Category Archives: British Columbia

Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Katherine

Rathtrevor Beach – a memory of the way it never was when I was young

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Seagulls

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Katherine

A flock of seagulls – chaos, noise, a graceful ballet…

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Time lapse – Johnston Street Bridge

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Katherine

Time-lapse videos of traffic over the Johnston Street – Victoria

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Time lapse – A little lake

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Katherine

Time-lapse video of clouds over a small lake near Cobble Hill – Vancouver Island

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A bit of red

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Katherine

A bit of red at Long Beach – the colours of nature are so wonderful!

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Hippo Oil

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Katherine

A Hippo Oil can that I found while poking about in the old Bevan townsite Hippo Oil was a Canadian product used to protect and preserve floors and wood. As far as I know it was a cousin of linseed … Continue reading →

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Wood, steel, and leaves – Harrison Creek bridge

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Katherine

Walking along the E & N Railway bridge over Harrison Creek

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BC Logs – Global Discovery

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Katherine

Global Discovery loading logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

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Forest fire smoke – Mt Washington

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Katherine

The Strathcona Parkway and Comox Valley obscured by forest fire smoke

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Taylor River

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Katherine

Low water at Taylor River Taylor River is one of those places that you should take the time to visit – it’s powerful at low water flows, and spectacular and deadly during high water flows. It picked up this stump, … Continue reading →

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