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Saint Mary's Lake, Salt Spring Island BC, Canada
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Saint Mary's Lake, Salt Spring Island BC, Canada

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  • Melani Canoe_3160
  • Thanks Melani & Lou :)
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  • Saint Mary's Lake, Salt Spring Island BC, Canada
  • After sunset Victoria, BC, Canada
  • SSI sunset fir_3085
  • Salt Spring Island BC Canada-- Canoers return after a fine day on the water.
  • One Last Look_3072
  • Fly-Fisherman's Delight on a Mid-winter's Day~~<br /> <br /> This guy patiently, and repeatedly, cast his thin fly-fishing line expertly to various portions of this river. Ducks, eagles and seagulls flew, waddled or paddled around him on this fresh December morning.<br /> <br /> This is just one of hundreds of tributaries of the Fraser River in BC Canada, and is the largest salmon producing river in the world.<br /> Over 80 fish species live, spawn, feed and rest in the river. <br /> Approximately 800 million juvenile salmon migrate along the river every year.<br /> <br /> (The young eagle was taken in the cottonwood trees above me here:<br /> <a href="http://leighs-gallery.smugmug.com/gallery/2350067/20/130991592#130989952">http://leighs-gallery.smugmug.com/gallery/2350067/20/130991592#130989952</a>
  • A Smiling, or maybe even laughing,Oyster Shell :)<br /> ~~ a little seaweed for decoration<br /> <br /> For an empty shell, I thought it still had life and was still laughing about happy days :)
  • Flying Wishes
  • The naturally pealing bark of an Arbutus Menziesii Tree Geographic Origin for arbutus: British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington "In British Columbia, we commonly call these broadleaf, evergreen trees Arbutus. In Washington and Oregon, we call them madrona, and in California&#8211;madrone (from the Spanish word for strawberry tree&#8211;madrono). The leathery leaves are ovate and dark, shiny green above; paler green below. The fragrant flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds which can sometimes swarm a heavily flowering tree. Other birds love the bright red-orange berries that often last till Christmas. It is the incredible bark that makes this tree such a prize. In the early spring it looks like pale green human skin which slowly turns flesh hues and then tan. In the summer it becomes flushed with bright orange and red tones, turning a rich mahogany in autumn. Then it begins to crack and peel in fantastic shapes through the winter, revealing new skin in the spring." This information and more are available at this site: http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Arb...
  • Arbutus Menziesii Tree with an Indian Paintbrush flower at its base Geographic Origin for arbutus: British Columbia Canada, California, Oregon and Washington States~ &quot;In British Columbia, we commonly call these broadleaf, evergreen trees Arbutus. In Washington and Oregon, we call them madrona, and in California&#8211;madrone (from the Spanish word for strawberry tree&#8211;madrono). The leathery leaves are ovate and dark, shiny green above; paler green below. The fragrant flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds which can sometimes swarm a heavily flowering tree. Other birds love the bright red-orange berries that often last till Christmas. It is the incredible bark that makes this tree such a prize. In the early spring it looks like pale green human skin which slowly turns flesh hues and then tan. In the summer it becomes flushed with bright orange and red tones, turning a rich mahogany in autumn. Then it begins to crack and peel in fantastic shapes through the winter, revealing new skin in the spring.&quot; This information and more are available at this site: <a href="http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Arbutus_menziesii.html">www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Arb...</a>
  • The naturally pealing bark of an Arbutus Menziesii Tree Geographic Origin for arbutus: British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington "In British Columbia, we commonly call these broadleaf, evergreen trees Arbutus. In Washington and Oregon, we call them madrona, and in California–madrone (from the Spanish word for strawberry tree–madrono). The leathery leaves are ovate and dark, shiny green above; paler green below. The fragrant flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds which can sometimes swarm a heavily flowering tree. Other birds love the bright red-orange berries that often last till Christmas. It is the incredible bark that makes this tree such a prize. In the early spring it looks like pale green human skin which slowly turns flesh hues and then tan. In the summer it becomes flushed with bright orange and red tones, turning a rich mahogany in autumn. Then it begins to crack and peel in fantastic shapes through the winter, revealing new skin in the spring." This information and more are available at this site: <a href="http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Arbutus_menziesii.html">www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Arb...</a>
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  • ~ Winter Reflections ~<br /> <br /> A gentle creek pool holds what is left of last falls leaves while reflecting the same trees they hung from.
  • ~ Bluebell Fairy Dreams Sweetly ~
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