Expedition Canada

Odorous Wood Thu July 29th I've remarked in the past about how clean the Coast's beaches are, though this morning Jack sniffed out some unusual flotsam. He has taken to chewing on mussel and other shells on the seashore, though this morning his attention was taken by something flapping around on the shore.  A crab, I thought.  A bat it turned out.  Rather bedraggled, probably as a result of an accidental water landing.  I started to gather it up when it showed its teeth, spread its wings, and flapped about a bit.  Mindful a bat bite may not be good for your health, I searched around for something to gather it up. Fellow Brit Alan, who has an extremely large but very gentle Rhodesian Ridgeback, ambled over.  I hauled the dog back, Jack already having lost interest and Alan was as surprised as I had been to see our beach-bat. Coaxed onto the side of Jack's retractable lead case the bat was gentle lowered into some secluded and shaded beach-side vegetatio...

Hot News Mon Jul 19 One of the many tugs taking aggregate up to Port Mellon Tue Jul 20 Not so much a new game, but a new club, as Fred had her first proper ladies doubles match at the Sechelt Racquet club on Monday.  The invitations are flowing in thick and fast.  Some good competition; she is going to have to up her game, which is already pretty good!  A second invite for a game on Monday, one on Wednesday and another on Thursday.  All but the second afternoon session on Monday accepted.  Next week is filling up! We are going to need a second car!😀 Eel or Garter Snake for breakfast? While Fred was tennising, I was Jack sitting and working out the layout for the new cronkoak.ca workshop. I was due to collect the lathe on Tuesday morning.   The Monday morning walk to Hopkins Landing produced two interesting images.  The first was one of the many Great Blue Heron, about to down an eel or garter snake (they swim quite well) for breakfast. The second...