Tag Archives: Beacon Hill Park

Victoria – Beacon Hill Loop

Looking toward Dallas Road and Juan de Fuca Strait from Circle Drive at the highest point in Beacon Hill Park

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Beacon Hill Park – Garry oaks

  Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) on the hill at Beacon Hill Park In 1843, Hudson’s Bay Company officers lined up two beacons on Mount Beacon to mark Brotchie Ledge. The western most beacon had a blue triangle and the other … Continue reading

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The hen party

   A hen party at the Children’s Farm in Beacon Hill Park

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A goat

Beacon Hill Children’s Farm

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A sheep

Beacon Hill Children’s Farm

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The turkeys

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Beacon Hill flowers

Spring at Beacon Hill park – the colors of the flowers and shrubs always cheers me up… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.244547812335604.1073741981.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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