A photo of the STEVE I saw last night. If you are reading this as an email, click the post title to see the image. You have to chase the beautiful things sometimes. Be in the right place, have a bit of luck, being open to a bit of surprise. On Sunday I was really sick with some kind of blow-through flu/cold that laid me out all weekend. But I managed to drag myself out of bed later in the day and get a walk in. One of my favourite walks on my home island takes me down a little …
It’s late April on the coast. Huge flocks of geese are finding their way north making a beeline from their stopping grounds in the Fraser River estuary and heading straight over our island as they follow the inlets and mountains on their journey to Alaska. The sea lions are still out there barking and normally their presence would be a sure sign of spring as they come in with the herring, dragging all the mammal eating killer whales with them. But this year has been weird and we’ve had a herd (pride? flotilla? complaint?) of sea lions in Mannion Bay …
Detail from a quilt designed and made by the St. Andrews Anglican Church Women Quilter’s Guild. The quilt was made in 1967 in honour of Canada’s centennial year. Keen eyed observers will notice patterns in here that relate to that celebration. The quilt was on display at the Bowen Island Public Library earlier this year, on loan from Joyce Ganong whose mother, Isabel Faulks, was one of the quilters. Another reflection from the Complexity Inside and Out course we taught yesterday… Caitlin led us in a check in process that was about slowing down out seeing. Here’s a variation. Try …
If you were popping around here on Nexwlelexwm (Bowen Island) over the past couple of days, you might have remarked to folks that the weather seems a bit weird. We’ve had a volatile week of spring weather, with heavy rain, different kinds of winds, a front of thunderstorms and clear skies. It is interesting to listen to people talk about the weather. The patterns are different. The air is warmer, but has a bit of a chill on the breeze. The wind is coming from different angles and the trees are moving differently. In fact southerly and westerly winds on …
A report today from Bowen Island’s marine steward extraordinaire, Adam Taylor: 2025 Herring Spawn started today in Squamish accompanied by Whitesided Dolphins feeding. Herring spawn in Snug Cove was last observed in the +/- 1960s but you never know when nature decides to return. Please keep an eye out for enthusiastic seabird or marine mammal activity along Bowen’s shoreline. Will report back when I hear from folks monitoring Coal Harbour as that’s a bit closer to us. A sure sign of spring! Slhawt’/Herring spawning season is the first big ocean activity to take place after the winter. So although it …