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Bottoms up, not in the sense of drinking, but it looks like we have an abandoned surf board (and a couple of washed up squid). Could it ...

After a brief visit to Tonquin beach, it was off to the next beach! Not exactly sure where we were going, we soon stumbled upon Cox beac...

Come over here, take your shoes off and let’s wade into the water. The average ocean temperature for mid July, Vancouver Island is aroun...

Here we are at Oceanside Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Let’s go for a walk along the beach. Wow, it’s so beautiful! Watchi...

Tonquin beach is one of many top notch beaches on Vancouver Island’s west coast. This was the first of many we had the opportunity to vi...

This is paradise! At least to me it felt like paradise. Tonquin beach here was only twenty minutes walking distance from “downtown” Tofi...

Here we are on the second Friday of the year, time doesn’t stand still! January is typically the coldest month of the year for us Canadi...

Tofino or not to fino, that is the question. Part of our Summer vacation found us on Vancouver Island; now even though it is an island, ...

Whilst out and about around Victoria’s harbour area I took a few random photos of this and that. The parliament building sits in front o...

Shortly after leaving the parliament grounds, and just across the street is the local harbour. Watching over the harbour is the Fairmont...

Perhaps it was more interesting to be outside the parliament vs inside the parliament! Walking around the grounds, here are a couple thi...

Last Summer we had the pleasure of visiting one of Canada’s top destinations, which is Vancouver Island. Each day of our vacation took u...

After all the New Year’s stuff, back to “normal” here @daveks. Let’s continue with our walk through the Italian garden here at Butchart....

First Friday of the year! Are you still on break or back to work? Did you get away to any tropical destination or maybe you are still th...

Welcome to 2026! Can you believe it? We are at the start of a new year. Most people tend to make New Year’s resolutions, but only about ...

Finally we are at the last day of the year. It is New Year’s Eve. What if any are your Big plans for tonight? Looking back on the year t...

Come, lets enter the Italian garden. One of five distinct themed gardens inside Butchart. Originally this section was a tennis court, be...

Hello everyone! Wishing you a wonderful end of the year full of joy. Today I want to share a moment we enjoyed as a family: while harvest...

Come, lets go over the bridge and into the Japanese garden. A couple more photos to show you along our journey through the garden. If yo...

Walking around through the Japanese section, here at Butchart gardens, Victoria, British Columbia. One of five different themed gardens....

Butchart Gardens is basically divided into five different themed sections: the Sunken Garden, Rose Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Italian...

Welcome to Random Friday, or Boxing Day as it turns out. Did you exchange gifts this Christmas? If so, what y’all get or give? Let us kn...

Merry Christmas to all Hivers who celebrate! Hope you are having a great relaxing time with family. Enjoying good food, good company, an...

A busy place this was, Butchard Gardens. Try as I may, most of the photos I took here had to include a human or two (aside from from the...

More scenes from a garden; a perfect setting for a wedding ceremony wouldn’t you say? Imagine the father of the bride escorting his daug...

Here we have more random garden shots or “scenes from a garden”. With my interest in photographing flowers you might think I was an expe...

Gotta a few more photos for you today. As it turned out, I took hundreds of photos at Butchard Gardens last Summer! Coming from me, no s...

This is a “path to paradise” or simply one of many paths in the garden of Butchart. Paths connecting guests to nature, and paths connect...

It’s Friday December 19th, and Christmas is just around the corner. Having a hard time getting in the “Christmas spirit” this year and n...

Gotta couple more garden snapshots from Butchart to show you. One thing I love about photographing gardens are the colour explosions on ...