The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , A tubby squirrel peers from a tree in Osoyoos. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Shirley Sobkow

iN PHOTOS: Life emerges with spring on the way in Kamloops, Okanagan

Spring appears to be well underway in Kamloops and the Okanagan bringing with it bright blooms and the stirring of wildlife from their winter slumber.

Area photographers are out capturing the season in various places in and outside of their cities, including camp sites and mountain lakes.

In the northern hemisphere the March equinox, or first day of spring, happens March 19, when the sun crosses the equator going from south to north, according to the Farmers Almanac. 

The word equinox is Latin for ‘equal night’ when the length of day and night is nearly equal all around the world.

The amount of daylight each day will continue to increase until the summer solstice in June when we’ll see the longest periods of daylight.

For meteorologists the first day of spring is March 1. They divided the year into quarters to make it easier to compare information from year to year, basing the date on annual temperature cycles instead the position of the Earth as it relates to the sun.

There are a lot of things to watch for as the weather warms including migrating birds, emerging flora and longer sunlit evenings.

If you get a great photo of the spring season, send it news@infonews.ca.

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , The grasslands in Kamloops are lit up in spring sunlight. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Ryan King

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , A yellow-bellied marmot pops up at Kekuli Bay Provincial Park in Vernon. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Jack L. VanDyk

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , A black-capped chickadee is spotted along the channel in Penticton. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Jodi Forster

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , The crocuses are in bloom in a garden in Summerland. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lilian Blashko

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , A colony of gulls drifts on Kalamalka Lake on a spring afternoon in Vernon. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Harold Sellers

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , A sunny, blue-sky spring day is captured over Kamloops. Credit: SUBMITTED/ John Gould

The Thompson River is lit up in gold by a setting sun in Kamloops. , This long-toed salamander was found in a backyard pond in Penticton. Credit: SUBMITTED/ Aleks Watson

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Shannon Ainslie

Shannon Ainslie brings a background of writing and blogging to the team. She is interested in covering human interest stories and engaging with her community of Kamloops.

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