Monthly Archives: October 2014

A stormy day at Point Holmes – the gulls

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Katherine

  Sea gulls enjoying the winds that let them surf over the shore at Point Holmes while looking for food that was washed up from the Salish Sea by the tail end of the storm system that was Hurricane Ana. … Continue reading →

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A stormy day at Point Holmes

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Katherine

The remnants of Hurricane Ana brought storm winds of up to 80 km/h and rains to much of Vancouver Island. Point Holmes and a bit of video…

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Spoons – Victoria

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

Spoons at Alix Goolden Performance Hall in Victoria, May 17, 2014 More images in a Facebook album  

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Street Art – Courtenay Riverway

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

Street art along the Courtenay Riverway I wrote more about the Riverway

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Signs of fall – Comox Lake Logging Road

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

Comox Logging Road – heading toward Courtenay

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Signs of fall – maple leaves

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine
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Oh Canada – maple leaf

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

  Just a pair of maple leaves = Oh Canada…

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Goose Spit – fun in the wind

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

Vancouver Island was directly in the path of the tail end of a Pacific hurricane – the high winds were perfect for some wind surfing in the Comox harbour. The harbour is protected by Goose Spit – a good thing … Continue reading →

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Air Force Beach – after the storm

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

I should in hindsight title this “between the storms” as this sunny and warm fall day was an unexpected treat between some tropical weather systems that landed on Vancouver Island. Although both were downgraded to storms, one system originated as … Continue reading →

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Nymph Falls – flood flows

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Katherine

The Puntledge River at Nymph Falls as BC Hydro releases storm rains from the Comox Lake reservoir after the tail end of a typhoon drenched most of Vancouver Island. A few months ago people were enjoying the river, splashing about … Continue reading →

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