Another lovely Byrne Creek ravine walk with my now working-from-home love today. A few more folks than usual out enjoying the trails in the sunshine. I guess more are staying home, but wanting to stretch their legs.
And being properly cautious to give each other a healthy distance when passing on the trails.
If possible, enjoy the outdoors. It’s good not only for the body, but also the mind.
We are animals, physical beings, and we need to move. So many health issues are exacerbated by sedentary habits.
I find great solace in nature. The burbling creek, the wind rustling the trees, the plants of many shapes and sizes and colors budding as spring approaches.
We need to feel the sun on our faces, the breeze in our hair.
The birds and squirrels playing peekaboo, the wee salmon fry popping out of the gravel in the creek.
Frenetic modern life is slowing. That has its ups, and its downs, eh?
I hope that when we’re past this that people can remember the slower, more grounded pace that we can exist at.
Today’s meditative walk along Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC.
If you’re feeling stressed and unable to get out, I invite you to slowly breathe in, and slowly breathe out, while following in my virtual footsteps. . .
We took our usual walk in Byrne Creek Ravine Park this morning in SE Burnaby. It was sunny, albeit cold.
There were lots of folks out walking and yet obviously being careful to maintain social distance when passing on the trails, for example stepping a few meters off to let other other pass.
We didn’t see any salmon fry in the creek, though we first spotted some over a week ago. But there was lots of other wildlife to enjoy.
Pileated Woodpecker
This Northern Flicker was drumming on roof vent
Hooded Merganser in Byrne Creek habitat overflow pond
These people, many of them staff from municipal governments in the Lower Mainland, and staff from Metro Vancouver, share a wealth of experience and knowledge.
When one sees an agenda laid out to the minute, and the chair and executive director power through with time to spare, that’s a great meeting .
Yumi and have been doing spot checks for salmonid fry in Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby where we volunteer as streamkeepers.
Today we spotted two, the first we’ve seen this year. It’s so exciting and uplifting to know that the salmon that returned to spawn in this battered urban creek were successful in starting a new generation.
The last year was not friendly to salmon. Drought conditions last summer resulted in very low, warm flows. Then we had snow and torrential rains in the winter, so much so that we were afraid that nests of eggs may have been blown out.
We’ll be keeping sharp eyes out for more fry in the days and weeks to come!
A poor photo taken with my pocket cam in low light. Will try to get some better shots soon.
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