It was unseasonably cold here for several days - we even had a light dusting of snow - but it has warmed up a bit the last few days though s...

I took this photo in April 2016. Droplets on a spiderweb have been photographed by many photographers before me but what I think makes this ...

On the rocky shore below the West Bay Walkway is this strange construction of flotsam and jetsam that has lately been attracting those myste...

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 the view from Rainbow Park looking west towards the West Bay Marina at the westernmost end of the Inner Harbour.

I've been neglecting one of my favorite spots this last few months so I returned to the West Bay Walkway for a stroll this afternoon. It...

Sparrows are probably our most common local bird. There's lots of different kinds of sparrows and they have a large urban presence. Whil...

...and a partridge in a pear tree. A Flock of Flickers is not in the old Christmas carol but it sounds like it could be. It seems that North...

Yesterday just as I was leaving the West Bay Walkway I turned back and saw this view towards the West Bay Marina. Actually it was the clouds...

It was a brisk and sunny day today so I took the opportunity to take in one of my favorite views of the city, from the terrace at Swallows L...

The sign in the upper left marks the place where the West Bay Walkway crosses the border between the City of Victoria and the Township of Es...

We've had lots of rain lately and some fairly warm days so, as well as mushrooms popping up all over the place, there is a lot of new gr...

Here's another photo I took on a recent walk along the West Bay Walkway. Right next to the West Bay Marina and its float homes is a smal...

We have lots of Arbutus trees (Arbutus menziesii) here and while their leaves don't change color or fall off during autumn, they do pro...

Due to some back problems I haven't walked along this walkway since spring but now, mobile once again, I walked along it yesterday and f...

Fog doesn't just alter the big picture, it has a wonderful effect on the small scale too, though I imagine spiders are not keen it.

Regular visitor to this site, Furry Gnome, mentions that the sun never stops shining here. It's true - Victoria does get a lot of sunshi...

Here's another native plant of the North Pacific Coast, the small (despite its name) Giant White Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum) . Thes...