#VancouverIsland

I'm filling these #GrowBags with new #FoodPlants today. Transplanting tomato, cucumber & Chinese radishes in them 👩‍🌾

#AsianMastodon #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #YYJgardeners #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #GrowItEatIt #SimpleGoodLife #FoodGarden #GrowFoodNotLawns #GrowingFood #zone8 #plants #GrowVeggies #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PNWGardening #PlantLovers #PlantAGarden #ContainerGardening #GrowFoodNotFascism #BackyardFoodGarden #ILovePlants

Building another #RaisedMound #gardening bed. Been doing this for years.

#Hügelkultur (pronounced hoogleculture) is #German for #HillCulture . You grow crops on raised, earthen mound that consists of a foundation of logs/branches covered in layers of manure, compost & soil.

#GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #SelfSufficiency #GreenLiving #LiveOutYourValues #Permaculture #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJgardeners #LowImpact #MoundGarden #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia

Photo taken during my ''Spring on Vancouver Island'' Photo Workshop this weekend.

#iris #flora #FlowersOfMastodon #wildflowers #PNW #NaturePhotography #nature #photography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia

Early #summer on #VancouverIsland #BC ... the #flowers are blooming in the #garden and the air has a delicious scent ... #grateful #dogsofmastodon

As spring turns to summer #Mosstodon beats a retreat in the heat but #LichenSubscribe survives. The brown season has arrived early this year.

#YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

Been hella busy with #FoodGardening tasks too. I transplant at least 50 #FoodPlants daily while also working on busting up our old lawns for #biodiversity #rewilding purposes.

#GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #zone8 #plants #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #'GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #YYJgardeners #gardening #GrowItEatIt

Global News BC: Man assaults victim just steps off downtown Victoria bus: police https://globalnews.ca/news/9725896/assault-victoria-bus/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DowntownVictoriaassault #VancouverIslandAssault #Victoriaassaultsuspect #DowntownVictoria #VancouverIsland #VictoriaAssault #Victoriapolice #Victoria #Crime

@Karmajingpa Ts’ey is #hulquminun, just across the Salish Sea on east #VancouverIsland.

Kiana & Zena - I watched & shot these gals on their rise to sports fame

https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/sports/double-gold-for-shew-sisters-at-wrestling-provincials/

#AsianMastodon #Japanese #Chinese #AsiansInSports #GirlsInSports #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanislr #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #RisingStars

This is where I started with joining up with #environmental #activists on #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada & almost all of us were arrested multiple times. We tried almost every peaceful actions possible. Loggers were violent, threatening us with rape/physical assaults. They set fires to tents w/ppl sleeping inside. They bashed me in head with a stick when I got out of truck & asked WTF they're doing & if they know they just escalated to attempted murders.
https://youtu.be/pVp5qrImzKk

So stoked to reunite soon with my galpal & #Japanese #kickboxer friend Michiyo & her husband & daughters soon! I was the photog for their daughters for several years & shot their rises to fame. I love this family! We're going on catch up reunion soon ❤

#AsianMastodon #WomenInSports #FighterWomen #MMA #kickboxing #wrestling #GirlPower #HitLikeAGirl #CombatSports #VictoriaBC #yyj #VancouverIsland #AsianWomenInSports #ToughGirls #StrongWomen

#WaterfallWednesday
This is one of the numerous waterfalls on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. I underexposed by one full stop to create a more dramatic effect.

#VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #photography #nature #NaturePhotography

One of my #iris & mixed #PollinatorGarden bed is full of #blooms & more will #flower daily 😍
In front of bed are a bunch of pots with #transplanted #beans & a few pots that I'll be transplanting turnips & sorrel into.

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardeners #GrowFoodNotLawns #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #GreenLiving #FoodGardeners #GrowItEatIt #FoodGardener #GrownFromSeed #MyPlants #PlantLovers

I am now following enough people on here that I feel comfortable to start unfollowing some accounts that aren’t producing the content I want to see all the time. Not real people, just a few news aggregators and such that I was following that are duplicating content and to make room for more local content. If you are in British Columbia in particular, give me a shout! I’d like to see more BC content and build the BC corner of Mastodon!

