Taken earlier today from Tower Point. Perfect weather. We saw the whale watching boats around 11. Gary and I were both home today. We dropped everything and raced to the park, arriving as the whales were coming around Haystock Islets. The same group of transient orcas Gary had seen before, with the addition of two [...]

The last couple of days, I swear there’s been something in the air that tastes of Fall. I hasten to point out that Summer does not officially end until weeeelll into September. But there is that change in the air that so often accompanies the first days of September.
The birds, for example, are in on [...]

I thought it was pretty exciting when, taking Sam for a walk Tuesday morning, we were followed by a wayward sheep. He (or she) must have got loose from a nearby pasture, and was wandering amongst the lawns of the neighborhood. Sam found this highly entertaining, and when we turned the corner and the sheep [...]

What do you see?

I see a ground squirrel looking at me!
Ground squirrel, ground squirrel, what do you see?

I see a mule deer looking at me!
Mule deer, mule deer, what do you see?

I see a baby sheep looking at me!
Baby sheep, baby sheep, what do you see?

OMG!!! I see the CUTEST BABY MOOSE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes me crack [...]

There is not a lot of traffic in Jasper, but you do get caught in the craziest traffic jams. We were held up for a while by bighorn sheep that had set up a roadblock apparently with the intention of shaking down motorists and licking the salt off their cars. Most of our photos of [...]

. . . and one to go! Last weekend while we were in Vancouver I knitted and frogged a heel (aka nosewarmer) on scrap yarn until I finally thought I had it figured out. Why didn’t I think of doing that earlier? I looked at a couple of online tutorials and some other patterns and [...]

Today was Wild ARC’s “Paws for a Cause” fundraiser. This year I was on the traffic/parking crew; smiling, waving, pointing, and confusing people as they arrived at Royal Roads. Its a really fun event where people walk or run with their dogs. The weather was fantastic, so it was great to spend most of the [...]

What do you do when a design project just isn’t coming together? Case study: a series of brochures I’m working on for the wild animal rehabilitation centre where I volunteer. These are tri-fold pamphlets about what to do if you think you’ve found orphaned or abandoned animals, like baby birds, deer fawns, and seals. Most [...]

Our first trip to Jasper was a whirlwind tour with a motel stay a couple of years ago. I think our wildlife sightings amounted to one elk on the roadside at dusk. This time we camped at the Whistlers campground, which is home to a herd of elk. In May and June the elk are [...]

It’s wildlife baby time, and tonight this one was visiting our rock garden. I borrowed my hubby’s camera and spied on the fluffy fledgling for a while, until mama robin showed up with a nice tasty worm. All is right with this robin’s world.
At the wildlife rehab centre (Wild ARC) where I now spend [...]