Tag Archives: Spring

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Dogwood Tree

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British Columbia’s provincial flower is the Pacific dogwood.

The name comes from the fact that sailors used the wood of this tree to make nails, otherwise known as dags – or later, dogs – in ship repairs.

It has been British Columbia’s provincial flower since 1956.

So elegant and sparkling in either white or the dogwood’s alternative colour, pink, it’s another marvellous addition to the spring pantheon of beauty.

Happy Tuesday.

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A Mountain View

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We recently drove through the Rocky Mountains of Banff and Lake Louise on a beautifully sunny day.

You can see that there’s still snow on the peaks and this being the mountains, the breeze was brisk, but the sun shining on our backs as we took a short walk to stretch our legs was beautifully warm.

Greetings from the gorgeous spring Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta.