The Canadian Tulip Festival was established to celebrate the historic Royal gift of tulips from the Dutch to Canadians immediately following the Second World War as a symbol of international friendship. The Festival preserves the…
Road Kill, Turkey Vultures and a Blue Jay
Service Ontario could also be called "No Service Ontario" On the drive back from an unsatisfying foray to establish myself as a full-blown Ontarian (G'day, eh!) I noticed a couple of large birds on a…
Farewell to Peggy’s Cove
After 30 years, I bid adieu to the Maritimes but before I left Halifax, I had made a promise to honour my mother at Peggy's Cove. The weather was typical of a day nearing the…
Fairview Cove 1: January 3 to May 15,…
The Bedford Basin and Fairview Cove as a static photographic subject has been fascinating me for the past few months. These photos are random images of Fairview Cove activity looking into Burnside Park and the…
Southern Alberta Road Trip
A spring blizzard started the day on a drive from Calgary to Lethbridge. If you don't like the weather in Southern Alberta... wait 20 minutes. click images for photo gallery [modula id="4389"] Lethbridge, Alberta is…
Rocky Mountain Drive
Next phase of the trip was to drive from Vancouver to Calgary with an overnight stop in Revelstoke. I have done the Trans Canada Highway through the Rockies numerous times and I am always stunned…
Vancouver Island Beaches: Comox To Campbell River
Puntledge River & Estuary Comox The Puntledge River is a natural boundary between Courtenay and Comox with the the estuaries feeding the Strait of Georgia. These estuaries reminded me of the Brier Island Mud Flats…
Comox Snowbirds
Snowbirds at CFB Comox take flight during 2018 the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) spring training on a sunny day. Probably the best seat I've ever had for an airshow; sitting on the deck listening…
Port Alberni, Cathedral Grove and Parksville
Putting Tofino in our rear view mirrors we began the drive east across Vancouver Island through Port Alberni, Cathedral Grove on our way to Comox and Campbell River. Read More
Last Day at Cox Bay Beach Tofino
The sea was angry that day my friend All good things must pass. BBQ rib eyes, cold beer, good company and a kitchen party with a piano and accordion topped our 3 day vacation to…
Cox Bay Beach Sunset and Music Video Filming
BBQ steaks on a sunlit beach after an awesome day of watching Pacific Grey Whales and Bald Eagles, it was time to kick back. Read More
Tofino Bald Eagles
We tired of the grey whales so our whale watching guide Howie asked if we would mind trying to find some eagles to see in the wild; we enthusiastically agreed with Howie. Eagles were much…
Tofino Whale, Sea Otter and Walrus Watching
Whale snot and loopy sea otters Evidently, last year's whale watching trip on the Bay of Fundy was not enough to cure me of doing it all over again on the west coast. We booked…
A Drive from Mill Bay to Kleecoot to…
After feeding the sheep in Mill Bay we started our journey to Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. My good buddy and I caught up some old stories and shared a pint or…
Float Plane to Downtown Victoria
Grey skies in Victoria was a surprise to see as Victoria is typically sunny. Float plane ride on a Beaver (with luggage stored in the pontoons) was a hoot with views of Stanley Park and…
Spring in Vancouver British Columbia
Two Days in Vancouver began with a walk through Gastown in downtown Vancouver... trendy restaurants separated by seedy alleys. Catching a sea bus from Lonsdale Quay on the north shore to the inner harbour to…
Zamboni on the Halifax Common Speed Skating Oval
I have to admit, it's been a great February so far but that cold, north wind cuts to the bone even 5 degrees above zero (Celsius). I was walking through the Halifax Common and caught…
Mackerel Fishing in October: Bedford Basin
Would you really eat that? Is what I asked the old codger casting his lure with 6 hooks out into the basin, dude could get some distance on that cast I tell ya. He'd been…
Gaspereau Valley in the Fall
Where Are The Colours? With much anticipation I planned a trip today to the Gaspereau Valley to see the autumn colours of this fall. You would think that by living in Atlantic Canada my opportunities…