Evelyn Oldroyd

Inucksuk

2011-08-08T06:10:00.000-07:00

found on the beach - a miniature, this inuksuk was only a few inches high

Inkle Weaving

2011-08-07T07:45:00.000-07:00

Wheel

2011-08-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

Rose - Emily Carr

2011-08-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

Precious Clean Water

2011-08-05T05:50:00.000-07:00

Molineux

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A Lily

2011-08-04T17:41:00.000-07:00

Iceberg Rose

2011-07-13T16:54:00.000-07:00

New Dawn

2011-07-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

Camus

2011-06-02T17:19:00.000-07:00

Red Sky at Morning

2011-05-21T06:45:00.000-07:00

Cedar Tree

2011-01-16T09:46:00.000-08:00

Fall grass

2010-11-20T19:58:00.000-08:00

Budnip/Catnip

2010-10-25T08:34:00.000-07:00

Wild B.C. Catnip
you can get some for your cool cat
at
Budnip.com

Over the Rainbow

2010-10-11T06:01:00.000-07:00

Autumn

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Summer

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Double Daylily

2010-08-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew

2010-07-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

http://evelynoldroyd.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/feverfew-tanacetum-parthenium/

Hypericum perforatum

2010-07-09T22:19:00.000-07:00

Flowers becoming a dye bath.

Old equipment

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Morel

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Pheasants

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Click to biggify

Maple

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Saskatoon Berry Flowers

2010-04-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

Crocus

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The girls

2010-03-21T12:41:00.000-07:00

White Tail Deer

2010-03-11T11:48:00.000-08:00

ICE

2010-03-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

Eagle's Nest - again

2010-02-12T12:07:00.000-08:00

Wet Coast January Colours 3

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Link to Sue at Life Looms Large to see more blogs from around the world with January Colours.

Wet Coast January Colours 2

2010-01-30T07:52:00.000-08:00

Wet Coast January Colours

2010-01-30T07:49:00.000-08:00

Winter Moss

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The Eagle's Nest

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Frosty December Leaves

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December Colours II

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December Colours

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Clouds

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Sunrise

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2009-10-26T17:29:00.000-07:00

A section of the Cross Canada Rail Trail above North Fork Rd., Grand Forks, B.C.

The hole in the mountain wall

2009-10-25T18:13:00.000-07:00

On the edge of Observation Mt. is this small room cut into the rock and braced. I haven't yet found out what it is for.

Clouds

2009-10-13T10:10:00.000-07:00

Gilpin Grasslands Hike

2009-10-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

From the Gilpin Grasslands

Rosehips

2009-09-27T17:58:00.000-07:00

The autumn harvest from hillside walks. Wild roses grow everywhere and the hips are ready for picking. I always tuck an empty bag into my pack and spend some time picking nature's harvest of Vit.C rich rosehips. My grandmother always had a pot of rosehip tea ready and the sweet fragrance is a lovely reminder of the spring roses.

Rock Piles

2009-09-27T17:40:00.000-07:00

On this property on Spencer Hill, Grand Forks, B.C. are piles of rocks like this from land clearing. One wonders what they grew here. The land is sandy and hot. So much potential for more farmland.

On the Cross Canada Rail Trail

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Railway leftovers

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Old Feed Barn

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Moonsnail

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Clouds

2009-09-02T13:20:00.000-07:00

This is an amazing cloud formation from yesterday morning. It continued in a zig-zag fashion overhead. It reminds me of an Aladin's Lamp with the genie coming out as a smokey vapour.

Below Cascade Falls, Kettle River

2009-08-31T12:45:00.000-07:00

This is at the bottom of the Cascade Falls canyon. A fantastic place to swim and play in the summer. This is also where we begin the final tubing run down to another railroad bridge just before the river crosses over the border.

The foundation just visible in the upper right is from the former power house which was unfortunately demolished a number of years ago. It was a beautiful brick building which the owners had left to disintegrate and become a danger. When is was working water was routed from above a dam at the top of the falls around the river and down into the power house. There is a contraversial application to begin another power project here.

The Kettle River is one of two highly endangered rivers in British Columbia. Another controvery arising this year is the use of air boats on the river. Yesterday I saw one of these incredibly noisy aggressive boats tearing up the river interupting the peaceful and safe time being had by fishermen and swimmers. This has already been the impetus for groups to organize to make sure this beautiful B.C. river is not misused.

