What Do You See?
Sometimes you can miss the most obvious things.
flowers
Gardening During a Drought
Lately I’ve been wondering if gardening is a frivolous activity.
Spring is Happening!
Spring has officially sprung on the west coast
Saturday Shot: 10 Nov
Two photos from my perennial garden last week.
Saturday Shot: 3 Nov
A gorgeous chrysanthemum in our perennial garden.
Gardening as Editing
There’s a Dutch landscape designer whose work I really admire. Piet Oudolf has been creating lush garden landscapes for over 35 years. His goal is … Read more
Mental Health Break: Photography and Reading
The past two weeks have been pretty bad in terms of mental health. I’ve decided to cut down my Twitter and Facebook time even more. … Read more
Focus On Spring
It’s been a cold winter and cool spring here on southern Vancouver Island, with more snow than we’re used to. Right now our upper elevation … Read more
The Cowichan Garry Oak preserve
I’ve been wanting to visit the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve since we moved here, but as an endangered ecosystem it’s … Read more
I see spring
Living in a landscape as dynamic as the West Coast, you can’t avoid the heady drama of the region’s seasonal cycles. On this the third … Read more