Summer Traditions for Late June and July in Vancouver
Under normal circumstances we stay home during Vancouver’s summer and spend our time at all the great festivals. This year we’re staying home as usual but all the festivals have […]
Category Archives: USA & Canada
Opuntia, the Prickly Pear Cactus, with Edible Paddles and Fruit
The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia), with its distinctive oval paddles dotted with spines, flowers and fruits, prefers the arid lands of Las Americas. A wild Prickly Pear cactus growing on […]
Arizona, the Again and Again State: You Can’t Just Visit It Once!
I’ve been to Arizona three times and each trip has been totally different. And I’ve had friends go to Arizona, and they have been to totally different places than me […]
Art Unexpected: Driftwood
My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]
The Red Rocks of the American Southwest
The Spanish word color often signifies the colour red. Colorado (coloured) is the a description (and name) of a place with a lot of red-coloured rocks. We were flying to […]
Okanogan Lake in the Winter
Some moods of Okanogan Lake in the winter. The historic Gellatly Nut Farm in West Kelowna, BC, Canada. I have to say that maybe my camera was cold as it […]
Favourite Photos of 2019
It takes a lot of time to go through a year’s worth of photos but it’s an exercise that’s well worth it – I see now I need to start […]
Aqua Glacial Waters of the Three Joffre Lakes
There are three Joffre Lakes, all of them turquoise from glacial till, and as you go upwards, each is more stunning than the one below. The moderately difficult trail to the […]
Nairn Falls Up Past Whistler, BC
Nairn Falls, located on the Duffey Lake Road (Hwy 99), BC, has an easy trail to its turbulent glacial waters along with a Provincial Park Campground. Giant Banana Slug on […]
Twisted Trees from Western US and Canada
A collection of twisted trees from Western US and Canada. A twisted tree on the trail between Botanical Beach and Botany Bay. This gnarly cedar is a different form of ‘twisted’ […]
