
Happy summer from Mount Erskine Peak, Salt Spring Island.
Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron

Happy summer from Mount Erskine Peak, Salt Spring Island.

This Salt Spring home is hiding out in an idyllic forest. We’re looking at one of three glass-fronted wings which look out to ponds and gardens and a magical forest of moss and ferns. Most of the Island’s homes are not visible from the road.

As the birds sing their evening songs, the late day sun lights up the Arbutus and the Teak and the Cedar…
Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I took Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.

One of the treats for those of us who wake with the sun — first light on the young ferns.
Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I’m taking Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.

Fabulous colour from this rhododendron bush which is well on its way to becoming a tree.
Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I’m taking Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.

A surprise appearance this year in one of last year’s pots.
Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I’m taking Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.

This male quail mans the observation chair on our back deck. The California Quail; one more bird adding to the wonderful Island sights and sounds this time of year.
Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I’m taking Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.
Photographs of Salt Spring Island and areas reachable by ferry and road (and sometimes off-road).