Category Archives: nature

Fungus Humungus

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

A rather large fungus growing on a tree – winter on Vancouver Island

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Puntledge Diversion Dam

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Puntledge River diversion dam – linked to larger version Located about 3.7 kilometres downstream of the Comox Lake Impoundment Dam, the Diversion Dam is where water is diverted from the Puntledge river into a pipeline that travels five kilometres to … Continue reading →

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Courtenay – Along the river

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across the Courtenay River to the Fields Sawmill site – the  mill ceased operations in 2005 and was demolished, except for the office and wharf that still stand as a reminder of what was

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Winters walk

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine
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HMCS Quadra – a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

HMCS Quadra on a beautiful winters day A random selection of the 21 images in the full album… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284393488351036.1073742081.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″ random=1 limit=12]

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Goose Spit – a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

Goose Spit and the Salish Sea on a beautiful winters day A random selection of images from the entire set of 33 images… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284384751685243.1073742080.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″ random=1 limit=12]

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Comox harbour– a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

The view of Comox Harbour from the beach at Goose Spit, on a beautiful winters day. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284380748352310.1073742079.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Filberg in the fall

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Katherine

The grounds of Filberg Lodge on a beautiful fall day   Looking toward Goose Spit from the shoreline at Filberg

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A December day

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Katherine

A typical December day for me – snow on the mountains, sailboats on the water and I’m walking around in a fleece jacket that is not zipped up. looking east, across Comox Estuary toward Forbidden Plateau   Comox Lake from … Continue reading →

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Tofino – Coastal Fog

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Katherine

Fog on the coast – sometimes a light coating that vanishes as fast as it appears, and then sometimes a heavy, impenetrable wall. Pacific Rim National Park reserve – Tofino

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