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...

Here's another wildflower that is blooming up in Highrock Park now. They look like what are commonly called Buttercups except they are o...

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

While the Sea Blush are painting the hillsides with broad splashes of pink, in the more wooded parts of Highrock Park these lovely bushes ar...

These pink Sea Blush have taken over the upper slopes of Highrock Park but the Camas Lilies are hot on their heels and by the end of the wee...

I've confessed to my favorite wildflower so, while I've not thought about it much, I suspect the Garry Oaks that are so distinctive ...

I had another photo planned for today but when I was going through the file I came across this photo of a Giant White Fawn Lily and, well yo...

Well, I love all the spring flowers but when it comes to wild local plants I think these Giant White Fawn Lilies are my favorites. They also...

So I went up to Highrock Park again today to check on how the local wildflowers are doing in this colder-than-normal spring. Usually there i...

I had something else planned for today. Unfortunately it was dependent on a warm sunny day, which didn't happen. So, today's post is...

Here's another spring flower that blooms in Highrock Park in the early spring. They seem to thrive in the cold since they are even more ...

You may recall I went up to Highrock Park a week or so ago in search of the earliest of indigenous spring flowers here, the Satin Flower . T...

Today, March 10, is Victoria Daily Photo's ninth anniversary. I wanted to post a new photo today to mark the occasion and, since it was ...

Here's a photo from a few years ago of one my favorite places, Highrock Park. We actually had snow here the last couple of days though i...

As I wrote yesterday, "Every year I put together a calendar for friends and family, of photos I have published on this blog for the las...

At this time of year when the Camas are blooming I can't get enough of Highrock Park so here are a few more. Below is the path I usually...

I love these Garry Oak landscapes. They have the austerity and stark beauty of a desert and at the same time they have the lush richness of ...

At this time of year when the Camas Lilies are blooming Highrock park really seems like a little bit of Eden or some other earthly paradise....