driftwood and firewood, beach gravel and stone walls

Save for the green, of course, in the photo below, the colours in these two shots are very similar. I love how the late-September noon sun illuminates the redness of that cut log. Juxtaposing the…

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Sailed through that weekend!

September sunshine is the very best! We’ve been enjoying day after day of weather in the mid 20’s. While it’s a bit tough to take in a non-air-conditioned classroom, it makes for a fabulous weekend.…

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It’s Not Always Paradise on the Island . . .

Our family weekend was fun: we had some good visits over meals, caught up with everyone’s news, had a few laughs, a few squabbles, and apparently way too many showers, dishwasher loads, and toilet flushes…

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Summer guests

When we lived in Prince Rupert (on BC’s north coast), and our kids were small, family and friends would make the long drive or fly up from the Vancouver area to visit. Then we moved…

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here and there, this and that

Here,when I photographed the yellows and whites in my garden last week, the Romneya Coulteri (California tree poppy) buds were still doing this, beautifully. They’re not at all subtle now, but they are stunning. I’m…

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