I have just returned from a brief trip to Vancouver Island, Qualicum Beach. Sadly the weather was pretty dismal but I ventured along the trail down to the beach on my friends’ property and practised photography on contrasting foliage and beach views. The scene of course is very west coast with an abundance of ferns, moss and changing foliage. […]
Views of Skimikin Lake and surrounding foothills. Fall is a great time to go camping so my husband and I are on a road trip and once again I find myself initially at Skimikin Lake. The scene looks very different from when we were last here in May. The temperatures are obviously a lot cooler and […]
I always enjoy an opportunity to go somewhere different and appreciate the contrasts from one area to another. I ventured down to North Vancouver this past weekend. My cousin lives a short distance from Lonsdale Quay so in no time at all after the […]
Loving the Zinnias brightening up my large container As I write this post we are still experiencing a heat wave and I am now looking forward to some cooler temperatures so that I can get out and do some cleanup work in the garden. We were planning on going […]
At times I find it hard to get inspiration for writing a blog post. Often it is just a simple thing that gives me an idea for a post. This month I am helping look after my neighbour’s guest house (The Fintry Delta Guest House) and it was about this time last year that I […]
I am always fascinated every time I take a walk by the waterfall in Fintry Provincial Park at the power of water. I can understand how easy it was for Dun Waters in his day taking advantage of this power and developing his own hydro system. The waterfall is not at its peak yet but by […]
After leaving the LA region we gradually made our way up the coast as far as Monterey and visited some memorable coastal towns along the way. We even managed to camp one night in a tent which I have not done for many years. The campsite was right by the ocean at Pismo Beach and even […]
On the spur of the moment we fitted in another mini break. This time while down in the Vancouver area we ventured over the line down to Whidbey Island. It has been several years since we last visited this area. We stopped in La Conner on the way and enjoyed browsing through the various gift […]
On a recent short camping trip, we unintentionally ventured off the beaten track. We were camping in the Okanagan Falls area at a small provincial campsite. After basing ourselves there, we went into Osoyoos for the day stopping in at my favorite vineyard along the way (Gehringer Brothers). When we previously traveled to OK […]
It is really hard to know where to begin. These last few weeks have certainly gone in a flash. This was one of the easiest cruises to go on (Pacific Princess). Our daughter dropped us off at Pan Pacific and we lapped up the sunshine as we sailed under the Lions Gate Bridge and I […]