Sequoia.
Cricket!
Bike & foot path love.
Great blue herons on their lofty nests.
Deer.
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What's happening is that I rode my bike! All the way to Beacon Hill Park. In the Olden Times (last year) this would have just been a warm up pedal on my way to some much more distant destination, but as it stands I will claim it as an accomplishment. I never fail to take pride in small accomplishments! ;) :)
Sequoia. Cricket! Bike & foot path love. Great blue herons on their lofty nests. Deer.
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Barred owls having supper. Bonus end to a good day. We tried out the Esquimalt Thursday evening market. Top marks to organizers and vendors! Drove to Saxe Point Park after. No parking at the water's edge, so we were on our way out when Jan saw a couple gazing into the trees at the side of the road. They were looking at owls! So, we pulled over too. Looks like a rat was on the menu, and that one as a full grown youngling, still being begging to be fed. Videos at full zoom on my little Canon get shaky when I have to press the stop button, but I am happy with the captures. Dine-in breakfast at our favourite diner. First time back since IT happened. Smug & smiley faces to prove it!
There were about a dozen turkey vultures soaring on thermals. I pointed the camera up & got 4 in frame. Poutine from La Belle. Table at Saxe Point Park. Heron on wing. Northern flicker on the rocks. Flowers. Mountains in the distance.
So. This one I just do not get. Council barricaded the causeway road at Esquimalt Lagoon. The reason presented was to increase pedestrian usage & safety. I don't buy it. We used to drive along, park, walk, and then resume our trip in the original direction. We can still access the whole area. Both ends are open, but now, instead of progressing, we have to turn around & go back on the other side of the road. Watching drivers here reverse to get turned around looks very unsafe for pedestrians. But, that's not really what this post is about. We came here at low tide to see if we could have some clam - stomping fun. No, we do not actually stomp any clams - just the sand around where they live. This sometimes causes them to reac by squirting water out of their siphons (see video). I was more impressed today by the number of Great Blue Herons wading the the shallows. Lunch was a cheap burger at QF. I went for a short bike ride around the parking lot. Better than no exercise. All in our neighborhood. Pilot Street is especially fanciful.
The new Adirondack chairs for big folk go tested. I slowly continue the de-construction a a stained glass dragon in need of repairs. The blueberries at Marsh farm are well developed & starting to ripen. The arches of thornless blackberries are cute in full bloom. Swung through Cattle Point on the drive home. Fog cleared a bit to let us glimpse Mount Baker. Afternoon walk through Fisherman's Wharf & Laurel Point to th inner harbour. The roses were resplendent, but as usual, Butchart Gardens offer much more for the eyes & nose. Beautiful morning. In before the crowds. Ever saw a garter snake warming in the sun.
The cost of membership or an annual pass to most attractions is usually in the range of 2 to 3 times the cost of a single visit. The value of a pass depends on how much one uses it. I tend to support my favorite organizations by visiting about once a month, so I reckon I get good value for my money. We were back at the Victoria Butterfly Garden (& Insectorium) today. Always some of the same favourites and some new treats to observe. ... for new perspectives on familiar routes. Today, as I got to the edge of the parking lot, a flock of Canada Geese swam around the corner. A Helijet came in for a landing & the geese swam back around the corner! Pigeon guillemots have bright red feet & legs that are easy to follow when they dive. I watched as one of them dove several times to come up under another and "goose" it! Beak pinch to the bum! The indignant victim's reaction should have been no surprise, but I totally was not expecting this sort of behaviour. OOH, ooh, new seating at the edge of the terminal docks - bright Adirondack chairs. Blackberry flowers, Californian poppies, and some white flower - all doing well. Dallas roadworks progress. Neighborhood building completions. Roses. |
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