Over the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis) snails crossing the […]
Tag: British Columbia
Dunes at Goose Spit
Often the reason a destination is popular has little to do with the superb natural […]
A Good Bloom of Bare-stem Desert-parsley
I’ve been noticing lately that Bare-stem Desert-parsley (Lomatium nudicaule) is in bloom everywhere on the […]
Black Twinberry
The thing that I love about nature walks is that the more often you visit […]
Vexed by Vetches
The Pea Family (Fabaceae) can be a little vexing at times – with this group […]
Musing about Mustards
As I begin to tackle some of the more difficult plants here on Vancouver Island, […]
Lovely Lupins
Just over a week ago during the Comox Valley Spring Bird Count I was leading […]
A Place of Rainbows
The name Sointula, the Malcolm Island community of utopian origin off northern Vancouver Island, translates […]
Small Pink Flowers
I have to admit that lately I’ve been spending a great deal of time looking […]
Sensational Sea Lions
My partner and I are the only divers in the water this afternoon and outnumbered […]