Bird alert

Jun 13, 2017 | Bird Alert!

  Last week  I found a pair of Bewick’s wrens nesting right next to the back door under our patio cover. They were not too impressed when we decided to have lunch outside and the parents started scolding us or the harsh weessh weesh was meant to tell their...

Deas Island Regional Park

Jan 12, 2017 | Blog

This 300 acre park is named after the settler John Sullivan Deas, a mulllatto tinsmith,  who once owned a primary cannery that produced the largest amount of salmon on the Fraser River in the late 1800’s. The weather this chilly Friday morning was 3 degrees,...

Nature Nuts at Mud Bay Park

Apr 6, 2016 | Nature Walks

A glorious day it was, mild temps and virtually no wind. We started off with finding fresh nettles all along the first part of trail, they were about 6 inches tall and looked so tempting but decided to wait and pick on the way back. We discovered wild mustard...

Spiders Around Us

Nov 5, 2015 | Blog

Spiders, don’t hate them but tolerate them, Spiders are not bugs or insects, they have eight legs, most have 8 eyes, have no bones but an exoskeleton and they come in many sizes and colors. They have the amazing ability to adapt to different temperatures and...

Crescent Beach

Mar 19, 2015 | Nature Walks

It was a blustery, but mild, Friday when we met at Crescent Beach. We found scented yellow which hazel and pink rhododendrons in bloom in the neighborhood above the beach . Breathed in the fresh warm salty air once at the shore. Marvelled at the gulls which seemed to...