#Mastodon #BCPoli #BC #Canada #VancouverIsland #Vancouver

I'm processing assorted #dried #citrus peels this morning. Grinding some up. Breaking others into small pieces for easier, longterm pantry storage in airtight containers.

#AsianMastodon #Teochew #Chinese #MakeYourOwn #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #dehydrated #DriedFood #Useful #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #AllNatural #AirDried #FrugalLiving #SimpleGoodLife #BackToBasics #SimpleGoodness #EasyToDo #CitrusFruit #FruitPeels #CitrusPeels

Look at these gorgeous healthy #Chinese watermelon #radish #plant #roots 😍
I love the beautiful complexity of roots & enjoy admiring them!

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardeners #GrowFoodNotLawns #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #GreenLiving #LiveOutYourValues #FoodGardeners #GrowItEatIt #SimpleGoodLife #FoodGardener #GrownFromSeed #MyPlants #PlantLovers #botanical #PlantRoots #LifeRoots #nature

Moving on to #transplanting some of my #flower #plants for evergrowing #PollinatorGarden now 😊 I'm creating mixed flower pots with these ✌

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardeners #GrowFlowersNotFascism #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #GreenLiving #GreenLiving #LiveOutYourValues #YYJgardeners #FoodGardeners #GrowPlantsNotLawns #SimpleGoodLife

Just got home from work & getting some #plants ready for my first #GardenersOfMastodon in person exchange with fellow #VancouverIsland #FoodSecurity & #SelfSufficiency #FoodGardener 👩‍🌾🤘
I hope to meet & do more plants & harvest exchanges with fellow small #FoodGrowers on #VanIsle 👍 When I lived in Youbou & Cedar - did lots of these trades with fellow backyard food farmers & it was beneficial in multiple ways for me & the fab folks I traded with.

#NonMonetaryTrade #BackToBasics #GrowAndTradeFood

We drove wayyy up the White River valley to find giants. This is one of the largest, if not the largest Western Red Cedars that I’ve seen in real life. My friend David found it wayyyy off the trails in White River Provincial Park.
#vancouverisland #oldgrowth #gianttrees

Met this old relative (the cedar tree) on our walk along Stocking Creek on #VancouverIsland yesterday. It’s name in #hulquminum is xpey (h-pay) with the h sound made from the back of the throat. #indigenous #language #ThickTrunkTuesday

This forest was logged in the 1920s. I once talked, briefly, with an elderly man who'd been a teenage "whistle punk" when the original 400-600 year old Douglas Fir forest was yarded and loaded onto rail cars.
100 years later, it's still only a shadow of what it was. But my oh my, what a beautiful shadow.
I'm grateful that someone had the foresight to protect this area, that it will always be here to remind us of what a forest might be on Vancouver Island.
#vancouverisland #douglasfir

Global News BC: Langford Fire responds to 7 fires in 7 days caused by cigarette butts https://globalnews.ca/news/9716311/langford-fire-responds-to-7-fires-in-7-days-caused-by-cigarette-butts/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #LangfordFireRescue #BCWildfireService #VancouverIsland #cigarettebutts #7fires7days #preventable #Cigarette #Langford #FireBan #Smoking #Canada #Butts

Today's #FoodGarden #harvest was some #kale & mixed #mizuno #SaladGreens 👩‍🌾 We fry up the flowers in oil & garlic - yummy!

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardene #GrowFoodNotLawns #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #GreenLiving #LiveOutYourValues #TrueToSelf #FoodGardeners #GrowItEatIt #GrewItEatingIt #SimpleGoodLife

Same day. Miele from Powell River joined me & fellow #environmentalists in #Nanaimo at #courthouse on #VancouverIsland to #protest against #BCNDP #NewDeathParty #CorporateGreed approved #ecocide & exploiting/tokenizing Indigenous sellouts to try to make their corporate shill game look legit when it's another step towards #CulturalGenocide & there's been very little if any genuine reparations happening.

Be wary of those who disrepect hereditary chiefs, elders & matriarchs & take govt bribes.

