Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
Blue sundial
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Why so blue, Sue? |
"As tyme and houres passeth awayeI guess it could be distilled down to "Use it or lose it".
So doth this life of man decaye
As tyme can be redeemed at no cost
Bestow it well & let no houre be lost"
Friday, April 17, 2020
Mostly moist moss
Okay, say the title of this post fast five times... I'll wait here.😏
One fact of life about living on the We(s)t Coast, is that you see a lot of moss. It's everywhere... on your roof, spreading across your driveway, growing up the side of your garden shed, hanging down from tree branches...
It will literally take over trees as demonstrated by this specimen on Galiano Island.
One fact of life about living on the We(s)t Coast, is that you see a lot of moss. It's everywhere... on your roof, spreading across your driveway, growing up the side of your garden shed, hanging down from tree branches...
It will literally take over trees as demonstrated by this specimen on Galiano Island.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Parksville Bay x 2
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High noon versus sunset on Parksville's beach... |
This is the view of Parksville Bay from our room. One was taken during the low tide of day, the other during the high tide of sunset...
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Don't call me Shirley
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Another one bites the dust... |
On a recent surf expedition, I saw that the cafe was closed. Like every other cafe, bakery and restaurant in the province, the COVID crisis had forced it to shutter its doors.
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Shirley loves you and wants to keep you safe... |
Following the example of Tofino and the Gulf Islands, these communities promptly shut down the campgrounds and beaches in an effort to control the crowds. Too much road traffic and too many people threatened to strain the response time of any emergency services, and overwhelm local emergency facilities.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Retreat indeed
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West coast beautiful... |
There is a home on the island... Google tells me it was for sale as late as 2017 and sold sometime in early 2018. You can see more details of this island and the superb home on it on this Youtube video and here.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
How small is it?
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Life in the slow lane of Galiano... |
Now Galiano is closed to outside visitors over fears that its limited health care facilities would be swiftly overrun by sick tourists.
Galiano is pretty small. Cue: "HOW SMALL IS IT?"
It's so small that these sandwich boards in Sturdies Bay are the local versions of billboards advertising the handful of tourists shops and eateries in the community.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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