Surprises at Kumealon
Some years back, during a long run up Grenville Channel on BC’s North Coast, we pulled into Kumealon Inlet to anchor overnight. It was the first time we’d been there and we weren’t sure what to expect...
View ArticleForaging Time
Grocery stores are noticeably absent when we’re cruising in remote areas of the BC coast. So when we run short of fresh veggies, it’s time to go shopping by kayak or dinghy. Goose-tongue greens...
View ArticleSeptember with Squirrelly
Squirrelly and I had a nice visit the other afternoon – a welcome break during a very busy season. We’re really quite alike, the two of us. Sure, he/she’s a North American Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus...
View ArticleA Question for Our Times
This week has brought a major dump of snow and bitter, unusually frigid temperatures to our region – a place normally balmy enough to be the winter envy of the rest of Canada. Our senior resident buck,...
View ArticleCozy in the Cold: Sea Otters
With another Arctic front heading our way, I find myself thinking about sea otters – specifically, how well suited (literally) they are for winter. Their incredibly thick, waterproof coats must be cozy...
View ArticleWater, Water, Everywhere
Northward on our ten-week Great Bear Sea trip last summer, the first “new-to-us” stopover was Philip Inlet, a small notch on the east shore of Fitz Hugh Sound just south of Addenbroke Island. As you...
View ArticleWhen Dangers Become Delights
Two days after we left Philip Inlet last June, we reached our second “new-to-us” anchorage – a secluded little hurricane hole in the Kittyhawk Group of islands in the Hakai Recreation Area. The spot...
View ArticleOn the Move
There was no real herring spawn in our area this year, so the hordes of sea lions attracted by that early spring feast were absent. But happily, on one of the few days that we managed to get to Drumbeg...
View ArticleA Moment with Bees
Bees have been plentiful and active in our garden all summer, though almost always moving too quickly for me to photograph. But the other day, when I had my camera conveniently in hand, I noticed that...
View ArticleSunflower Celebration
Thanks to the great work of the bees, we’ve had a wealth of sunflower delights in our garden over the past month. The plants, now about 12 feet high, have been hugely popular with our backyard birds,...
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