Lots of rain lately. Here's what the strait looked like this afternoon from Saxe Point.

Wherever the bedrock is visible on the coastline of Victoria you will see these large grooves gouged out of the rock. They were made by glac...

When the moon finally did escape the clouds enough to be seen it had not risen over the skyline like I imagined but much further south. Oh w...

The reason I was out on Macaulay Point a few evenings ago was not to catch the sunset, although it is a good place to do that, but to catch ...

Fleming beach is a small cove on the western side of Macaulay Point. It is protected by a breakwater and the small docks are used by sport f...

I want to start using what photographers call the golden hour just before and after sunset and sunrise. I just came in from Macaulay Point i...

As well as some lovely ocean views and a bit of forest, Saxe Point Park also has some well-tended flower beds and I couldn't resist thes...

Looks warm...but it's not! The waters off Saxe Point are usually this clear blue. Apparently one of the reasons this area is popular wit...

We've had a couple of good rains now and the air has got that autumn sharpness so I thought I would check out the bush in Saxe Point Par...

The West Bay walkway is a great place to view the cruise ships moored at Ogden Point.

This small balancing rock sculpture has been erected recently and, though I generally prefer my nature unmodified, I quite like it. It looks...

Here's a favorite view of mine that I visited this afternoon - looking westward from Saxe Point Park.

On the western side of Macaulay Point is a small area known as Fleming Beach. It's a small bay protected by a breakwater and used as a b...

Yesterday's photo was taken facing east. Here's the view facing west, towards Metchosin. The pink flowers somehow thriving in the gr...

The entrance to Victoria Harbour lies between two points, Ogden Point (where the cruise ships dock) marks the eastern side of the harbour en...

I've visited and photographed many of Victoria's Parks but I think Highrock is my favorite. A main reason is because it is close to ...

Yesterday photo of Camas is not a bad close-up but their real beauty for me is in their profusion and the photo above gives a better sense o...

Despite the subnormal temperatures this year and the cloudy skies, the Camas Lilies have once again spread their carpet of blue over the slo...

I wrote yesterday that, "the Sea Blush are painting the hillsides with broad splashes of pink..." but the Sea Blush photo I posted...