Red

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

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Pretty red flowers I saw in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Purple

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

I saw these while hiking about trying to get to the lower end of the Browns River. I have a great library of field guides to fossils, rocks and minerals, marine creatures and birds, but I only have a Peterson Filed Guide to Rocky Mountain Flowers – hardly an exhaustive reference to the plants and flowers I will find locally on Vancouver Island.

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I’m pretty sure that above we have a Bull Thistle, and below a Blue Bonnet.

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As it turns out, this is actually Digitalis purpurea – Foxglove

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Naden Band

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

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The Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band – from a slightly different view

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HMCS Quadra – Sailing

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

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Cadets from HMCS Quadra sailing on the Comox Harbour

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Logger Sports – Campbell River Salmon Festival

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

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A bit of time well spent in Campbell River at the Logger Sports competition.

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Regional Gliding School (Pacific)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

I spent a day at CFB Comox with the Regional Gliding School (Pacific) – I’m impressed… very impressed.

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A last minute check with the flight instructor

 

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Waiting…

 

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The tow plane arrives

 

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The tower signals clearance to cross the runway

 

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Positioning to connect to the tow rope

 

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A bit of assistance until the wings generate lift

 

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And this is what it’s all about…

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Rosewell Creek trail

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

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If you venture a little bit beyond the loop trail that goes around Rosewell Creek Provincial Park, you can continue on inland and pass underneath highway 19A, and then a bit further, Highway 19.

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This is what I would consider to be the start of the trail heading up to Roswell Falls – at some point I’ll head up to to the falls…

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Rosewell Creek Provincial Park tree stumps

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

The tree stumps at Rosewell Creek Provincial Park are a reminder of the logging heritage of Vancouver Island, and the power of nature to reclaim  and renew if we leave it alone.

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You can clearly see the notches that loggers cut into the trees to insert the spring boards that enabled them to work higher up into the trees.

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2014 Parksville Sandcastle Competition

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

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The Parksville Sandcastle Competition (Sand Sculpting Competition) offers an impressive display of artistry combined with technical prowess – Sculptors have 24 hours over three days to create their masterpieces from just sand and water.

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Two person Doubles teams receive 15 yards of sand and a 20′ x 20′ plot size. Soloists receive 10 yards of sand with a 12′ x 15′ plot size. Materials are the sand within the plot and water available on site. No non-beach decorative material, artificial colours, paints, flour, sugar, cement or adhesives permitted.

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Coombs

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

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You never know what you will see in Coombs…

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