Category Archives: Vancouver Island

Time lapse – A little lake

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Katherine

Time-lapse video of clouds over a small lake near Cobble Hill – Vancouver Island

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A Hippo Oil can that I found while poking about in the old Bevan townsite Hippo Oil was a Canadian product used to protect and preserve floors and wood. As far as I know it was a cousin of linseed … Continue reading →

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Wood, steel, and leaves – Harrison Creek bridge

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Katherine

Walking along the E & N Railway bridge over Harrison Creek

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BC Logs – Global Discovery

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Katherine

Global Discovery loading logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

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Forest fire smoke – Mt Washington

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Katherine

The Strathcona Parkway and Comox Valley obscured by forest fire smoke

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Taylor River

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Katherine

Low water at Taylor River Taylor River is one of those places that you should take the time to visit – it’s powerful at low water flows, and spectacular and deadly during high water flows. It picked up this stump, … Continue reading →

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BC Logs – Timaru Star

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Katherine

Stevedores loading the Timaru Star at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf Hearing that Japan was going to recommence commercial whaling saddened and angered me. When the whales are all gone they can eat BC logs – until they are all gone…