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I haven't uploaded my 2021 fireworks yet, so here are some manipulations from an old 2015 shot from my Olympus EM-10. These are from a mix of Android apps including Mirror Lab and Chroma Lab. I love the bright colors and neat abstracts I get from using these apps.
Saturday I cycled 16kkm roundtrip from the Upper Parking Lot #2 at Sooke Potholes to the end of the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT).
I carried my ebike on the car-rack and drove the 48km from Victoria to Sooke with my bike trailer and Yuneec Typhoon H hexacopter (6 props) in the back seat. My wife chose the better part and stayed home as she does not cycle.
For some time I've wanted to capture the force of the Sooke River flooding from my drone. It's really a catch-22 situation: The river floods to max when it's raining and one can't fly drones in the rain. At least, not mine. The motors and their electrical wire-windings are fully exposed to the elements so one is really taking their chances by attempting to fly in these conditions. Of course, if you have $1200 dollars and change you don't want -- go for it.
We like going to The Deep Pool at Kennedy Flat because after each season's flooding, it's always different.
N.B. This part is the riverbed during the winter
Friday morning I walked Island View Beach southward from the parking lot.
After putting the drone up some aerial videos were recorded.
Most of the 2km stretch of foreshore from Island View Beach southward to Beachcomber RV park is steep cliffs. These consist entirely of sedimentary strata which has not hardened to rock and is in a perpetual cycle of decay. Thus, one sees many trees — roots intact — littering the beach where they were dislodged from the top of the cliffs.
It's also worth noting the many innovations, including: rock piles; stakes; drain pipes; netting; etc., used by frustrated (desperate?) property owners to save their land.
These Garry Oak trees are growing in the approximate location of my 1943, grade-one, annex building. Does this imply they are merely 78yrs old?
N.B. Thank you to Mrs. Pederson, our teacher and later founder of Jiminy Crickets Private School on Shelbourne St. ca.1965 (our kids were enrolled there)
. . . of events blocking access to Ross Bay Beach.
Storm debris deposited along the seawall from last weeks storm.
Some storm debris was deposited on this beach some 80 years ago and it's still here. One wonders how long this debris will remain until removed by city staff. Don't hold your breath.
Yes, folks . . . it finally stopped raining. At least long enough to cycle up to Leechtown at the end of the Galloping Goose Trail.
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Toolwizphoto app on Galaxy Note 9.
The simple corn flower is just a beautiful flower for me...but for some it is a symbol of many things.
Magnolia is a large genus of flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Tuesday morning I walked a 4km loop to enjoy the overnight, 75mm snowfall.
At a balmy -9° (15°F.) it was a brisk walk indeed.
These are three images I snapped using a cell phone.
And not even the latest generation of cell phone ... but a "2 generations ago" Galaxy Note 9.
A decade ago I would NEVER have uploaded cell phone shots to my Flickr account, the image quality was simply awful. They looked like something you might see on a 1991 era PC with EGA graphics. :-)
These days, while the DSLR is certainly still the best tool for certain kinds of shots (particularly low light or telephoto). In other situations, our Android or iPhone photos have become pretty darn good!
. . . of events blocking access to Ross Bay Beach.
Storm debris deposited along the seawall from last weeks storm.
Some storm debris was deposited on this beach some 80 years ago and it's still here. One wonders how long this debris will remain until removed by city staff. Don't hold your breath.
At the BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven there was a high activity at their gas flare last night due to technical issues. The fire was seen far across the Ruhr area and I was also stunned by the sight while landing at Düsseldorf airport last night.
(not the greatest quality with phone camera from a plane window, but I wanted to show the documentary...)
Starke Abfackelungsaktivität in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven
Gestern Abend gab es eine sehr starke Abfackelungsaktivität in der BP-Raffinerie in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven. Sie war weit über das Ruhrgebiet zu sehen und auch ich war erstaunt über den Anblick bei der Landung am Düsseldorfer Flughafen.
(nicht die beste Qualität mit der Handykamera durch ein Flugzeugfenster, aber ich wollte die Dokumentation zeigen...)
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Saturday morning I had a 4km roundtrip walk along Island View Beach southward to the Beachcomber RV Park and
campground situated on the point.
There is no access from Campion Rd except the private campground road and it is gated.
Thus, it's a 2km walk along the beach from Island View Beach parking lot.
Currently closed. Opens in May
Yes, folks . . . it finally stopped raining. At least long enough to cycle up to Leechtown at the end of the Galloping Goose Trail.
Bridge over Blenkinsop Creek from Lochside Trail at Mann Trucking and Century Rd./McKenzie Ave. connector.
Friday morning I cycled 15km roundtrip from home to Blenkinsop Trestle and return through Feltham Park Trail.
New return route took me from Mann Trucking to Cumberland Rd/Cumberland Court onto Century Rd. connector. From Century I cycled east to the Bow Park Overpass and took the ground-level trail northeast through Bow Park and the Feltham Trail to Cedar Hill Road.
Once across Shelbourne we cycled eastbound to Larchwood and the usual route home to Cedar Hill Cross Road.
Addendum
Blenkinsop Creek is the major tributary to Swan Lake, an urban lake surrounded by a nature sanctuary in the middle of the Municipality of Saanich. Blenkinsop Creek has been severely channelized by agriculture and urban development throughout the watershed and is the receiving water for urban storm drainage. This first phase of this project restored approximately 700m of Upper Blenkinsop Creek by relocating and restructuring the channel, replanting native riparian vegetation and allowing the creek to access its natural floodplain. This project rejoined two fields that were previously divided by a ditch. This allowed Galey Bros. Farms to utilize a single irrigation system (instead of two separate systems) and to use one access road instead of two. This increased the area of land under cultivation by approximately 13%. By moving the creek alongside Lochside trail, were we able to take advantage of an existing vegetation buffer and create viewpoints from the trail.
Reference Cited: Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd, Victoria BC
As an avid, recreational cyclist, I congratulate and thank Saanich Public Works for the new Ansell Road cycling connector at McKenzie Avenue. In conjunction with the new, controlled crosswalk and dedicated bike lane along Larchwood, it's my opinion the project could not have been designed nor implemented better. The workmanship is of the highest standards and reflects upon the skilled workers who completed it.
The new crossing will make life better and safer for those of us choosing to ride it.
N.B. Note the cut-away curb for eastbound cyclists (UVic) and the shared pathway for westbound. Cool.
I Cycled iZip 22km roundtrip to Panama Flats Park and home.
This is my old hood from the 60s
We lived on Daisy St. and now there is a labyrinth of trails around that location.
I followed the one behind our old property up to McKenzie Ave. at Carey Rd.
After cycling back the same route to the high ground within Panama Flats Park, I then headed for home in Gordon Head.
Instead of backtracking along the Inland Interurban Trail to Tillicum Mall we headed up Marigold Rd. to Burnside Rd.W to get back on the Galloping Goose Trail at the McKenzie overpass.
Thursday morning I walked 3400m roundtrip from home, up The Grind and over Mt. Tolmie (328ft gain or 100m) continuing thru the University of Victoria, Finnerty Gardens and back home down Broadmead.
The weather forecast for Friday, February 8th in Victoria was for heavy snowfall.
That did not materialize but by late morning some snow did appear and by early afternoon some accumulations were apparent.
Time to head out for a walk over the mountain. We just happen to have a mountain in our backyard so it was chosen for the hike.
Here's some pictures-to-prove-it.