A seasonal road-side palette as showers return to Salt Spring Island.
Wet weather is forecast for the Gulf Islands for the while. Hopefully the beginning of the end of the drought.
AOP at Nose Point
It’s been over a year since I’ve been in a float plane; I almost forgot how much fun it is and how quickly you appear in downtown Vancouver!
This is Phil from Salt Spring Air flying ‘AOP’, one of the deHavilland Beavers that live on Salt Spring Island. We’ve just taken off and are rounding Nose Point on our way to the Vancouver Harbour Flight Center.
Off the Beaten Track
One down at the entrance to the first trail
While heading out to do a little off-road exploring on the weekend (just across the pond, on Vancouver Island) we happened upon a group of jeeps. Things got interesting right away. We soon left them and headed up a rough narrow trail towards a secret spot. What was a dusty trail a week ago had now become a river bed. Made for an exciting journey. Water was running off all the side hills and rock faces. Lots of waterfalls and raging streams. A large reservoir, low a week ago was suddenly full. Nice to see after months of drought! On the way over to the west coast we crossed some streams that had flooded the trails. At one we came upon the group of jeeps again—just in time see a little Suzuki Sidekick get swept off the trail but the rushing water. One brave soul waded in with a winch strap and the Sidekick was pulled to more solid ground then bailed out.
Seasonal Creek Crosses Road
2nd Seasonal Creek Crosses Trail
Sidekick swept of the trail while trying to cross the sudden run-off
Flip Side
This is the flip side of yesterday’s Shoreline Sculpture image. Yesterday’s image was captured looking somewhat inland. Today’s image looks more out to sea. The wind was coming up, there was a light rain and the colour and texture of the intertidal zone was magnificent.
For the gulls on the nearby rock, just another day at the office.
Plastered
A little wind followed by some long overdue rain seems to have glued this maple leaf to the pavement.
Foreshadowing Fall?
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