I viewed the image solo!

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    1. Sunrise. And the jury’s out on whether it’s actually a boat. Elizabeth’s question put some doubt in my mind and it’s possible that it’s some kind of nautical building on a short pier. We travel to this area pretty regularly so I’ll have to investigate more closely next time. I took the shot for the sky and silhouette; I hardly cared what it was. But the area used to be home to houseboats so that was in my mind. Plus, I LOVE houseboats. So that’s what I see… in Rorschach kind of way.

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  6. I thought it was very mysterious but now see that someone else says it’s a boat. It looks like a building on the top of a cliff on my screen so I’m wondering if it’s not showing up quite right. It does look very intriguing and slightly ominous though, and with a beautiful light behind.
    If it is a boat, what kind of rigging is that??

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    1. Elizabeth, you’ve put some doubt in my mind. This may not be a houseboat after all. There were houseboats in the area once upon a time but on the occasion of this visit, I think they were gone. So, I had houseboats on the mind because of the place and because the shot is so dark, I just assumed… It’s taken in Kelowna, so I’ll check with Barbara, see if she’s familiar with the spot. Funny, eh? (:

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    1. Thank you, Allison! I understand you’re also in the Okanagan. Maybe you can help solve this mystery?? (See my reply to Barbara.) (:

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  9. WHAT WHAT WHAT???? (I wanted to say.) Lovely, mysterious, and so hopeful-looking. Golden morning. And — if others are right about the nautical content — a lovely morning to head off on a watery adventure!

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    1. Barbara, this shot was taken on the stretch of water near The Cove in Kelowna. Do you know it? That part of the lake used to be home to a fleet of houseboats not too long ago but on our last visit we noticed they’d gone. [All of them, I think, but not sure.] I remember there’d been some furor about them in the community. So this may not actually be a houseboat after all (so dark even I can hardly tell) but a sort of lighthouse (but not a lighthouse) thingy on the shore. I’ll admit I took the shot rather randomly and the silhouette and sky were more interesting to me than the ‘structure’. Anyway, if you happen to know that stretch of road/water, you may recognize this. I realize you’re in Penticton… but worth asking!

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  10. Striking golden-lit sky and clouds. Sunrise? I think it’s intriguing that we can’t quite make out the structure and that it could be various things. I don’t think a boat … though I could be wrong. A watchtower of some sort? And what is it that’s hanging on a hook to the left? A lantern? Is there someone inside, and what is their purpose in being there? Another shot that provokes wonder and discussion, Carin. Lovely.

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    1. Good eye. I love the way you see details. Editorial eyes?? (;
      Turns out it’s probably not a boat, though when I came across the photo I thought it was because I remembered taking it in an area (Kelowna) where several houseboats used to be moored. After some ‘curious’ comments I looked again and realized I’d taken it on a subsequent visit… I remember there’d been a kerfuffle about them and they’d been removed. Talk about prompting story. I like the way this one has evolved! Anyway, I think this may be part of a small yacht club (possibly one of the reasons there are no longer houseboats in the area…?).

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