Katherine Bickford

Pachena Bay – A seagull

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

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A seagull enjoying the beach at Pachena Bay

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Craigflower Bridge

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Katherine

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The Craigflower Bridge spans the Gorge Waterway, along Admirals Road from the Island Highway in View Royal to Gorge Road in the District of Saanich.

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Looking toward Saanich

The body of water known as “The Gorge” is a narrow tidal inlet that connects Victoria Harbour to Portage Inlet. The Gorge Waterway is defined as the inlet between Craigflower Bridge and the Selkirk trestle.

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Looking toward View Royal

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Craigflower Manor National Historic Site of Canada

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Katherine

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Craigflower Manor National Historic Site of Canada

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Despite living in Langford, Colwood,View Royal, Vic West, Victoria, Esquimalt and James Bay for the better part of 20 years, I had never managed to stop to visit the Craigflower Manor National Historic Site of Canada.

Perhaps I was too busy, perhaps life did not afford me the opportunity, but I remedied that…

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A green field

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Katherine

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Farming – Headquarters Road near Merville

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Just a barn on a farm

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Katherine

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A barn on a farm – Headquarters Road

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A boat with a view

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Katherine

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High and dry in Comox – near Filberg Lodge and Park

I enjoy shooting images of old wooden fish boats and the hulks of once proud warships, freighters and three masted sailing ships, but I really don’t enjoy shooting images of pleasure craft that have been neglected, abandoned, and allowed to sink or wash ashore.

It’s not just a matter of being an eyesore, it’s also that these ships can be an environmental time bomb, and a danger to people that get too close to them. This one is fairly firmly stuck in the soft ground, but it could at some point tip over if people start messing about on it.

The problem goes beyond the boats on the shore – it extends to the financial aspect of who will pay to remove them, clean up and oil spills, and who has the authority and responsibility to deal with them.

I’m not responsible for this, it’s unlikely that the owner will do anything about it, and we will all end up paying for it in the long run.

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