Was listening to a presentation the other day about the potential establishment of Environmentally Sensitive Areas in BC. A work in progress. . . .
I thought I’d save the government and taxpayers millions of dollars and a lot of time in research and consulting and mapping, so I drew this map. . .
You’re welcome 
I was driving down the 5A coming home to Burnaby from meetings in Kamloops, BC, and spotted a large white bird.
I got a few shots of this American White Pelican, and a flock of Snow Geese did a fly by.
One Mile Lake near Pemberton, BC. I took an overnight camping trip to Nairn Falls Provincial Park.
Unfortunately, the couple of days of fresh air and exercise did not stave off the cold I had coming on. . . Sigh. . .
We camped at Lac le Jeune near Kamloops. The next day we tootled south to Manning Park and saw chipmunks, Steller’s Jays, a grouse, and a couple of deer on the drive up to the Cascade Lookout.
Clouds reflected in Lac le Jeune
Common Loon taking off from the lake
Yellow-pine (?) Chipmunk
Steller’s Jay
Grouse
We took an overnight camping trip in search of spawning Kokanee and native Western Painted Turtles, and were happy to see both!
Kokanee are landlocked sockeye salmon that spend their entire life cycle in fresh water, whereas anadromous sockeye hatch in fresh water and go out to the ocean for rearing, then return to spawn and die in fresh water.
Mature Kokanee are smaller than sockeye, about as large as a midsize cutthroat trout.
Mission Creek and the turtle pond Kelowna, BC.
I took a stroll at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, this morning.
There were several Great Blue Herons, with one snoozing.
Went to the local Buy Low to check for bulk blueberries and found fresh wild Sockeye. I cut it crosswise, bone in for more flavor, in about 1.5cm widths. Yumi making salted mini steaks to freeze for later use in bentos and onigiri rice balls.
Thank you Sockeye!
I rarely follow recipes to the letter, because I like to incorporate extra ingredients.
So we had an aging zuchini in the fridge, and a bunch of cheese bought on sale. Googled zuchini cheese and came up with a cubed bread casserole that looked good.
By the time I’d finished preparing it, and adding some extra veg, I realized it was pretty much like a casserole stuffing with a whack of cheese on top .
