Pink and Blue and ...

Another pretty sunset on Blue Heron Bay, overlooking one of the marinas

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and

James' Weekend Reflection

One of many fascinating homes (and fences) spotted throughout Vancouver Island -

in South Australia most of our houses are built of brick or stones:

timber houses are not the first choice of home builders here 

due to potential white ant (termite) attack,

so it was refreshing to see the wonderful variety of timber home designs.

Observing is a joy

My Vancouver Island hosts have several bird feeders hanging around their property.

It was a constant delight to simply observe the different birds visiting their gardens

looking for a feed.

(Sadly, the images aren't as sharp as I'd like, because I was shooting through glass

from the house interior)

I'm told this sweet individual is a Ruby Crowned Kinglet

A colourful roof

This shed, full of character from the outside, caused me to back up the car

on my journey from Brentwood Bay to North Saanich, on Vancouver Island last month.

The air was crisp as I filled my lungs with the freshness of it all - it is SO

good to be far from suburbia!

Linking up (with thanks to the host) to 

Outdoor Wednesday

A seemingly steamy welcome!

This was the scene that greeted me as I approached the car park entrance to

Englishman River Falls on Vancouver Island late one morning last month.

The temperature at the time was around 2C - not a humid 70+C that this might suggest!

Nevertheless, a worthwhile stop during my island exploration.

Linking up with Our World Tuesday

Just because ...

This abstract window display in a Sidney, Vancouver Island store appealed to me

because of the fresh colour combinations and mix of textures.

Creative wall art

The above clever and cheerful creations were painted on the side wall of a building 

on Langley Street in downtown Victoria, BC.

What a marvellous, imaginative & uplifting addition they make to an

otherwise sombre and uninteresting brick wall - hats off to the painter!

Winter coats on !

Despite the snow, these Canadian Geese seemed in no hurry to reach the 

adjacent Bird Sanctuary!

Linking up with James' weekend reflection and

camera critters

(Do visit both sites to see contributions by others)

A Gaggle of Geese

I know that my contribution to last week's Skywatch Friday was very

similar to this shot, but I just couldn't help posting this one too!

Linking up with Skywatch Friday

After the snow ...

Spotted this fascinating "blossom" within Gowlland Tod Provincial Park on Vancouver Island

(which has subsequently been identified as "clematis vitalbae" - many thanks to fellow blogger, MaryAustria)

... and here the Tod Inlet is frozen over

(a regular visitor to the park who was there on the day commented that she has lived

in the area for more than 20 years and has never seen this occur before)

..some funghi

and a frozen/thawing creek

aahh.... so many delights on which to feast the eyes (and camera lens)!

Linking up (with grateful thanks to the respective hosts) to:

macro monday 2
our world tuesday
Outdoor Wednesday

Was it a dream?

Every morning for almost a month, I was greeted by magnificent vistas to start the day on Vancouver Island.

Back home again in suburban Adelaide, I have to ask myself "What is all a dream?"