The Salish Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways. Salish Sea...
Coquihalla Summit is a highway summit along the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Merritt.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquihalla_Summit [envira-gallery id='6030'] Kw'ikw'iya:la (Coquihalla) in the Halq'emeylem language of the Stó:lō, is a place name meaning "stingy container." It refers to a fishing rock near...
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Views of the Cascade Mountains from the Fraser Valley. Also some snowcapped shots of Mount Baker (Mount Baker, also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. Source.)...
Physiographic region of British Columbia from British Columbia in a Global Context by Geography Open Textbook Collective Figure 8.1 Physiographic region of British Columbia by Hilda Anggraeni from Michael Church, June M. Ryder, 2010. Compendium of forest hydrology and geomorphology in British Columbia. Government of British Columbia. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh66 Biogeoclimatic Zones from Simon Fraser University...
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[envira-gallery id='5827'] Evening bike ride through Bridgman Park, North Vancouver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xEe1WdOEKE
[envira-gallery id='5793'] Summer evening crows Whoosh and caws above Crows commuting home at dusk Their southeast journey Haze of heatwave days Cornflower and peachy sky Sun disappearing A few birds resting Their rush hour pause Atop high branches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2y-VlV8OTU
[envira-gallery id='5772'] EC Manning Park, BC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH83sPZ1OBo
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[envira-gallery id='5730'] Hawk, quails and deer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FTTlr5hZBY
[envira-gallery id='5711'] Experience Penticton with 5 senses Red tailed hawk swooping and diving Swallows doing aerial acrobatics Cloudless stretch of blue sky Sandy desert hues on the mountains Neon and cadmium greens on the honey locust tree Crickets chirping Chatter of birds Birch tree leaves rustling Warm gusts of air...
[envira-gallery id='5696'] Rest stop at Lake of the Woods from Vancouver to Penticton. Travel Day Notes: As often is, leaving the city of Vancouver is a slog. Rush hour has become rush hours - plural. Crawling along the highway with stops and starts through Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey and eventually...
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[envira-gallery id='5657'] Afternoon on the shores of a beach near Courtenay on Vancouver Island (traditional territory of the K'ómoks First Nation). In this moment, I experience: White, yellow and orange flowers swaying Tall Douglas fit with rough bark A sailboat with triangle sails and navy blue trim A wooden bench...
[envira-gallery id='5628'] Windy but beautifully sunny day on the Queen of the Cowichan crossing over to Vancouver Island. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjwluoz63s
[envira-gallery id='5534'] Things are really heating up in Vancouver. Here’s where we’re at with the Lookout Food Garden. A lot of the lettuce never took but it looks like we're finally getting some lettuce with seeds I sowed a few weeks ago. On lots of the garden videos we’ve heard how...
[envira-gallery id='5512'] Was a scorching afternoon today in Vancouver. My skin has been flaring up like crazy so with blistering fingers, didn’t enjoy being outdoors as much. Sigh. Alas, still basking in the beauty and colors that this season brings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuOVbo-kOt8
Bookmarking and posting some incredible resources that have shifted perspective in terms of time and space. One Zoom One Zoom An interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things known to science. Discover your favourites, see which species are under threat, and be amazed by the diversity of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlpnlyTjRI Watching: Healing in Clever Microhome Atop Tiny Food Foresthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlpnlyTjRI At just 8 square meters (86 square feet), the Freeland tiny house extends far beyond its footprint with a large deck, a wood-burning sauna, a Win Hof method ice bath, and a permaculture food forest providing enough produce for a...
Me in a nutshell: https://youtube.com/shorts/zB0jVcN63S8?feature=share
[envira-gallery id='5428'] Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes! Growing potatoes in grow bags on the rooftop and they are prolific (at least the greens are). Hopefully get some spuds to harvest soon enough. For now, I’m in love with all the lush plants adding a real jungle vibe to the roof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsgWkF1U-T8
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[envira-gallery id='5394'] Was feeling really rough in my body today. Not feeling like I could leave the house, I realized that the nature in our home would be my reconnection and grounding today. This is a spider plant that is one of the house plants that lit my passion for...
Journey To and From Campbell River Journey involved driving to Horseshoe Bay and taking Queen of Cowichan across to Nanaimo. Then driving up to visit friends in Comox/Courtenay and took the scenic road up to a Campbell River Highway 19A On the way home in tree red took the inland...
Front Yard The front yard was where we planned to have the brassicas (e.g.: broccoli, cauliflower, kale), which go well with companion planting with beets and the allium family (e.g.: chives, leeks, and onions. The lettuce seems to be happy. We used the lettuce for salad this evening. The broccoli...
[envira-gallery id='5048'] [envira-gallery id='5063'] Visited the beautiful Ambleside Butterfly Garden in West Vancouver today. “A community Pollinator Garden for butterflies, bees and bugs. Started by a group of Master Gardeners and volunteers and the District of West Vancouver, this garden provides habitat, food and a corridor for pollinators. We aim...
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[envira-gallery id='4982'] [envira-gallery id='4987'] Coppertips aka Montbretia / Crocosmia Crocosmia crocosmiiflora Montbretia (Crocosmia crocosmiiflora) is a hybrid flowering plant native to France. The Latin name Crocosmia crocosmiiflora is derived from the Greek word "krokus" (saffron) and "osme" (smell). This plant's dried flowers smell of saffron when hot water is added...
[envira-gallery id='4952'] Plants continuing to grow in the courtyard. Beans are looking really healthy! Lettuce I sowed a couple weeks ago is now popping. Happy food garden in the sunshine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W54cIr8zWuU
[envira-gallery id='4923'] Overcast skies above. Textures of green in all the summer deciduous trees. Beginnings of rain from dark clouds. Water rushing under the leafy branches. Creek stones in the shade. Crows squabbling in the distance. Gentle rustling of the leaves in the wind. Cars nearby disrupting my thoughts. Footsteps...
[envira-gallery id='4891'] Hot day today and feeling the sun rays without many clouds in the sky today. Enjoying the blue and green colors above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOzava-y1k
The Quiet Machine I’m learning so many different ways to be quiet. There’s how I stand in the lawn, that’s one way. There’s also how I stand in the field across from the street, that’s another way because I’m farther from people and therefore more likely to be alone. There’s...
Source: https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poet-laureate-projects/poetry-180/all-poems/item/poetry-180-133/the-summer-day/
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