The ocean’s largest inhabitants, such as whales, sharks and dolphins, are often the creatures that capture our imagination when we think of that vast mysterious body of water. Its smallest indwellers, though, are more than worthy of investigation. They will provide...
Chesterman Beach in Tofino provides many large and small treasures to explore. I’ve already told you of my love for its tidal pools whose abundance shows itself at low tide - just in front of Frank Island. And as the tides roll back in Rosie Bay (the bay next to...
This month’s post is republished with kind permission of my sister, Catherine (wellnesswarrior.ie). Although many of the references are to Irish lore and countryside, they could also be imagined in the Canadian environs, as both our countries march towards the middle...
The old adage “you can’t see the forest for the trees” may be lost on us nowadays, if we live and work in areas where trees are sparse or non-existent. If so, we need to find some trees; they are good for us. Spending time in the company of trees, whether...
We have installed an electric fence around our garbage shed at Tofino Hummingbird Cottage. Bears, with their well developed sense of smell, have found their way to our shed on numerous occasions and are willing to break the door down if they have to, to get to...
Sometimes you want to rejuvenate yourself and, looking around, you realize the most important thing you need right now is just time to catch up with yourself. How about creating your own self-directed retreat? Step away from your daily life and cocoon with...
As winter storms roar and crash on the shores here at Chesterman Beach, they deliver onto the beach a vast array of carrion (seals, salmon and other marine creatures) for eagles to feed on. Every day now I see the pair of eagles from the nest near Chesterman Beach...
https://youtube.com/shorts/N6I_1sz0YiA?feature=share An update to my previous post about the bald eagles nesting on Frank Island, just off Chesterman Beach: the eagle chick has successfully fledged. It has flown the nest to live its life, and the parents are still at...
The word “rest” may give rise to images of swaying gently in a hammock strung between two trees, or lying flat on the floor in a restorative yoga pose. For some of us it means having enough time and mental bandwidth to read a book; for others rest means immersion in...
Bald eagles almost always mate for life – a lifespan that may number 25 – 30 years in the wild and up to 50 years in captivity. Given the many years at their disposal and the size of bald eagles, it is perhaps not surprising that they tend their young in one of the...
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