Mount Arrowsmith has long been on my list of Vancouver Island mountains to climb—not so […]
Category: Botany
Heathers
On our walk around Paradise Meadows this week both species of heather commonly found in […]
Paradise Meadows Perambulation
Jocie and I had a “kid-free day” today and made the most of it by […]
Vari-leaved Collomia
Small, sort of weedy-looking, growing at the edge of a gravel path. This is the […]
Seaside Fiddleneck
With the Vancouver Island Music Fest in full swing here in the Comox Valley it […]
Large-flowered Collomia
Jocie and I took a morning earlier this week to revisit the Trent River estuary […]
Harewood Plains
While Harewood Plains is the location on Vancouver Island to see the rare red-listed bog […]
The Not So Red Common Red Paintbrush
One of the plants that seems to be common in the Courtenay River estuary is […]
Nanaimo’s Rare Bog Birds-foot Trefoil
Speechless—that’s how I felt after spending a full day photographing flowers in Harewood Plains in […]
The Secret Side of the Courtenay River Estuary
When I do the regular Aipark Lagoon loop with the kids, I’ve often wondered about […]