Category Archives: nature

15 Seconds – Air Force Beach

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Katherine

Three videos, each 15 seconds of light, ripples and waves at Air Force Beach adjacent to CFB Comox.      

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Mount Washington – a gray day

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Katherine

At the top – Mount Washington Sometimes nature will give me a clear day, some days a cloudy day, and then sometimes a hazy day resulting from moisture in the air and some smoke from forest fires. It’s all part … Continue reading →

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Mount Washington – a vibrant day

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Katherine

At the top – Mount Washington Sometimes nature will give me a clear or partly cloudy summer where colours are brilliant and so vibrant that I look back and think that an artist had painted the scenery with bold colours. … Continue reading →

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Red

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

I have no idea what kind of plant this is but it is strikingly beautiful. Red – at the summit of Mt Washington

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Paradise Meadows – the big picture

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

The big picture of Paradise Meadows at Strathcona Provincial Park – all images are linked to larger versions.

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Strathcona Provincial Park – Paradise Meadows

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

The trail to Paradise Meadows at Strathcona Provincial Park is mostly an easy walk along boardwalk – it’s a short trip through beautiful area. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.263386673785051.1073742028.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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On location – Mountainaire Avian Rescue

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Wildlife Rescue Educational Outreach Workers from the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society raising public awareness at Comox Nautical Days.  

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Red

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Pretty red flowers I saw in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Purple

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

I saw these while hiking about trying to get to the lower end of the Browns River. I have a great library of field guides to fossils, rocks and minerals, marine creatures and birds, but I only have a Peterson … Continue reading →

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Rosewell Creek trail

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

If you venture a little bit beyond the loop trail that goes around Rosewell Creek Provincial Park, you can continue on inland and pass underneath highway 19A, and then a bit further, Highway 19.   This is what I would … Continue reading →

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