Byrne Creek was high and dirty after the rain, so nothing to see in the way of spawning salmon, but it was a gorgeous, sunny day for photos of autumn colours.
Mason Bee Reveal Shows ‘Profit’
We unrolled the paper tubes we’d set out over the summer, and opened the unit with plastic trays.
Excited to not only “preserve our capital” but notch a “profit” of a dozen cocoons. Our location in a townhouse with only a high balcony on which to set out bee houses is not the best, so we were happy with this year’s results!
Paper tubes rolled from the Burnaby Now proved to be much more attractive than plastic trays.
The supervisor was having trouble seeing the action and was meowking indignantly around our feet, so we eventually let her on the table, where she soon fell asleep 
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Soft Colours Grace Byrne Creek Autumn
Sometimes I like the soft, muted colours of an overcast day. Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC. These were taken following a spawner patrol in which volunteer streamkeepers spotted our first salmon returning to spawn — several coho!
South Burnaby Autumn Colours
Gorgeous late afternoon light on our south Burnaby walk in the ‘hood.
Deer, Mountain Goats Between Lillooet, Lytton
Some wildlife along the road.
Duffy Lake and Seton Lake
Two beautiful lakes on the daytrip circuit we did up past Whistler, and back down the canyon on the TransCanada.
Duffy Lake
Seton Lake
Cayuse Creek on Duffy Lake Road
Another stop on a Duffy Lake road circuit.
Green Lake Near Whistler
Our first stop on a Duffy Lake road loop was Green Lake near Whistler. Great views!
Pretty One-Mile Lake
We’d driven past this little lake and nature trail many times, and today we stopped and checked it out. One Mile Lake near Pemberton, BC.
Gorgeous Afternoon Walk on Byrne Creek
Too early for salmon coming home to spawn, but it was so beautiful outside today that I had to go for a Byrne Creek ravine walk.
