Author Archives: Katherine

Point Holmes seagulls

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Katherine

Raucous seagulls at Point Holmes – these birds are hardly ever quiet, but when they have a reason to make some noise they sure do! Point Holmes is a beautiful section of coastline on Baynes Sound, which in turn is … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Georgia Strait, nature, ocean, Salish Sea, video | Tagged Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Comox Valley, fall, Georgia Strait, nature, Point Holmes, Salish Sea, sea gulls, seagulls, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

RCAF CT-156 Harvard II

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Katherine

Tail number 156125, an RCAF CT-156 Harvard II at the Nanaimo airport Beechcraft RCAF CT-156 Harvard IIs are trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9. The single-engine turboprop aircraft is built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company. Length: 10.18 m Wingspan: … Continue reading →

Posted in airplanes, Nanaimo, RCAF | Tagged air craft, air planes, Cassidy, fall, flying, Harvard II, Highway 1, Nanaimo, private air planes, private aviation, Raymond Collishaw terminal, RCAF, YCD | Leave a comment

St Ann’s Catholic Church

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Katherine

St Ann’s Catholic Church viewed from the Cowichan River Estuary

Posted in buildings, nature, not your normal view, river | Tagged Cowichan Bay, Cowichan River, Cowichan river estuary, fall, marsh, nature, St Ann’s Catholic Church, Tzouhalem Road | Leave a comment

Cowichan Bay – Man and nature

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Katherine

The eagles over the Cowichan River Estuary don’t appear to be bothered by the freighters anchored in Cowichan Bay. Neither do they appear to be in the least concerned with the wooden pilings that were once used for log booming. … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Birds, nature, river, ships | Tagged Cowichan Bay, Cowichan River, Cowichan river estuary, eagles, fall, marsh, nature, ships, Tzouhalem Road | Leave a comment

Fog and smoke – an inversion layer

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Katherine

A thermal inversion layer trapping smoke and fog over the Comox Valley

Posted in mountains, snow | Tagged Comox Glacier, Comox Valley, Courtenay, Cumberland, fall, inversion layer, mountains, smoke, snow, Vancouver Island, weather | Leave a comment

Baynes Sound fog

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Katherine

Fog hugging Denman Island on a foggy west coast fall day

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A foggy day – Baynes Sound

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Katherine

A foggy fall day, looking east across Baynes Sound toward Denman Island

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Just a barn – Chemainus

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Katherine

A barn along the Trans Canada Highway just south of Mt Sicker Road. According to Google, this is in Chemainus, which surprised me somewhat as I have always thought that Chemainus was that place with the murals – to the … Continue reading →