Plunge

After going for a dry, hot, dusty hike with some friends this week, we ended up at the top of a waterfall. There was a large clear pool perfect for a swim. I assumed it would be just like a river close to home. Plunging in, it the water literally took my breath away as it was meltdown from snowpack. Still refreshing but definitely not like I am used to. On that note, some creatures that exist in cold water....

The Island of Vitality...more life

Trying to use my words to elaborate on the thoughts below. All I can think of is that it is like the difference between yellow and gold. Which doesn't do my intentions to express justice. Surely everyone knows the feeling of going to a place where time slows down, moments seem sweeter and you are happy just to be with open eyes.

The Island of Vitality

Went on a little summer trip to Galiano, or the place I would rather be at pretty much any given time (barring Maui). I refer to it as the 'island of vitality' because there is something about that place that seems to infuse everything with a peaceful feeling of being aware of the moment, being alive and the slipstream of life. Maybe it's just me, but when I am there the air seems to seep into my skin and make me aware of everything around me in the most delicious way. Or it's just the quiet, and being able to see or imagine the source of every sound when I stop to listen. If nature can be luxurious, then it is on Galiano.

Birds that remind you of crazy/unhinged people you may have met in passing (hopefully)

I happen to know a couple of people who are afraid or unnerved by birds. Naturally I can understand this as if you've spent any time around large raptors, eventually they will begin to seem eerily dinosaur like. Especially if you watch them walk on their huge, scaly and taloned toes. I am not afraid of birds, with one exception. Pigeons. Hence the title, they remind me of the crazy people I have met (Note: not the quaintly or even annoyingly eccentric and likely smelly characters. The actually unhinged from the normal social mores and can't help themselves mentally ill). Can't say that I am huge fan of crows either.

Hue love Colours?

The summer excitement is upon me for full sun so heavy it almost possesses a liquidity in the evening dusk. It accentuates the colours and makes them seem saturated beyond the two dimensionality I normally find in photos.

today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry

This summer has so far been especially rainy and delightfully cool to my mind. I am not a fan of the dryness and prefer things to stay as green as possible for as long as possible. Bird action, particularly in my favourite Nanaimo garden, has been most interesting this year. Here are some shots of hummers, juncoes and finches. This Nanaimo garden happens to be one of the few places in Canada that hosts Anna's Hummingbirds year round. Anna's build their nests from spiderwebs and lichens/mosses and begin laying in February to get an edge on the Rufous Hummingbirds before they arrive from Mexico.

Apologies and Thankyous

I apologize for the hiatus. I thank you for following me still. A dark spot in February kind of slowed me down, but I am rebounding and the gift of a new and powerful lens (a Canon 1/400 telephoto) has accelerated the process. I have new photos to upload and share and I look forward to sharing them with you, beloveds.