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Let’s take a moment and breathe.
#meerwittwoch #SalishSea #photography #yyj

Dawn sky of soft, pale pink clouds are reflected in the very calm sea. Rocky shore, kelp in foreground and Olympic Mountains in the distance.

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118d

Through the magic of hitting the wrong button, I've released my latest youtube video!

Day Three of my "Rooz Cruise" trip last august, when @SookeSailingCoop took our 27' Catalina sailboat - named Rooz - to be hauled out and painted/repaired.

https://youtu.be/lHtEIRX4EtI

#sailing #VictoriaBC #yyj #SidneyBC

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Books about race, gender, sexuality, colonial history—these are among the most challenged titles in Canadian schools and libraries. 🚫📚

This week is Freedom to Read Week (Feb 22–28), and our colleagues at UVic Libraries have created a display that puts those books front and centre—because the best response to a challenge is to read the challenged books! ✊

Stop by McPherson Library to have a look. 👀

📷 Photos by: @Dieter_Boolean

@LibrarianshipCA
@bookstodon
@books

#FreedomToReadWeek #IntellectualFreedom #CdnLib #Libraries #UVic #Kula #KnowledgeDemocracy #yyj

A bold sign surrounded by yellow "Keep Out" caution tape reading "Read These Challenged Books... If You Dare!" on a dark background.

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1y

Bee Heaven

#BloomScrolling #NotAI #photo #photography #yyj #Victoria #BC #JamesBay #flowers

This is an image of a portion of our front garden, awash in riotous colour - yellows, oranges, red, purple... There are snapdragons and California lilac, lavender, calendula, catmint, honeysuckle, borage, foxglove, iris, strawberry and much more.

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1y

#SilentSunday

This is my fave #bench in Esquimalt Gorge Park. I've enjoyed many books & eaten several lunches, at this spot. It's tucked away, off the main loop around the Japanese gardens & it's a really nice shady resting space. I adore all the ferns & trees that hug this rest stop.

#Esquimalt #Songhees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #ponds #landscaping #gardens #plants #botanical #park

A winding stone path leads deeper into a tranquil, overgrown garden. Lush green ferns and broad-leafed plants line the path, creating a sense of enclosure. Further along the path, a simple wooden bench sits invitingly beneath the dappled sunlight filtering through the dense canopy of mature trees. The scene evokes feelings of peace and serenity.

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1y

Check out my new sailing video:

"Sailing on the Salish Sea"

https://youtu.be/L31f2lPMVZc

#sailing #victoriaBC #yyj

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1y

My burgundy lacecap #hydrangea #plants have gorgeous, multicoloured #foliage 😍

#FoliageFriday #leaves #Summer #Wsanec #leaf #botanical #perennials #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #textures #VeinsOfLife #garden #LeafLife #ombre

Composition: A rectangular collage. The top portion is composed of three horizontally aligned, tightly cropped close-ups of hydrangea foliage. The bottom features a lower angle view of a large leaf against a soil background.

Visual Elements: Close-up textures of hydrangea leaves showing color variations: green to red to brown with detailed vein structures. The lighting emphasizes the leaf veins and color gradients. The primary colors are shades of green to red.

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1y

#Lavendar & #catmint in #PollinatorGarden. Good companion #herb plants. Both draw in thousands of #pollinators 🐝🦋

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #floral #Summer #Wsanec #flowers #botanical #gardening #perennials #nature #Saanich #gardens #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #plants #photography

A low-angle, medium shot of several lavender plants. The composition is dominated by the lavender in the foreground. Small violet flowers are in full bloom at the top of the stems. The background includes a clear, blue sky with a few green trees and reddish-pink flowers. The image is brightly lit, with strong contrasts between the purple blooms, green foliage, blues sky and earth tones.

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A ground-level shot of vibrant green foliage with tall stalks of purple-pink catmint flowers extending towards a clear, bright blue sky. The flowers are in full bloom, creating a dense, natural setting. Overlapping foliage and treetops appear in the background.

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1y

Leaving y'all with some buzzing action from our garden before I go to work 🐝❤️🐝

Two #bumblebees at work in the morning.

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #floral #pollinators #pollen #garden #Summer #Wsanec #flowers #botanical #perennials #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8

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I have several baby #watermelons now 👩‍🌾
These are a few of my unripe sugar baby watermelons 😀💦🍉
I do a lot of hand pollination with watermelons. They need extra pollinating help.

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowFruit #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #melons