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Tag Archives: trees
Big Trees – Meares Island Walk
Last week Tom and I spent a couple of days on the West Coast of the Island. We stayed in Ucluelet at the Terrace Beach Resort in the “Morning Mist” Cabin – overlooking the Beach! This cabin was our base of operations. … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Design - Inspiration, Photography, play
Tagged beauty, History, Meares Island, nature, outdoors, scenery, trees, west coast, West coast trees, western red cedar
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Fall Mornings
Amazing mornings this weekend – Saturday at Neck Point! The skies were clear and blue, the sun was shining and the wind was blowing in across the Strait and life was good! We had a lazy walk around the park, there … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, hemer park, Heron, Morning, moss, nature, Neck Point Nanaimo, outdoors, scenery, trees
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Knitting Every Minute – Well Almost!
Right now the shawl for the Stevie Nicks design competition is occupying every waking moment and some sleeping ones as well! LOL! But meals still need to be cooked (some of them anyway) and Sophie needs to be walked and my … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Inspiration, Photography
Tagged beauty, Dragonflys, Morning, nature, Neck Point Nanaimo, outdoors, scenery, spiderwebs, Summer, trees
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Old Man
There is a Cedar beside Cameron Lake that is OLD. It is half dead and the other half very much alive. It reminds me of an old man. Gnarled, Grey – but the sap still runs and life demands growth … Continue reading
Yesterday……
….We went for a new walk. We walked the Cable Bay Trail. The trees were amazing. The undergrowth was beautiful, mostly fern and the sound was uncanny. The air was filled with bird calls, sharp pips from the small birds; … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cable bay, Morning, nature, scenery, trees, walking, Yesterday morning
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Are you There? Can you Feel the Wonder?
Cable Bay Trail – Amazing
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Tagged beauty, Inspiration, Morning, nature, outdoors, towering, trees
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