Tag Archives: Comox Valley

Puntledge River diversion dam

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Katherine

Upstream from the diversion dam The control gates for water entering the penstock for the generating station The diversion dam diverts some of the water from the Puntledge River and feeds it into the penstock pipeline that flows downhill to … Continue reading →

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A nice blue tractor

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Katherine

A nice blue tractor heading down Dyke Road – Courtenay

Posted in farms, summer, vehicles | Tagged Comox, Comox Bay Farm, Comox Valley, Courtenay, farm eqipment, farm.farmimg, Farquharson Farm, machinery, summer, tractor | Leave a comment

Comox Bay Farm

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Katherine

Liquid manure being spread on the fields at the Comox Bay Farm

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Point Holmes – just a bird on the beach

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Katherine

A bird looking for something to eat on the beach at Point Holmes

Posted in Beach, Birds, British Columbia, nature, Vancouver Island | Tagged Baynes Sound, birds, clouds, Comox Valley, Georgia Strait, nature, ocean, Point Holmes, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

A moment in time at Point Holmes

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Katherine

A low tide combined with clouds and snow on the mountains – beautiful

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Comox Lake – we have killed it

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Katherine

The water level on Comox Lake was quite low so I decided to explore a bit of the area to the southeast of the Comox Lake Logging bridge over the channel leading to the BC Hydro dam forebay area. It’s … Continue reading →

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Hippo Oil

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Katherine

A Hippo Oil can that I found while poking about in the old Bevan townsite Hippo Oil was a Canadian product used to protect and preserve floors and wood. As far as I know it was a cousin of linseed … Continue reading →