Accidental artistry – Flowers Under Glass

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

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Flowers Under Glass – accidental artistry at the Courtney Air Park

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C-FXTB

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Katherine

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C-FXTB, a 1968 Cessna 172K at the Courtenay Air Park

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Courtenay Air Park–flying circuits

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Katherine

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G-GIZN,  a 1976 Cessna 150M flying circuits and touch and go landings at the Courtenay Air Park.

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The tide line – Goose Spit

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Katherine

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Although HMCS Quadra is military land and normally off limits, you can actually walk pretty much all around it at low tide…

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The crash site

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Katherine

I was hiking across the fields at HCMS Quadra when I came across an air plane crash site with the remains of what was once a pretty little Piper Cherokee.

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This was in March 2014 – a bit of snow on the hills and just a few traces on the ground.

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This portion of land is known as the Goose Spit Training Area, and is often used by Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Technicians for medical training exercises.

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I returned in June of 2014, and discovered that the air plane had been replaced with this one that was larger, and marked with a fictitious aircraft registration.

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HMCS Quadra – a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

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HMCS Quadra on a beautiful winters day

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A random selection of the 21 images in the full album…

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Goose Spit – a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

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Goose Spit and the Salish Sea on a beautiful winters day

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A random selection of images from the entire set of 33 images…

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Comox harbour– a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

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The view of Comox Harbour from the beach at Goose Spit, on a beautiful winters day.

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The herring fleet

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

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The herring fleet off Goose Spit

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Passages

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

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BC Ferries Queen of Burnaby and Island Sky passing in Georgia Strait – quite the rare sight

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