Media Category: ILGS contest entries

Changing colour of the seasons

Taken at the head of Toba Inlet, the fjord’s mountains, tidal marsh and wetlands reflect the grandeur and serenity of the inlets surrounding and feeding into the Stait. We are awed by the landscape and think about the nursery and refuge these areas give fish and birds who use the Strait. Interesting because it’s an … Continue reading →

A pair of eagles on a snag on Kinghorn Island at the entrance to Desolation Sound. Eagles mate for life, and it’s always special to see a pair hanging together. What is she telling him? He looks alarmed. Write your own caption…(“The last thing we need is more oil tanker traffic”?)

New Year’s eve “appies:” toasting Georgia Strait’s bounty in front of a cozy fire with Desolation Sound oysters from our beach and a bottle of Unsworth bubbly from Mill Bay on Vancouver Island (north of Victoria and south of Salt Spring Island) . Go locavore! Georgia Strait, its lands and waters, sustain us year ’round.

Sharing the Strait — We were heading south in a cruising tug off Nanaimo and saw orcas in the distance. It was cool because people were watching them both from boats and a park on the shore. Suddenly a mom and calf began doing the most amazing flips — obviously both species were enjoying the … Continue reading →