Paradise Meadows

Paradise Meadows in beautiful Strathcona Provincial Park on

Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Linking up with James'  Weekend Reflection

Paradise Meadows

Beautiful Paradise Meadows (so aptly named!) within Strathcona Provincial Park

on Vancouver Island

 

Linking up with Weekend Reflection

(thank you James for hosting)

Paradise Meadows

One of my day trips included a visit to Paradise Meadows

within Strathcona Provincial Park, where I had the undeniable pleasure

of having "Whisky Jacks" (Gray Jays) eat from my hand.

 

Some scenery en route

The wonderful foliage

A residence adjacent to the Park's information office

A number of boardwalks have sensibly been constructed around the Park

to encourage conservation of the natural groundcovers -

this one was part of the Centennial Trail

 

Some of that vegetation and funghi

Yet again I found myself sighing deeply with appreciation for the

magnificent surroundings.  This was one of the shorter walks (the guide said it would take about 3/4 hour, but it took me twice that time because I kept stopping to take pictures!) -

and I really did have intentions of going back to try some of the longer walks, but . . .

oh well - next time!

 

Joining in the fun at  Wild Bird Wednesday

(thank you Stewart!)