Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, is looking like autumn, though August has yet to end.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Moi in My Blathering Element
Put a mic in front of me, and hear me talk : – ).
Dunno, I guess it’s my passion for streamkeeping and nature, but I love to talk on these topics.
This budding young journalist was patient with me a few years back . . .
Rain, Wonderful Rain in Burnaby, BC
It’s not too often that we want rain here on the west coast of British Columbia. But it’s been so dry for so long that today’s steady drizzle is a welcome respite.
The air smells fresh and the balcony plants and ravine forest are sucking up moisture.
We’re fortunate that this welcome precipitation has arrived as a slow, steady drizzle. With it being dry for so long, a downpour would have just run off the parched soil.
White Rock Beach Walk Bird Action
We heard there was less smoke down in White Rock, BC, than around here in Burnaby, so we headed down for a beach walk today. It certainly was more pleasant near the water.
There were several killdeer flitting about the water’s edge
Mallards in flight
Not sure what kind of dove this is. Have asked some experts. . .
UPDATE: Eurasian Collared-Dove
Cormorant off the pier
Yumi shot me on the pier
We came across this massive old log that must have been part of a logging operation
Rocker/Stool Toe-Stubbing Menace
We picked up this Ikea rocker/stool set used awhile ago. It’s in great shape and looks sharp, but it’s a toe-stubbing menace.
Those legs on the stool are angled forward just enough that we’ve both whacked toes on them.
And those little projections at the front of the rockers, while perhaps needed for stability, also attract toes like magnets.
I hope eventually it will sink into the subconscious to automatically give these items of furniture a slightly wider berth. . .
Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary Birds ʼn Bees ʼn Bugs
Spent several hours wandering the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC, today.
Damn but we’re cute, aren’t we?
Piles of Potato Salad
I noticed the potatoes were starting to turn, so I made a large batch of potato salad. I’ll split it in half, leaving one container without lettuce, eggs, and mayo, and make a fresh mix tomorrow.
This will cut down dramatically on cooking this weekend!
Too Hot, Too Dry — Hoping for Rain in Burnaby
While the heat has come down a bit, it’s still way too dry.
I’ve been taking my daily walks earlier to try to beat the heat, but the sun has been scorching by 8:00 am.
The cat takes a few steps and then stretches out on linoleum to try to cool off.
Bees, Dragonflies, Frogs of Deer Lake
We were planning to go to the Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival today, but the highway was so jammed that we bailed before the Second Narrows Bridge, and decided to go for a walk around Deer Lake instead.
Bees were sipping water from lilies
Double trouble. . .
Waxwing
Powell Street Festival 2018
We had a super time at the Powell Street Festival that celebrates Japanese art, culture, and food, at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, where Japantown used to be before the WWII-related internment forced Japanese out of their homes, schools, and businesses.
I took nearly 700 photographs, and here’s a sample until I get around to making a Flickr album.
