Breathtaking BC

 

Having been a bit preoccupied of late to get out with the camera,

today I am drawing on some images from last year's travels.

 

The year began with a spectacular 3-week house exchange on Vancouver Island

in British Columbia.

Following are just a few shots from that visit.

(Those of you in the northern hemisphere may perhaps have seen

your share of snow - especially recently! However, it is a rarity for us in the

southern hemisphere, hence my fascination with these scenes)

 

Taken in Cathedral Grove

Near Englishman River Falls

Looking across Blue Heron Bay to Mt Baker in the US State

of Washington.

 

Joining in the fun at Our World Tuesday

(with thanks to the team who manage the site)

Cute & Pretty

 

The cute calf above I spotted during the recent brief holiday to the Fleurieu Peninsula

(and taken with my Nikon P510)

 

while the butterfly was on the grass of a local oval where I take Jessie for her exercise

(and was taken with my smartphone - hence the lack of sharpness)

 

 

Sharing both creatures with Camera Critters

 

and wishing you all a wonderful weekend

Keukenhof surprises

Enroute to the UK last year, I stopped off in the Netherlands for a couple of days and was generously treated to a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens -

a showcase of glorious blooms covering some 30+ hectares (with a few feathered friends and others). Following is a small sample of its offerings -

 

 

A Mandarin Duck

 

 

( For some reason I am unable to enlarge these images within Blogger, but hope you will still be able to get a feel for the environment there!)

 

Linking up with Outdoor Wednesday

 

 

Canvas of day's end

Wonderful textures unfolding at day's end along the coastline of

South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula

 

Linking up with Skywatch Friday (thanking Yogi, Sandy & Sylvia for hosting)

and James' Weekend Reflection

Crazy piano!

During my recent rambles around the Fleurieu Peninsula, I spotted this artistically painted piano in a shopping mall.

(I doubt this is how Mr Wertheim anticipated one of his masterpieces would be used, but nevertheless it made a clever and colourful addition to the surroundings!)

 

Visit Our World Tuesday to see a variety of other scenes from around the globe.

(and a BIG thank you to the ladies hosting that site)

What stories this holds

This charming old cottage, seemingly abandoned in the midst of the Fleurieu Peninsula, caused me to wonder about its former inhabitants and their lives.

I also wondered about what appears to be a huge painting leaning against the outside of the home - had it been on an inside wall? why was it now outside? how was it apparently not damaged by the weather???

(... wished I'd made an effort to ask these questions of locals at the time !!!)

 

. . . and these wonderful gum trees were adjacent to the Ingalalla Waterfall (shown in a previous post) - their rich trunk and bark colours complement the surrounding environment.

 

Linking in with Outdoor Wednesday