A calm day on the Pacific Ocean between Vancouver Island and the city of Vancouver ... ... with the coast of Washington state in the background. The wealth of the ocean is profound.
A Rain Forest
Vancouver Island is home to very old, very sodden rain forests. Many of the Douglas firs in this forest are 800 years old. They were little trees in 1219, when St Francis of Assisi was founding the Franciscans and Genghis Khan was a teenager. It rains a lot here. A lot! As a result, the…
Rocky Mountain View
On our last drive from the Okanagan to the Northwest Territories, M and I stopped at the Overlander Hotel, just outside Jasper National Park. It was a wonderful respite after eight hours of driving through the mountains. There was great food with a wonderful room in the original lodge that was built more than 100…
Fathoms
Mother of fiery pearl and graceful shark The pounding logs and grinding stones Of life millenial Arctic heat drives you Breath of the world As cables and leaves entwine us in brine and sand The assassin, the mid-wife You are all things at once and never.
Pausing My Life, Part Two
When I left off at the end of part one, my boss was becoming very ill but was still at work. Her decisions had started to become dodgy and unreliable, a complete reversal of character and ability for her. I needed a rest from the demanding situation and took my summer holidays, and while I…
Another Look at Chesterman Beach
An interstice of beach, A microcosm of mysterious crags and clinging tree roots, A shell, a crab, The mother of earth written in sand at my feet.
Northern Garter Snakes
Caution: Just so you know, this post contains photos of snakes. 😳 The red-sided garter snakes of Wood Buffalo National Park are the northern-most snakes in the world. In April, they begin to emerge from their hibernaculum to mate and migrate across the neighbouring Salt River for the summer. These little snakes blend incredibly…
Happy Spring
From you I have been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim, Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, That heavy Saturn laughed and leaped with him. Another view of Vancouver Island Quote from Sonnet 98 ~ William Shakespeare Happy Spring, everyone. 🙂
Cameron Lake
Is this photo upside down? Or right side up? This beautiful clear lake is in the traditional territory of the Kwalikum First Nation on Vancouver Island. It is very deep and cold and is popular for windsurfing and fishing. It's said to be home to a water monster that can only be seen in the…
A Restaurant with a View
The view from a North Vancouver restaurant where we had a nice dinner. A beautiful early spring evening. Happy Friday; happy weekend. 🙂
