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 […]
Where’s That Gray Catbird?
I was at work when Jocie called to report that her mother B. had found […]
Honeysuckle and the Hummingbird
If you’ve got honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.) growing in your backyard on Vancouver Island, you’re bound […]
Return of the Tent Caterpillar
I was out supervising the neighbourhood kids bicycling in the back alley when I noticed […]
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 […]