Low Sun, Long Shadows...

...and fond memories

ABC Wednesday > C is for Crossword

It's a twenty minute ferry ride from Nanaimo to home so a crossword is the perfect diversion, especially on a foggy day when the view is limited.

Global ABC

Little Car, Big Car

Alders

Sunday Signage > Car

A House Full of Kids

Raptor Perch

A couple of years ago, there was a big problem with voles at The Commons. We read that creating a perch for raptors was a good, natural solution. Encourage the big birds to hang out, eat a few hundred of the little guys and voila! vegetables saved. So my friend Judith and I hauled this log from the beach and a crew dug a hole and planted it in the corner of the kitchen garden. It looks great, especially in the foggy early morning light, but to date I don't think anyone has seen a single eagle, hawk or owl sitting on it. Oh well.

ABC Wednesday > B is for One-eared Burro

Pet lovers on the island know exactly where this is.

Global ABC

Gate Bell

Fog

The fog never lifted today. We were socked in (at least on the north end of the island where we live) from daylight til dark.

Sunday Signage > Slow

GIRO Treasures

Gabriola Island Recycling Organization

Cadillac

Ford

Stylish Storage

Shed with an outhouse motif

Drumbeg Vista

Drumbeg Provincial Park

902

Sunday Signage > Park

Middle of the Road

Curious

Dinghy at Silva Bay

927

A Few Flakes

The temp is hovering right around freezing so it's hard to say whether this will change back to rain or give us a white blanket.

Theme

In Silva Bay

Sunday Signage > Tamalyn Cottage

Polar Bear Plunge 2013

This year's PBP was held at Twin Beaches and while there were fewer swimmers than last New Year's Day, there was certainly no shortage of enthusiasm. More photos HERE

Wet Web

Chevy

Ford

1973

The Dirksen Turkeys

Happy New Year to my friends and neighbours here on the island and also to all you visitors from around the world.