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In my rambles along the back alleys of Cumberland I discovered an old blue and yellow powerboat - this thing doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon, or ever again, for that matter.

Cumberland dog.
Waiting.

Cumberland dog.

Waiting.

Ruckle Provincial Park RambleRuckle Provincial Park on Salt Spring Island is one of the places we visit fairly regularly.…View Post

Ruckle Provincial Park Ramble

Ruckle Provincial Park on Salt Spring Island is one of the places we visit fairly regularly.…

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May 9
Wildflowers at Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological ReserveIn my previous post about the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological ReserveI hinted that I had a few more…View Post

Wildflowers at Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve

In my previous post about the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological ReserveI hinted that I had a few more…

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Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological ReserveThere is nothing at the parking area just beyond the dam at Comox Lake to suggest that a…View Post

Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve

There is nothing at the parking area just beyond the dam at Comox Lake to suggest that a…

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Westport Light State Park BeachAfter a long bash of a drive from Port Angeles to Tokeland with stops at Sol Duc Falls and Rialto…View Post

Westport Light State Park Beach

After a long bash of a drive from Port Angeles to Tokeland with stops at Sol Duc Falls and Rialto…

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Cracked and seized UV filter on my 16-35mm Nikkor - lens looks to be OK but can’t get the filter off. Glad it wasn’t my 10-stop ND or polarizer on there when the tripod slowly tipped over.

Timing is pretty good since I’m sending my D600 in for servicing for the “dust and oil” sensor problem. Looks like I’m back to the D80 for a week or so.

Apr 9
Deep Bay Marine Field StationAt the end of a crushed shell road lies the Deep Bay Marine Field Station, a research facility run…View Post

Deep Bay Marine Field Station

At the end of a crushed shell road lies the Deep Bay Marine Field Station, a research facility run…

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Apr 8

A couple more pics from Rialto Beach. More at Giant’s Bones on Rialto Beach

Apr 7
Giant’s Bones on Rialto BeachThe huge battered Sitka spruce logs that mark the border between beach and forest give Rialto Beach…View Post

Giant’s Bones on Rialto Beach

The huge battered Sitka spruce logs that mark the border between beach and forest give Rialto Beach…

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