From 2.5 yrs ago. I'm guilty & don't regret it

#environmentalists #ecologists #MatriarchRising #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #vanisle #Nanaimo #StopEcocide #VeteranActivists #StopDeforestation #TaxBillionaires #EndCorporateWelfare #CeaseEcocideSubsidies #ForestDefenders #EarthProtectors #WaterProtectors #WarriorsForMotherEarth #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #Canada #KKKanada #ColonialInjustice #FightThePower #TreesOverGreed #WorthMoreStanding #ProtectNature

Global News BC: Thousands jam B.C.’s capital streets for 123rd Victoria Day Parade https://globalnews.ca/news/9715552/victoria-day-parade-victoria-bc-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VictoriaDayParade #DowntownVictoria #VancouverIsland #holidaymonday #VictoriaDay #VictoriaBC #Canada #Parade

#Drumming & #singing with Uncle Stacey (from mainland) to help #healing recoveries for 3 hospital patients. Brought #DrumMedicine to unwell folks who couldn't attend healing circles. There was 6 of us drumming together at one point 🙌

#Drummers #Indigenous #FirstNations #DrumHealing #Rhythmic #drums #FriendsAndAllies #ActivistFriends #DrummingForCommunity #MusicHeals #DrumTherapy #DecolonizedHealing #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #SupportingCommunity #HospitalVisit

Global News BC: Comox Valley gas station goes up in flames, caught on video https://globalnews.ca/news/9714337/comox-valley-gas-station-fire-video/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Comoxgasstationfire #VancouverIslandfire #ComoxFireRescue #VancouverIsland #Gasstationfire #ComoxEssoFire #ComoxValley #comox #Fire

Patiently waiting for my #hydrangeas to start blooming flowers. I have a couple different kinds (one not seen here is a burgundy lacecap) & have propagated new plants from both of those.

#Spring #flowerbuds #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #SaveSoil #SaveSoil #YYJgardeners #zone8 #plants #perennials #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Flowering #WhatsInMyGarden #GrowFlowersNotFascism #PlantAGarden #Floral #botanical #PlantLovers #GardenTherapy

#SilentSunday
Stop the #CorporateGreed fueled assaults on #MotherEarth 🌲🌎

#StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #SaveForests #UncededTerritory #NativeLand #StolenLand #Landback #FirstNations #Indigenous #NativeSovereignty #Deforestation #GreedKills #RedDress #symbolism #ProtectTheSacred #EarthProtectors #MatriarchsRising #ForestDefenders #WorthMoreStanding #ProtectOldGrowth #SaveOldGrowtg #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #BCNDP #NewDeathParty #BritishColumbia #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest

#PeninsulaStreamsSociety coordinates #restoration & #habitat #conservation projects throughout #VictoriaBC area.

They're hosting upcoming #RainGardens for #Headwaters #symposium #Zoom #webinar - please register, if interested.

#yyj #WaterProtectors #WaterConservation #WaterIsLife #WaterStewardship #WaterGuardians #lekwungen #Wsanec #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #vanisle #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #stormwater #GreenInfrastructure #waterways #UrbanGreenSolutions

Come celebrate the #EldersReport & other #research gathered in #partnership w/ #Seniors & #Elders at #VNFC & #UVIC students. Through #CommunityBased #participatory #research - they explored unique impacts of #COVID19 on the wellbeing of Elders & seniors in #yyj . #Learn more about their work & celebrate urban #Indigenous #knowledges in #community 🙌

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elders-report-reveal-urban-indigenous-knowledge-transfer-project-tickets-570991931237

#VictoriaNativeFriendshipCentre #Saanich #VictoriaBC #vanisle #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #lekwungen #FirstNations #Decolonize

The #SalishSea is the new name of the inlets of the Pacific Ocean between #VancouverIsland , mainland #British Columbia 🇨🇦 and the #OlympicPeninsula of #Washington state 🇺🇸 that used to be referred to as the #StraitOfGeorgia , #StraitOfJuanDeFuca and #PugetSound. 👉 https://www.seadocsociety.org/about-the-salish-sea#:~:text=The%20Salish%20Sea%20is%20an,cities%20of%20Seattle%20and%20Vancouver.

