I decided on going on a short walk with my dogs at nearby Poirier Lake, where I was hoping to get some interesting photos of the lake. The dogs had other ideas and wanted to go on a much longer walk, which meant my time by the lake was limited. There was enough time for a few quick photos of some butterflies that were in the lakeshore mud, though.
This weekend I went for a walk in the rain, then sun, then rain… It seemed like the weather was changing every ten minutes, but that’s not unusual for this time of year on Vancouver Island. Not far away from many of the other sites I’ve been to, there’s The Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society, which is located at Charters Creek. There is a nice trail that runs nearby on a mini-islan of land surrounded by the creek. The creek is lined with moss covered trees, like many of the trails are around here.
I apologize if anyone had trouble finding the blog posts earlier today. There was some sort of glitch that caused the page to be blank. I believe the issue has been rectified and look forward to a new post soon. In the mean time, I guess you really do have to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. 😉
One of the great things about living on southern Vancouver Island is that there are so many fantastic places to go for a walk or hike and its easy to branch off and see something different from the last visit to the area. This most recent hike, being on Easter Sunday, there were many people out enjoying a sunny day near the Sooke Potholes. Instead of going to the Sooke River, I branched off on the trail that runs next to Mary Vine Creek.
Just over a five minute drive from home, I “discovered” a great new location for photography. Maybe not so much discovered it as realized what has been right under my nose for ages. The Sooke Region Historical Society describes the Lannan Flats area on a local historical marker as such: “The Lannan family farmed hundreds of acres along the shores of Sooke basin in the early 1900’s. In summer community picnics and horse racing took place on these salt flats. Earlier, in 1864, Ash’s Landing, east of Lannan Creek, was the starting point of the government trail leading to the Leech River gold rush site”. It’s a little early for summer picnics and I don’t think the area has seen horse racing in decades, but it is still a great spot to get down to the relatively sheltered waters in the Sooke basin and take some photos.
When I know I’m going to have some idle time I like to bring my camera with me. Such was the case today, as I had my car in for servicing and knew I’d have several hours to spend around downtown Victoria. There are so many things to see and photograph around the area it’s easy to spend hours wandering around taking photos.
Okay, I may have made up a word (or maybe not), but I think that Phogtography suits what I did today. I went out in the fog to take photographs. Not content to just stay indoors on a misty, foggy Saturday afternoon, I decided to make the most of it and get out with my camera. 
This year I want to take more photos both locally and when I am away from home. I started off the year with a trip to the Tofino area, where I had the chance to do a good amount of shooting and appreciating that beautiful area. January is frequently stormy and this year was no different.
Once again it has been far too long between posts and there have been fewer opportunities to get out and take some photos. Somehow it always seems like there is less time in December than any other month. Life gets hectic with shopping, holiday events to go to, family gatherings and there’s always something unexpected coming up. Even the days are at their shortest… although that can sometimes be to the benefit of the photographer who likes to sleep in. That is when the sunrise and sunset are at decent hours, making it much more convenient to get out with a camera and just enjoy the world around you.
One thing is certain… no matter what else is happening, time goes on. And with it, things change. Some so slowly it’s almost imperceptible, while other things so quickly it seems if you blink you might miss them. Somewhere between the extremes is the changes that take place in autumn. Slowly the leaves start to change colour, at least on certain types of trees and other plants. Then they begin to fall cover the ground like a colourful carpet. Around here the rain starts to become more frequent and the rivers and creeks start to flow more swiftly. In some cases they go from being almost totally dry stream beds to rushing flows of water.
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