Category Archives: winter

Comox harbour – a winter day

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A beautiful day enjoying the views of the Comox harbour and the Insular Range.   [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228554733934912.1073741899.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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Winter in the Comox Valley

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

I was rushing about yesterday, trying to get some last minute Christmas shopping done, and somewhat bitterly thinking that I’d rather be out with a camera enjoying the day – especially on a day that was almost identical to a … Continue reading →

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Buckley Bay – Winter water

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The road connecting highways 19 and 19A at Buckley Bay is one of my favourite places to poke about – it’s a huge bed of fossils, and in the winter it becomes a frozen forest of ice. Pretty – and … Continue reading →

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Alberni Pacific No. 7

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

In 1912, Port Alberni was incorporated with the arrival of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and planned arrival of the Canadian National Railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph cable at Bamfield. The Alberni Pacific railway began operations in 1912 into Port … Continue reading →

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A cold night in Victoria

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

This was cold, yet quite beautiful…

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Snowy birds

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Two rather cold air planes at the Comox Air Force Museum, located at 19 Wing/CFB Comox. CP-107 Canadair Argus   C-47, Douglas DC-3 Dakota

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Confederation Fountain

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A very cold night at the Confederation Fountain on Menzies Street, across from the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, BC. Ice… –5° Celsius and winds from the northeast at 40. That’s a nasty wind chill. The wall behind the … Continue reading →

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The Empress at night

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The mandatory night shots of the Empress hotel in Victoria BC. Shot from the lawns of the Provincial Parliament Buildings at the corner of Belleville and Government.

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Centennial Fountain

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A little gem located just off Superior Street behind the British Colombia Parliament Buildings, near the inner harbour in Victoria, B.C. I was wondering why this fountain was not coated with ice as it was a bitterly cold night for … Continue reading →

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Snow in Comox

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Egad, gazooks, and oh my…

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