Zipped up the Sea to Sky yesterday for a one-night camping trip at Nairn Falls Provincial Park.
Realized that we’ve had this trusty axe for 20 years. It’s a midsize, great for car camping, tho occasionally I’d like something with about a pound heavier head and foot longer handle.
Casserole with three colours of peppers, mushrooms, and Gardein meatless ground. It’s gonna disappear just as fast as one with hamburger in it!
This from a guy who grew up in the day when the family would literally order half a cow processed into steaks, roasts, and ground beef for the chest freezer every year. . .
A leisurely stroll with the camera this afternoon turned up lots of bees and wasps.
Did a solo loop of the creek and ravine this afternoon, giving me plenty of time to dawdle and shoot photos.
Yumi and I had a blast visiting the BC Mills House and exploring Lynn Creek at a Metro Vancouver Parks event on forests and climate change. Great displays, and informative and friendly interpreters.
Yumi also spotted water bugs and fry, so that made the day complete 
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Yumi decided not to pursue a new career fighting forest fires : – )
The rescue folks had a display as well. Gear up, be prepared and let someone know where you’re going!
Yumi in her element exploring Lynn Creek
Success!
Salmonid fry, too!
Water ballet
American Dipper
Dipper dipping. . .
Why dogs don’t fly : – ). Yumi spotted this interesting tree.
Cool fungus with teeny beads of moisture
BC Hydro approached Byrne Creek Streamkeepers to get a creek orientation.
Folks were so enthusiastic about exploring the creek and ravine today that a 15-minute site meeting turned into a two-hour ramble!
Hydro staff are planning a watershed display and activities during the Rivers Day week in September, and BCSS volunteers will set up our booth and information display at the Hydro building, and perhaps lead a creek tour or two.
We came across this huge banana slug:
So I thought I’d go photo hunting for birds and insects down at the Fraser Foreshore Park ponds in south Burnaby just west of Byrne Creek.
This is the first pond west of the outfall of Byrne Creek into the Fraser. Ran into this dyke construction. Thought I’d better go home and start building an Ark. . .
More info in this Burnaby Now story.
I observed this heron as it fished the mouth of Byrne Creek in south Burnaby, BC. I was rewarded when it snagged a crayfish.
I watched it stalking for about an hour, and even with a tripod my hands were starting to cramp by the time the action finally started. And it was over in about five seconds 
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The recent rain has brought slugs out in numbers on Byrne Creek trails. We saw lots of them on our walk this evening. Also spotted a teeny weeny snail.