Spent the day up island, helping a friend clean her old rental suite & prepare it for her Mom to move in. Resting early after dinner.

I'll be helping out at the main gates tomorrow at #VictoriaHighlandGames from 10AM-2PM ✌

Tomorrow is the last day to enjoy this annual #sports & #culture #festival in #VictoriaBC on #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada 👍

https://victoriahighlandgames.com

#yyj #HighlandGames #vanisle #LekwungenTerritory #SportingEvent #PNW #Celtic

I’ve had a productive (for me) day so far. Planted zucchinis, cucumbers, tomatoes and squash. Cooked breakfast for my spouse. Put an hour in on a report due by month-end. Looking ahead to the #Mariners game in a few hours. #RetiredVibes #VancouverIsland #gardening

#Mom & me running errands earlier. #Selfies in the car, at stop light.

#AsianMastodon #Teochew #Chinese #VancouverIsland #MotherDaughter

#CurrentEvent

#CoolingOff with my #feet in #blue #kiddiePool - #heatwave on #VancouverIsland continues.

#Sunkissed #purple bearded #iris 😍

#AsianMastodon #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #SaveSoil #Spring #GardeningForClimateChange #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #botanical #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #WhatsInMyGarden #GrowFlowersNotFascism #InBloom #floral #YYJgardeners #zone8 #plants #perennials #PlantsIGrow #MyGardens #iris #nature #florespondence

These are some of my #Chinese long #cucumbers & #YardLong #Chinese red #PoleBean #PlantBabies 👩‍🌾💚🐝✌🐞
I grow several #AsianVegetables , #AsianGreens & #AsianHerbs 🦋

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardeners #YYJgardeners #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #GrownFromSeed #FoodGardener #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #GrowFoodNotLawns #GrowFoodNotHate #GrowYourOwnFood #GreenThumb #PlantAGarden

#FoodPlants #seedlings update.
Almost all seeds #sowed a few weeks ago have #germinated & many #PlantBabies are healthy & #growing well. I've transplanted some other starters into #FoodGarden already.

#GardenersOfMastodon #AsianMastodon #SDFgardeners #YYJgardeners #FoodSecurity #SelfSufficiency #GrownFromSeed #FoodGardener #zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #GrowFoodNotLawns #GrowFoodNotHate #GrowYourOwnFood #GreenThumb #PlantAGarden

Global News BC: B.C. beach named one of 50 best in the world https://globalnews.ca/news/9711681/bc-san-josef-bay-worlds-50-best-beaches-list/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #TourismIndustryAssociationOfBC #northwesternVancouverIsland #BCMinistryofEnvironment #capescottprovincialpark #MinistryofEnvironment #world's50bestbeaches #VancouverIsland #SanJosefBay #BCtourism #Tourism #Canada

#BengalTigerIris #flowers are now #blooming prolifically 🥰 Providing #cheerful #yellow #colour in my #PollinatorGardens 👩‍🌾🐝🦋🐞

#AsianMastodon #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #SaveSoil #Spring #GardeningForClimateChange #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #botanical #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #WhatsInMyGarden #GrowFlowersNotFascism #InBloom #floral #YYJgardeners #zone8 #plants #perennials #PlantsIGrow #MyGardens #iris #nature #florespondence

On our way to #BowenIsland for the long weekend, we stopped in at The Pie Shoppe on Powell at Victoria in #EastVan https://thepieshoppe.ca/

They’re having a sale on everything from bottles of cider & wine to ceramics and frozen quiches, mostly half off.

Bought a couple of quiche and a couple of bottles, one of which was a red wine from #VancouverIsland that was actually pretty good!

Full write up on the #FoodWiki https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/May%252018th%252C%25202023.html

#Vancouver

Who/what do you think is lurking in spring in the forest on Vancouver Island? 👀​

#trees #forest #VancouverIsland #wildlife #nature #photography

Took in a #SilentSunday stroll (ok, hike) in Mt Dean Park. Aaall of the #Greenery in attendance. Behold this lily pond resplendent with cedars, furs, lily pads #Mosstodon. Certainly #PuddleOfTheDay - at least of my day.

#YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Photographry

Experimenting with a “vintage” lens. Nikon 300mm f4 @ an OM Systems OM-5 with the metabones 0.71x focal reducer so effectively an 425mm f2.8 on my m43 body.

I need a lot more practice focussing it manually; there is a viltrox focal reducer that should work with its autofocus but that I don’t have.

So here are some shots taken around downtown Victoria.

#YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #OMSystems #Nikon

Early bird gets a free lunch!
Sign up by May 12 for my photo workshop ‘’Spring on Vancouver Island’’ from May 26 to 28
👉​https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops/spring-on-vancouver-island-26-28-may-2023

#NaturePhotography #nature #photography #PhotoTour #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #ExploreBritishColumbia #PNW #WildlifePhotography #wildlife #PhotoWorkshop #Travel

#Marigold #flower - I've sowed lots more marigold seeds. Love these in my #PollinatorGarden 👩‍🌾

#AsianMastodon #GrowFlowersNotFascism #Garden #Spring #GardenersOfMastodon #MastodonGardeners #YYJgardeners #botanical #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #Westcoast #Spring #SelfSufficiency #Permaculture #PNWgardeners #zone8 #GrowPlantsNotHate #plants #botany #PrettyPlants #SDFgardeners

On your visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, sign up for a nature photography workshop with me, a local professional photographer. Explore the rugged coastline and the temperate rainforest, capture unique species with your camera, and return home with compelling photos.

Explore: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops

#photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Workshop #PhotoTour #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

Stream violet growing in the rainforest on #VancouverIsland

#flowers #photography #nature

There is still a few spots available for my photo workshop ‘’Spring on Vancouver Island'' from 26 to 28 May. Early birds get a free lunch! Spend 3 days with me in the field and explore the Island.

👉​https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops/spring-on-vancouver-island-26-28-may-2023

#PhotoWorkshop #NaturePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #PNW #WestCoast #GetOutside #ExploreBC #PhotoTour

Earlier this week I saw a brown creeper, Certhia americana, building a nest under a piece of raised bark, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

(Image in portrait format, might need a click)

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #avian

After The Rain

#rain #RainDrops #NaturePhotography #photography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia

Vancouver Island has so many beautiful places to see. On this trip we focused most of our time on the northwest tip of the Island. My wife and I spent several days in and around Tofino. This is a small hidden beach just on the edge of town. On this night we almost had the whole beach to ourselves.

"Tonquin Beach Sunset"
https://1-mark-kiver.pixels.com/featured/tonquin-beach-sunset-mark-kiver.html

#Ayearforart #buyintoart #Springforart #VancouverIsland #TofinoBC #Sunsetlovers #naturephotography #Photography #Pacificnorthwest #sunset

Join me for my photo workshop ‘’Spring on Vancouver Island’’ from 26 to 28 May. Spend three days roaming in the rainforest and on the coast, with your camera and other photographers. Get a free healthy lunch if you sign up by May 12!
👉​https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops/spring-on-vancouver-island-26-28-may-2023

#PhotoWorkshop #NaturePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #PNW #WestCoast

#silentSunday #photography #pnw #nature #spring #gardening #flowers #vancouverIsland​

#VancouverIsland #vanisle #yyj #Wsanec #Wsanec #Lekwungen #CoastSalish #VictoriaBC I'm seeking leads to more #Indigenous / #NativeMastodon #Water #protectors for an upcoming independent print & online magazine (with mostly Indigenous & POC writers) article. I'd be doing the interviews & out in the field journalism, photography & writing the article for next issue. I can do interviews in person or online.

Please contact me if you have leads for this. Thank you very much! Please boost.

Took this #trees #silhouette photo through the sunroof of Mom's car. By Blanshard St & Bay St intersection. Some trees along the traffic median.

#treehugger #TreeLover #yyj #VictoriaBC #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #nature #branches

Look at this stonking mossy chiton I found on my walk today (left behind by a seagull, I’d guess) #mosstodon #vancouverisland #victoriabc

My contribution to #SilentSunday

#Photography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #fotografie #photographie #fog

To the Editor: Has the Province seen the Train light?

