Tag Archives: Vancouver Island

Horse Chestnuts

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Katherine

Commonly known known as horse-chestnut or conker tree, Aesculus hippocastanum is a common sight across Vancouver Island, especially in the fall when the prickly seed pods begin to fall into piles on the ground. The seeds contain alkaloid saponins and … Continue reading →

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A little frog

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Katherine

I think that this little guy is a Pacific Chorus Frog. If you handle one, don’t touch or rub your eyes as the frog’s skin secretions are an irritant… and now you know…

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Royal Roads – Hatley Castle

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

In 1906 James Dunsmuir commissioned Canadian architect Samuel Maclure to build a 40-room mansion on their estate “Hatley Park”. The building is 200 feet long and 86 feet wide; the turret is 82 feet high. Local stone, and sandstone from … Continue reading →

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Royal Roads – the museum

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

The museum underneath Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Fanny bay – seals and sealions

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katherine

Seals and sealions basking in the sun on the breakwater at Fanny Bay – this sheltered section of Baynes Sound is between highway 19A and Denman Island.

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Island Signs – Puntledge warning

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

Warning signs and sirens – a bit of a reminder that the water level of the Puntledge River can change rapidly when the flow of water out of Comox Lake is increased by BC Hydro.

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A blustery day – Air Force Beach

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katherine
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The 40 Houses

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

In 1948, a project to be built in Courtenay was proposed by Central Housing and Mortgage Corporation. There would be 40 houses on the “old Cudmore property” which was bounded on the north by 17th Street and to the west … Continue reading →

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Sandra – a Bevan Mystery

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

  I saw this little white cross, just off to the side of the BC Hydro Puntledge access road. Sandra 1955 – 2009 Who was Sandra? I turned to one of my favourite sources of information about the history of … Continue reading →

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At the top – Mount Washington

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

The view of top and from the top of Mount Washington The complete set of images is in a Facebook Album and a standalone album…

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