12:55 pm Salt Spring Elementary School Library
This little guy was nose in a book and oblivious to the controlled chaos around him.
Salt Spring Renewable Energy Conference
The Salt Spring and Gulf Islands Renewable Energy Conference Issues and Solutions yesterday at the Gulf Islands Secondary Multipurpose Room. That’s Rob Abbott delivering the keynote.
In related news…a community funded project will see the installation of a 20 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the high school gym. The power will be sold to BC Hydro and the money realized will go to a GISS Solar Scholarship (for GISS students who demonstrate achievement and interest in renewable energy and climate action).
And, the south facing campus also had, I believe, the first geothermal heating system on the Island. The system runs under the lower soccer field.
Spring
3:16 pm Gulf Islands Secondary School beside the soccer field
At first there was one. Actually working on her MacBook. Then another came along.
Depending what you are viewing this on, you might see a bee—above the bag/clothes/book and level with the girl’s shoulder. Perfect.
photo info: Canon 1DX, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec, 300mm
The Crossing
2:00 pm, Ganges
Surprisingly, things were not going exactly as planned during this crossing.
New Chemainus River Bridge on Chemainus Road
I’m a big fan of picturesque wooden bridges, especially covered bridges.
But the old wood bridge was replaced with a new five million dollar (wood free) bridge over the Chemainus river. There’s also a view-spoiling gas line pipe spanning the river on the west side of this bridge.
p.s.
This was a day trip from Salt Spring to Nanaimo Toyota where my Tacoma gets its yearly spa treatment. While there I saw this interesting little 2 litre (200 hp) motor in a Scion FR-S. Note the intake manifold sports both Toyota and Subaru branding.
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