Category Archives: nature

Strathcona Flowers

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

Flowers at Strathcona Provincial Park [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258471530943232.1073742013.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] images also in a standalone album…

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Geese and goslings

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Katherine

Geese and goslings at Harling Point, Victoria

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Beacon Hill Park – Garry oaks

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Katherine

  Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) on the hill at Beacon Hill Park In 1843, Hudson’s Bay Company officers lined up two beacons on Mount Beacon to mark Brotchie Ledge. The western most beacon had a blue triangle and the other … Continue reading →

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Bull kelp

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Katherine

Bull kelp aka sea onions, at Botanical Beach

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Harling Point

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Katherine

A view of the Olympics and Juan de Fuca Strait at Harling Point, Oak Bay.

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Berries, bells, and bears

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Katherine

Berries – a sign that summer is here in full force. Also a sign that hungry bears will be in the area, having a tasty snack of berries. Another sign that bears are in the area, having a yummy snack … Continue reading →

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Cumberland clouds

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Katherine

Looking over the Comox Estuary toward Cumberland – viewed from HMCS Quadra at Goose Spit.

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Mount Becher – Forbidden Plateau ski lodge

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

All that’s left after a fire destroyed the Wood Mountain Ski Area ski lodge in the Forbidden Plateau area on Mount Becher – graffiti covered ruins of a beautiful building. In 1982 the original lodge burned to the ground , … Continue reading →

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A bit of Baynes Sound

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

I stopped at one of the many view points on Highway 19A and took the time to take a look at Denman across Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay.

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Island Signs

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

Island Signs – this one once carried some important information or a trail map in the Puntledge Recreation Area.

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