Monthly Archives: January 2013
Bridge Trail – A Short January Walk
Bridge Trail is a walk we have driven past many times, noticed the sign post, but never stopped. It is located just after crossing the bridge from North Pender Island to South Pender Island; while most traffic travels left in … Continue reading
Memories of the Farm – Pender Island, BC, Canada
Driving around we have discovered that Pender Island is not just stunning sea views and beautiful beaches, this little island also has some wonderful rural scenery. There are many little vignettes of farm life that I have wanted to capture with … Continue reading
Craddock Beach, South Pender Island – January 2013
The other evening I was having a virtual chat with West Coast Kayaker about Pender Island and I realized I had yet to share any pictures of the beach at the end of Craddock Drive on South Pender Island. This is … Continue reading
Setting Sun – Boat Nook, Pender Island
Our little outing to Boat Nook wasn’t really planned. We were out for a drive and our littlest fell asleep (thank goodness!!!). Our littlest has the personality of a bear being woken up early from hibernation if he doesn’t get … Continue reading
Winter at Peter Cove South – Pender Island, BC, Canada
Peter Cove South is a quiet little spot that we walk to often. It is a driftwood ringed cove in the Trincomali area of North Pender. We always seem to have the rock beach to ourselves. Our children love scrambling over the driftwood … Continue reading
Daffodils in January
Now I might be a little bit weird, but one of the awesome-est (definitely a word!) things about Pender Island in January is you can garden. Maybe not everyone thinks that way, but I sure do. I get to leave … Continue reading
Brooks Point, Pender Island, BC – Winter Scenes
Brooks Point is an amazing place on South Pender Island. Breathtaking views. Beautiful beaches. A fabulous place to wander and think. I am sharing some recent images. Every time I shoot at this location the images are vastly different; … Continue reading
One Quick Fix
Today’s post may be the least earth shattering post ever to be read. To be honest, I am sitting at my computer popping Quality Streets and hiding from the fall out from the “Ticket To Ride fiasco” (to quote my 14-year-old son). … Continue reading
A Pie For Peter
This post is dedicated to our neighbour Peter. Peter is a neighbour of ours here in Alberta, but interestingly, has vacationed several times on Pender Island. We’ve had many discussions about Pender as we pass each other in the neighbourhood, … Continue reading
Lighting up the Parliament Buildings in Victoria
I thought I could sneek in one more seasonal post as we are only in the first half of January. Enroute to Pender Island we had to detour through Sidney on the ferry as the direct ferry to Pender was full. … Continue reading
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