#rail #portalberni #nanaimo #vancouverisland #localnews #climateaction #freight

https://chrisalemany.ca/2023/02/24/to-the-editor-has-the-province-seen-the-train-light/

Heyo! I’m Matt Brett, the guy with two first names. 👋🏻 This is my #introduction.

I’ve been working on the web industry since 2000. After freelancing for nearly 15 years, I joined the team at #AwesomeMotive and am now the design lead for #WPForms.

I’m #Canadian 🇨🇦 and live on #VancouverIsland, which is on the west coast.

I’m a dad, gamer, drone pilot, aspiring photographer, musician, and have a pretty sweet collection of Star Wars helmets (7 at the time of writing).

Unique Photo Trip: Herring Spawn on Vancouver Island
Dates: 13, 14 & 15 March / 3 full days in the field!
Base camp: Courtenay, Comox Valley / Carpooling available
Limited to 5 participants. Sign up today!
➡️​ https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops/herring-spawn-vancouver-island-13-15-march-2023

#herring #HerringSpawn #VancouverIsland #photography #WildlifePhotography

Happy little #duck #butts 🦆🥰

#nature #wildlife #CuteDucks #BottomsUp #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #pacificnorthwest #MyNaturePhotos #MyNaturePhotos #samsung8 #CellphonePhotos

The Beach Buoys.

#buoys #hiking #NorthCoastTrail #maritime #VancouverIsland #PacificOcean

#Nature is #reclaiming & #rewilding 100 yr+ #cement #factory #ruins in #Wsanec 🌲🙌

There's ongoing #native trees/plants & seagrass planting restoration & invasives removal work happening in this park. There will be volunteer work parties throughout the year.

#Saanich #TodInet #trees #creek #DisabledHiker #CellphonePhotos #MyNaturePhotos #MyNaturePhotos #Samsung8 #forest #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #ReclaimedByNature

On your visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, sign up for a nature photography workshop with local photographer Catherine Babault. Explore the rugged coastline and the temperate rainforest, capture unique species with your camera, and return home with compelling photos.

Explore: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops

#photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Workshop #PhotoTour #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

Sunrise over McNeill Bay through my living room window this morning. I can see all the colours of the rainbow. #yyj #VancouverIsland

#victoria #vancouverisland

Last night in Tofino, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island

#Photography #Sunset #Canada #Tofino #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #PacificOcean

#Mosstodon #Monday 😊

#Moss #Nature #Green #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #InTheForest #TreesAndMosses #WonderfulWorld #ecosystem #ecology #MotherEarth #MotherEarth #VanIsle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #ClimateChange #ProtectForests #StopDeforestation #StopDeforestation #RespectNature #ProtectNature #ProtectWhatYouLove #samsung8 #WorldInMyEyes #CellphonePhotos #MyNaturePhotos

Visit #ShirleyBC - between #Sooke & #PortRenfrew & stop at #MuirBeach 👍Walk along beach until you reach the #fossils 😊 There's lots of shell, fish & other animal fossils visible here & more if you bushwack along the river(trails are all overgrown, bring a machete). There's also resident otters that live here & it's fab for birdwatching too.
#vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PlacesToGo #DayTrips #Nature #archaeology #NiftyPlaces #QuietPlaces #CheckItOut #DisabledAdventurer #BritishColumbia #Canada

I loved this #mossy covered #log that makes this little #forest #creek look even more interesting 🥰 The air smelled SO GOOD there.

#Mosstodon #nature #Wsanec #Saanich #Saanich #ecosystems #biodiversity #ecology #SeenOnMyHikes #WorldInMyEyes #YYJhikes #DayHikes #DisabledHiker #AdventuresWithACane #ILoveNature #ProtectWhatYouLove #vanisle #moss #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #NaturalWorld #GratitudeForNature #FrancisKingPark #CRDParks

Lady Chainsaw (roots from #Dakota first peoples) wanted to visit & give support to #OldGrowth #forestdefenders up at ridge camp last July & we got her up the mountain.
Pictured here, with the mountains behind us, from left to right:
Raven (from #AlgonquinNation & one of my good friends from the blockade), Lady Chainsaw (longtime #Indigenous #Landback #activist ) & me.

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