October Garden

Flowers on my back step

Love my succulents

Last of the roses

Abundant daisies

Grapes = wine

Strawberries still blooming

Last of these too

Hydrangea still beautiful

Don't know the name of this shrub

More Blooms in the Garden

Dark Red Hollyhocks

This plant is a "volunteer" in my garden.

I'm not sure where the seeds came from. Maybe a bird?

Gorgeous Daisies

This is one of several kinds of Daisies (all beautiful) in my garden.

Dahlias from Colleen in bloom.

There is a purple leafed dahlia not showing in this photo.

This is one of eight new raspberry plants.

Beautiful berries for year one!

I was just about to snap this pic when the bumblebee appeared.

Lucky me!

I think this is some type of "mallow".

It's blooming beautifully and in it's second year in my Garden.

More Finds In My Garden

I found another blooming shrub tucked in a corner of my garden. I don't know what it is. I need to do some research.


Here's a closer look.


And another, even closer look. It has long dangerous looking thorns.


This is probably my favourite succulent. I'm hoping it spreads!

Flowers at the A Frame

Last evening when I took my little dog for a short walk, I took along the camera and found these gorgeous blooms at the A Frame Church just down the street. Some of them were in the community garden and some beside the building. The colours are inspiration to me.

Bloomin' Port McNeill

Poppies in bloom in my pal Deborah's garden. Beautiful! I love the fragile beauty of poppies.



Blackberry bushes in bloom at the harbour. Looks like there will be an abundant crop!

Time on the Ocean

Some good friends of mine invited me to go out on the ocean with them in their new boat on Sunday. And of course I took a camera! You never know when there might be a photo op! This is the boat in which we travelled.



And this is the friend who owns the boat.



I was intrigued with the rock formations we saw on the back side of Haddington Island. The colours are amazing!





And finally, I couldn't resist this beautiful cluster of Foxglove flowers!

Feels Like Summer

It's been a while since I've posted here and today is finally the day. The weather has been so beautiful and warm the last few days that it feels like summer is finally here. I couldn't resist taking my little dog out for a nice walk to enjoy the weather.

I don't know the name of these blooms but they seem to grow wild all over here.



This is half of a staircase that runs from my street, down the hill to Beach Street. I usually try to go down it but not up it.



These are Rhododendrons which also grow wild; not just here but all over British Columbia. I've seen bushes covered in blooms that were eight feet high.



I sat for a bit on a bench near the water and just looked out over the ocean to the islands. It's just so peaceful.



Here comes the ferry!



We have a very busy working harbour. Besides all of the boats on their way to Alaska, we have lots of fishing boats here too.

Rust and Fall Colours

Garden Walk

How could I resist snapping a few photos in the garden? Though the plants were well beyond their peak, there was still a fascinating beauty to them.

Autumn in The Country

Telegraph Cove, 09/15/07

How peaceful a stroll can be on the boardwalk at Telegraph Cove in autumn.


Reflections in still water.



Moss gathers on a rusted old truck.



Mint blossoms.



Abundant salal berries.



Lily stamens heavy with pollen.

Park and Tilford Garden on 09/08/07

This garden continues to be one of my favourite places to take pictures. I was surprised to see that the rose garden was still resplendent with blossoms. Perhaps the best part of being there this day was meeting the amazing retired Quebec couple who had bicycled from Quebec to British Columbia.