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Tag Archives: nature
A nasty spider
A nasty spider… Spiders are invertebrates, not insects. Insects have a head, thorax and abdomen, and the thorax has three pairs of legs. Spiders are arachnids – air breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject … Continue reading
Port San Juan
A moment at Port San Juan – I was at from Snuggery Cove, looking toward Thrasher Cove and the southern edge of Pacific Rim National Park. I was at this particular location as I wanted to get a shot … Continue reading
Posted in mountains, nature, ocean
Tagged Highway 14, mountains, nature, ocean, Pacific Rim National Park, Port Renfrew, Port San Juan, West Coast Road
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Comox Lake– beneath the water
A look at what is usually beneath the waters of Comox Lake Comox Lake has a long history of logging, as a source of water for the Puntledge Generating Station, and as the source of domestic water for the Comox … Continue reading
Posted in lakes, nature
Tagged BC Hydro, Comox Lake, Comox Valley, fall, Lake, nature, water level
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Piper’s Lagoon – low tide
A mysterious section of sun bleached spine A rather large and quite dead jelly fish And a killer Mr Crabby! Besides the incoming tide and a bit of poking about on the tidal flat of the lagoon, there were also … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Georgia Strait, marine life, Nanaimo, nature, ocean, summer, video
Tagged Bag pipes, beach, crab, Georgia Strait, jelly fish, low tide, Nanaimo, nature, ocean, Pipers Lagoon, tide
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The way it was – Puntledge penstock pipeline
Puntledge penstock pipeline near Powerhouse Road – August 2012
Posted in nature, pipeline
Tagged BC Hydro, Comox Valley, history, nature, pipeline, Puntledge penstock pipeline
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Strathcona – Buttle Lake
Clouds over Buttle Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park
Posted in lakes, mountains, nature, Strathcona, summer
Tagged clouds, Lake, mountain, nature, Strathcona Provincial Park, summer, Vancouver Island
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Buttle Lake
Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park I often wonder if my grandfather would recognize what I see as wander about and explore Strathcona Provincial Park. Likely not, as while much remains as it always has been, we have changed the … Continue reading
Posted in lakes, mountains, nature, Strathcona, summer
Tagged Buttle Lake, clouds, Lake, mountain, nature, Strathcona Provincial Park, summer, Vancouver Island
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Strathcona – Clouds and contrails
Clouds and contrails over Buttle lake in Strathcona Provincial Park
Posted in lakes, mountains, nature, Strathcona, summer
Tagged Buttle Lake, clouds, contrails, Lake, mountain, nature, Strathcona Provincial Park, summer, Vancouver Island
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The Jordan River Surf Shack
The Jordan River Surf Shack Sometimes all you need is a nice shack on the beach, a quiet spot where you can relax, watch the waves, have some fun and maybe go surfing, right? Not exactly. In Jordan River you … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, buildings, history, Juan de Fuca Strait, ocean, summer
Tagged beach, Highway 14, Jordan River, Juan de Fuca Strait, nature, ocean
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Cowichan River Estuary
The Cowichan River Estuary on a wet fall day Logs come in, wood products go out. That’s the basic process but it’s far from the entire story as the logs were cut in one location, loaded onto a ship or … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photography, river
Tagged black and white, Cowichan Bay, Cowichan River, Cowichan river estuary, fall, marsh, nature, Tzouhalem Road
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