The swimming hole

2009-08-29T12:01:00.000-07:00

The Bridge at Cascade Falls

2009-08-22T19:06:00.000-07:00

The old railway bridge just above the Cascade Falls which is now part of the Cross Canada Railway Trail. You can see a couple of people beginning their bike ride (click on the photo to enlarge). There used to be a dam at this point and water was diverted to the old Power House Station just below the falls. Swimming above and below the falls is fantastic and one can float down the Kettle River from Grand Forks to here which is the site of an old mill called "Billings" situated a few miles before Christina Lake and just before the old town of "Cascade". I have done most of the float sections from the old townsite of "Carson" to "Gilpin" and have the last section to try. We do it in sections because the fist section from Carson right at the Canada/U.S. border to Spragett Bridge takes 3 hours at this time of year. We think from the Gilpin Grasslands to Billings will take about 2-3 hours, but this will be our first time.

Kettle River at the Gilpin Grasslands

2009-08-22T18:54:00.000-07:00

Wonderful swimming in the Kettle River below the Gilpin Grasslands.

Wild Huckleberries

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Wild Black Huckleberries

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Chocolate Mousse

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Tomatoes

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Clematis

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Church window

2009-07-09T16:24:00.001-07:00

Simultaneous Contrast

2009-07-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

I was inspired by Nicki Bair's study of simultaneous contrast and began some reading and then came across this photo I took this spring.

Rhododendron - unknown

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Batumi Gold

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Daisies

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Mt. Baker on an April morning

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Rainbow Lorikeets

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Blue Heron

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Lunar Eclipse

2009-05-06T09:18:00.000-07:00

Photo taken using a Canon Power Shot S400 through a Bushnell Spotting Scope. October 27th, 2004 Lunar Eclipse

Skunk Cabbage

2009-05-04T21:01:00.000-07:00

Lysichiton americanus is called Skunk Cabbage because of the malodorous, distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits. This odor will permeate the area where the plant grows, and can be detected even in old, dried specimens. The foul odor attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles. Skunk Cabbage is found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Pacific Northwest, where it is one of the few native species in the arum family. Other common names include Yellow Skunk Cabbage and Swamp Lantern.

Shooting Stars

2009-05-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

The wild Shooting Stars are beginning to bloom. I have also seen white ones.

Dodecatheon is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the Primrose family Primulaceae. The species have basal clumps of leaves and nodding flowers that are produced at the top of tall stems that rise from where the leaves join the crown. They are commonly called Shooting Stars because of the flower shape. The genus is largely confined to North America and part of northeastern Siberia. Common names also include, American Cowslip, Mosquito Bills, Mad Violets, and Sailor-caps.

Pink Camelia

2009-04-30T07:57:00.000-07:00

Gardens in Stone

2009-04-29T11:55:00.000-07:00

This tomb decorated with garden images is of the family of John Tradescants, gardeners to Charles I and is located at the Garden Museum , London. The Museum is situated on the South Bank of the Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament. It is in the former St. Mary-at-Lambeth parish Church.

2009-04-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

Rosa Violetta has just bloomed in the greenhouse from the slip I took of my original one. This rose was introduced by Turbat of France in 1921 and is described as one of the best of the "blue" coloured roses.

Lenten Rose

2009-04-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

Helleborus orientalis

Peony

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Only Three Weeks Ago?

2009-04-04T17:49:00.001-07:00

We were sliding down hills.
Today I took time to be out in the garden which is beginning to burst with new growth. The snow is gone, it seems overnight, and the plants are beginning to grow.

The Fig Tree

2008-12-01T16:40:00.000-08:00

I found this wasp nest inside this clay pot which I had hung in the fig tree to weight a branch. The fig tree is a cutting taken from my husbands grandmother's tree. We rooted a slip when we knew her house would be sold and carried the little tree with us for years before we had a place to plant it permanently. It grew beautifully into a large tree and gave us many, many pounds of delicious fresh figs every year. Some I made into chutney, some jam, but most were eaten fresh from the tree. I shared many more slips from this tree with former friends and I hope their trees are doing well.

2008-11-27T15:49:00.000-08:00

very early morning a few summers ago - the bee was still and seemed to have slept in the daffodil.

Calypso Bulbosa

2008-11-23T16:37:00.001-08:00

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A blog about photography. I love taking pictures. I don't have a very good camera, but I take lots of pictures anyway. I think some of them are quite decent. So here I will put up some of my favourites.