Category Archives: Vancouver Island Images

Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Comox Air Park…

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby crossing Georgia Strait

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby at BC Ferries Little River Terminal

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Sand Dollar

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Katherine

Sand dollars have a rigid skeleton (known as a test) consisting of calcium carbonate plates arranged in radial pattern. In live sand dollars the test is covered by a skin of velvet-textured spines that are covered with very small hairs … Continue reading →

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A scallop shell

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Scallop shell from Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Baynes Sound scallops – threatened by global warming and pollution…

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Ossian A

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Katherine

Ossian A in Kelsey Bay Ossian A was built for the Canadian Forest Products operation at Englewood, where she was primarily employed towing log booms. She was later sold to Hodder Tugboat, and refitted with a 335 h.p. GM 12V71 … Continue reading →

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Miss Quadra

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Katherine

Miss Quadra in Kelsey Bay

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Sayward – Saw blade boot house

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Katherine

I’m calling this a saw blade boot house as the roof of the house is made out of old saw blades, and it houses boots. I suppose it’s also a tree house…

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Strathcona – a trip to Battleship Lake

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Katherine

A snow covered Battleship Lake A spring hike to Battleship Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park – snowy patches on the lower trail and about a foot of snow as we approached the lake. A wonderful day… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.298811640242554.1073742124.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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