I just found this picture of Shooting Stars that I took last spring when I still lived in Victoria. I haven’t taken any pictures of the spring flowers here in Ontario yet this year, but I wanted to add some spring colour to this blog, so this is the best I could do.
I have not done a great job at maintaining this blog in the past weeks. I’ve been on the road since late August, sometimes with little, or no, internet access. I am finally back at…
Since the Queen of the North sank on the central coast of BC in March of 2006 people have been nervous. The ship’s massive hulk is now 1500 feet underwater, still leaking diesel into coastal waters. With that tragedy fresh in people’s mind, the looming threat of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline Project has people on edge…
The forest in my back yard is filled with wildflowers these days, despite the freakish bit of snow we had yesterday. I discovered a handful of Yellow Lady’s slipper orchids growing about 30 meters from…
One reason I have not been posting much on this blog lately is that I’ve had sporadic internet access while working in the field doing bird and amphibian surveys.
It has been a while since I’ve done some good old fashioned biology fieldwork and it is darn nice to be spending my days outdoors, away from my keyboard. Even nicer on evenings when I get sit on a beach and eat dinner while the sun sets over Lake Huron…
I am finally getting around to updating this website, including the addition of new galleries, starting with this one…
Today’s surprise is that some images and a story I submitted to Photo Life magazine have been accepted for publication. The story is based on a seven week solo canoe trip I did in Nunavut…
I LOVE these flowers! I discovered them on a stroll last spring through the garry oak grove below Government House gardens in Victoria. My pics aren’t as striking as yours though. Can’t wait to experience Victoria in bloom for a day in a little over a week :-)
Good photo buddy! Hey Andrea, will you have time to take me for coffee while you’re here? :)