Rocky Was Here

Raccoon tracks on the bank of a pond.

Wildlife

Sunday Signage > Art

Homeward Bound

Heading north up the Georgia Strait towards Gabriola.

Moon

Garden Angel

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Breaking Wind

Starts

We're blessed with a long growing season so, despite last weeks snow and cold, some folks are already getting their starts going. These are in a cold frame but they'll go in the ground sooner than you'd expect.

Sunday Signage > No Dogs Please

Posted between power outages

Fence In The Snow

Look out!

A winter storm warning was issued earlier today so time to bring in the laundry and batten down the hatches.

Gumboots

We did get more snow, maybe about 7cm. Though that's a very unofficial figure, derived by eyeballing the accumulation on my deck.

Snow

We got a little, the question is: Will we get a lot?

Flying Fish At The Commons!

Sunday Signage > Ripple Creek Ranch

New Year's Day On Stalker Road

My new favourite bumper sticker

Seen at Twin Beaches Vet Clinic

Wheels

More and more scooters are showing up on the island, perhaps because of gas prices or maybe just for the fun factor.

Elder

Taking In The View

Down at the end of Stalker Road

Sunday Signage > Mad Rona's

Some nice angled winter sunlight on Mad Rona's signage.

Parked

2015

New Years Resolution #3

More music. I've played music all of my adult life and for a good chunk of that time, I made a living at it. But the last year or two, I've not played as often as I used to. Sometimes I go a whole week without picking up a guitar or the banjo or whatever's laying around. So in 2012, that's gonna change. This year, I'll be behind the box for at least half an hour every single day.

Jeremy

Jeremy McDonald playing a tune at last month's Concert For The Commons which raised $4011 for the Gabriola Commons. The picture is the latest in the Islanders series.

Polar Bear Plunge 2012

The event took place at noon on New Years Day, at the end of Stalker Road. About fifty hardy Gabriolans jumped into the bay and the vast majority of them came right back out. Air temp was 4C/39F, water temp unknown. It was suggested (by Stevie B) that I should participate in order to "validate my credentials as a Canadian". I passed. Maybe next year, but I doubt it.

More photos here

New Years Resolution #2

I suppose Stay Wild is relative. If I'd stayed as wild as I was in my youth, I might not be here to type this. But I do intend to take more chances this year and live large whenever possible, whatever that means.

The photo is a detail of a mixed media piece by local artist Tammy Hudgeon.

Global Theme Day > Photo of the Year 2011

This one was posted fairly recently, November 14th, but it's my fave from 2011. Happy New Year to one and all from Gabriola, BC.

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