Have you seen the new book by Phillip Vannini? … the ethnographer and Gabriola Island resident has travelled to every small community serviced by ferry on the coast, clocked 250 ferry rides and conducted some 400 interviews with ferry users on their relationship with the system. Vannini, a Royal Roads University professor, has formalized his [...]
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There’s something about the light in February that I like quite a lot. This is the Gabriola forest, as the day’s light fades, and as I start to think that we should have been out of the woods a half hour ago.
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This is what the pond at the Gabriola Commons looked like this afternoon.
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This is Dormilon, and he’s lost on Gabriola. He went missing on Saturday, January 28th. His house is near the 707, so perhaps he’s in that area. Somebody saw a black dog wandering around early Monday morning on Bertha; Dormilon’s owners are hoping that he was the dog that person saw. And maybe that means [...]
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I’m often reminded that I’m a bad and negligent blogger. One such reminder: I have been intending to show you a photo of this tree for at least half a year! Well, here it is, at last. You’d think that a tree as damaged as this one would have given up the ghost, but no. [...]
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I come across deer skulls and deer bones in the Gabriola woods quite often. But this… this is not a deer skull. No, deer teeth look like this. The teeth in the skull I found today are the teeth of a carnivore. Any guess on what kind of carnivore? I suspect this is a dog [...]
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Well, when did this appear? Have you seen it? It’s rather high up in a tree – somebody’s come along with a big ladder to put this one up, I think. Next time you’re driving from Silva Bay towards the Village, see if you can spot this mask. It’s on the right side of North [...]
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One of the best things about living on Gabriola is eggs: local eggs, available at road-side stands here and there all over the island. (And at some shops, like Harvest Thyme and Raven.) Before moving to Gabriola, we’d always had eggs from the supermarket, and figured that the ones that said organic or free range [...]
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This sign amuses me no end. What has happened to the poor un-lost cat, and how many times?
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John Peirce has written to ask: I have been surprised by the dozens of robins all around our place at the south end. I’d be curious to hear the birders explain their sudden appearance in great numbers. Does this mean spring is really on the way? (Posted with John’s permission.) What do you think, Gabriola [...]
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A cougar crossed in front of my car on Daniel Way on Saturday morning. Handsome with blackish grey fur. This was an adult with round head and a tail, about 2 1/2 to 3 feet long, healthy-looking and presumably quite happy on a diet of venison and rabbits and quail. I reported the sighting. The [...]
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When the power goes out on Gabriola, it’s nice to have some items of comfort; this is one of mine. It’s a candle lantern. A spring inside pushes the candle up automagically, as needed. A glass chimney prevents wayward breezes from blowing out the flame. It’s altogether splendid. I bought it on the interwebs, of [...]
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I meant to ask yesterday, after seeing this in the Gabriola woods. Who left this print, do you think? Rabbit? Squirrel? (Length is about 1.5 inches/4cm.)
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Having the snow melt so quickly is awfully convenient.
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When Bilbo asked Gollum that question, Gollum had to guess, much to his distress. But dogs never have to guess. They know as soon as they meet me that I have tasty dog treats in my pocket. Their question is what do I have to do to get those treats? This boy is so desperate [...]
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There’s a trail in there, somewhere. See it? It’s right down the middle, between the trees. The salal has bent under the weight of snow, so getting through takes a bit of effort. We woke to four or five inches of snow on Gabriola today, and what a pretty scene that makes. But of course [...]
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From the Daily News: Snuneymuxw chief worried about effect of Enbridge Gateway pipeline. Snuneymuxw First Nation chief Doug White fears for the First Nations and other people along B.C.’s coast if the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline proceeds.(…) White said the possibility of a dramatic increase of an activity in the area that could have devastating [...]
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