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Turf Magicians

September 1, 2016

No Green
A few years back, the high school playing fields were stunning for September’s school start. Apparently that doesn’t happen when the fields aren’t watered during the summer break. It will be interesting to see how quickly these turf magicians transform a dust bowl into green lushness.

Did you know that—in addition to the large solar array on the gym roof—there’s geothermal piping under these fields? (more details)

Filed Under: Ganges, Street, Wheeled Tagged With: colour, school, summer

Full Moon Rising

August 19, 2016

Seahorse with  August Full Moon
Seahorse, anchored in Ganges Harbour
Salt Spring’s most photographed tug watches an August full moon rise.

Filed Under: Ganges, Nature, Photog's Favourites, Sailing, Street, View Tagged With: august, evening, full moon, ganges harbour, ocean, reflection

Changes

August 16, 2016

Changes
A little time changes everything. One day riding on top of someone’s shoulders in the Saturday Market. Then what seems a short time later, performing solo on stage at ArtSpring Theatre.

Filed Under: Ganges, Looking Back, People, Photog's Favourites Tagged With: people

Gypsy Mermaid Van

August 15, 2016

Van on Salt Spring Island
This image goes back some years. We’re revisiting it on Salt Spring Photos because the photo graces the cover of John Grain’s new book Mod’n Lavender: Salt Spring Island in the ’60s. John hopes to do a Salt Spring Island launch of the book some time in September. Look for a Gulf Islands Driftwood article and possibly a session at the Salt Spring Library.

August 16th Update from Salt Spring Library:
Saturday, September 24, 2PM
Book Launch: Mod ‘n Lavender: Salt Spring Island in the ’60s.
Author John Grain revisits teenage life on SS in the 1960s at the Salt Spring Library.

Can’t wait? I found a link to electronic and print copies here.

Author John Grain revisits teenage life on Salt Spring Island during the 1960s. “Salt Spring Island was the hub, the focal point of the counterculture in Canada and I had missed it,” says Grain.

Salt Spring in the '60s

Filed Under: Ganges, Minimalist, Musings, Products, Wheeled Tagged With: clouds, colour, van

Summer in Ganges Harbour

August 12, 2016

Summer in Ganges Harbour
It’s like this in Ganges Harbour during the summer.

Here’s the story of what’s happened so far in this shot:

1. The Gulf Islands Water Taxi Scholarship (large aluminum boat; middle right) attempting to return to it’s dock space stopped to wait for the large sailboat to slowly complete it’s turn and leave (there was no room for the sailboat to tie up).

2. An inflatable dinghy cuts right across Scholarship’s bow, causing Scholarship to stop and reverse. (the dinghy will soon discover the dinghy dock is full)

3. A small runabout, seeing Scholarship stopped in the middle of the entrance decides to barge through too, pretty much in front of the sailboat now trying to escape the area.

Filed Under: Ganges, Musings, People, Sailing, Street Tagged With: blue, colour, ganges harbour, ocean, summer, traffic

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