A leisurely drive out to Jordan River on New Year’s Eve day. Some snow but mainly low dark clouds and rain. Beautiful west coast weather, if you like that sort of thing, and I do. Sooke gas station Coopers Cove Trees in logged area near Jordan River Sunken boat in Sooke at government docks Highway at Jordan River from the site of Shakies, the surfer …
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Remembrance Day
The CBC was just announcing that we were coming up to 11 AM and the observance of Remembrance Day as I pulled up to park at Goldstream Park this morning. As I stood on the riverbank in the rain looking at the grey bodies of salmon it was hardly a stretch to make a connection to the bodies of men on the fields of Europe. …
Full Moon Rises Over Fisgard Lighthouse
A full moon rises over the historic Fisgard Lighthouse in a view from the Esquimalt Lagoon.