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Got back out to Mystic beach yesterday, stayed out for the sunset and some stars with milky way photos.
Bit of a workout climbing back out with all the stairs, but so worth it, a beautiful beach, especially at low tide.
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Out and about exploring old logging roads.
There are many beautiful spots out there if you get out and seek them. Nature is amazing.
“When life places stones in your path, be the water.
A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone.”
~ Autumn Morning Star ~
Image was taken from a random street in Vancouver, BC.
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This stump with a fir tree "bonsai" growing on it sits in Fairy Lake. Fairy Lake is located between Port Renfrew and Lake Cowichan along the Pacific Marine Circle Route.
It has been photographed for years by many people and finally the light today was great and I was able to get a photo of my own.
These falls are a set of triple punchbowl falls consisting of drops of 3, 6.1 and 7.6 m (10, 20 and 25ft) in height, each falling into deep pools within a narrow twisting canyon.
After heavy rains, the water flow was pounding through the canyon and the mist because of this made it a bit difficult to capture the falls with a dry lens. I can hardly believe the changes in the park after last winters heavy windstorm ripped through the area, resulting in the blowdown of approximately 300 trees in the park causing significant damage to a several park structures. It has really reshaped the park in so many ways, but is still so beautiful any time of the year for a peaceful walk among the big trees and falls.
The question is…from which century?
Fort Langley used to be a trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company. When the fort was rebuilt 4 kilometers upstream from its original location, in 1839, it changed focus from fur trading to farming, fish and cranberry harvesting. In 1858 James Douglas proclaimed British Columbia as a new crown colony at Fort Langley, thus giving it it’s honoured status as “the Birthplace of BC”. Some thought Fort Langley would be the capital of BC, but the town lost out to New Westminster’s better military defensibility. (The capital was later moved to Victoria).
The Fort Langley National Historic Site has been largely rebuilt to give people a feel for what it used to be like. The storehouse, in this photo, is the oldest building at Fort Langley, and some believe it might be the oldest in British Columbia. It was rebuilt in the 1840s following a fire that destroyed the original that was built in 1839. It was the only building left after the fort stopped functioning as an active trading post.
The FLNHS site is a fascinating place to walk around, to immerse yourself in the lives of those who came here before we did. It makes me appreciate the First Nation, European and Asian people who experienced those earlier days on the Fraser River. I was lucky to share a visit here with some of my Flickr Friends. This photo was taken, not in 1817 or 1917, but in 2017, thus it’s only from my personal FLNHS archives from last year. I have to tell you, it was an odd feeling to take a well focused, brightly coloured photo, and do everything I could to make it look worn out. I converted to black and white, blurred, added noise, added ‘distressed’ textures, and faded the shot to give it this old feeling. I still like the original, but I think this vintage version somehow connects me back to those early days just a little bit more.
12:52 Vintage
Something made me stop on the trail and take in this view, I was completely drawn in. As I put my tripod down and looked for the right composition I couldn’t help but feel the calmness of the forest.
Just feel the magic in the air
and the power in the breeze,
feel the energy of the plants,
the bushes and the trees,
let yourself be surrounded by nature at its best,
calm yourself, focus and let magic do the rest.
~Sally Walker ~
Today we remember those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom and those who continue to do so along with their 4 legged comrades.
A slightly different version of yesterdays up a bit closer and a wider version showing the deep greens of the hills.
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Located on the Vermilion River, these falls are small but mighty. Seen at a lower than usual amount of water flow, you can see where the water has worn away the walls of the small canyon over the years carving little ‘stone bowls’ along its path. Like many of the glacial fed rivers, this one also has that brilliant turquoise color that stands out so much and appears almost unreal.
“A river cuts through a rock,
not because of its power but because of its persistence.”
~ Jim Watkins ~
A Stand Up Paddler and his dog watch the sunset over Boundary Bay. Looking west toward Tsawwassen, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. Captured from Crescent Rock Beach in Surrey, BC 09-15-2014 • About Me • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Google+ • Tumbler • Pinterest
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Ribbons of sand remain after the tide goes out on Chesterman Beach as the sun fades for the day. Tofino, BC.
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There is always the other side of the world and you will find it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rolley Lake Park, Mission BC. October 2018.
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Image was taken from Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond, BC.
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Ochre sea star/Starfish/Purple Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Colors range from pale orange, dark brown/red to many shades of purple. Living up to 20 years, they commonly have five rays/arms that range in length from 15.2-35.6 cm (6-14 in) across. When submerged beneath the water, their rays/arms are flexible allowing them to move about freely, (sea stars are slow moving bottom dwellers moving an average rate of 7.6 cm (3 in) per minute), however when exposed during low tides, the tissue is usually very stiff. The bottom of each arm is covered with thousands of tiny tube feet tipped in suction cups which moves them about or secures them to a surface at low or rough tide. They can withstand up to 8 hours exposure during low tides.
The mouth is on the underside of the body in the middle of the central body, they survive on a diet consisting of mussels, clams, snails, barnacles and sea urchins. To eat, it extrudes its stomach outside its body and around its prey or in some cases will pry the shell open and insert its stomach into the shells to get at the flesh inside. Digestion begins outside the body, then the stomach and partially digested food are retracted back into the body where digestion continues. Full digestion takes two to three days.
Adult sea stars have few predators, but may be eaten by sea otters or sea gulls and often humans who either destroy their habitat or take them away from their habitat. Otters do not eat the entire sea star, they only eat the tips of the rays/arms leaving it alive and able to regenerate back its arms. Regeneration of a ray/arm can take up to a year, depending on food supply, water temperature and other factors. (sorry for the lengthy description, they are fascinating)
Another view - front view of the falls - surrounded by deep lush green mosses and plants.
The water fall never disappoints.
Image of the North Shore Mountains was taken from Kits Beach in Vancouver, BC.
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