Category Archives: nature

Puntledge River Hatchery

A quick visit to the Puntledge River Hatchery to see what the salmon are up to A bit of video looking through the fish viewing window… And a bit of video from above the fish viewing window…

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Fanny Bay – a pile of oysters

Oyster shells – Fanny Bay It’s not just oyster shells on the beach, in some places it’s decades of accumulated oyster shells that form the land that we walk on.

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Fanny Bay – looking north

Looking north toward the government wharf in Fanny Bay

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Fanny Bay – the boat house

A well loved boat house – Fanny Bay I had driven past this boat house many times without stopping as I figured it would probably be very difficult to get close enough to it to get a good picture. Wrong … Continue reading

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Cumberland No. 5 Coal Mine

A nice fall day in early October seemed like a great time to set off to find the remains of the No 5 Mine. It was a great idea, but one that did not turn out as planned, as I … Continue reading

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No 8 Mine

October is a great month for walking about outdoors with a camera – clear skies, cool air, not so many people, and an amazing pallet of fall colours. A perfect day to take a visit to the remains of the … Continue reading

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Piping in the tide

Piping in the tide at Pipers Lagoon – Nanaimo

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Gulls – and lots of them

Gulls at along the shore of Georgia Strait at Kitty Coleman Provincial Park

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Union Bay – Pieces of history

Pieces of history from a morning walk along the old coal loading facilities at Union Bay. I left these behind and only took photographs…

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Rattlestrictorthon

The Lesser Rattlestrictorthon

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