After a long day of work, I could feel that familiar itch starting to rise in me. The kind that says: Get outside. The sun was calling, and honestly, I needed to answer. So I grabbed Finn, packed up my camera, and headed out with my Aunt for a little evening adventure. Our first stop was a local park where a colourful bunting had recently been spotted. Naturally, I had visions of finding this rare little jewel sitting perfectly in the evening light, waiting patiently for me t

There’s something about May. It’s baby season. It’s bee season. It’s “drop everything and go look at tiny fluffy creatures” season. And on my birthday, there was only one plan: Find the goslings. I had heard they were at a local park, and honestly, I couldn’t get there fast enough. Baby animals wait for no one… except apparently, bedtime. Because the park had other plans for me. Mission: Goslings I found them. On a tiny island. Completely inaccessible. With two very alert, ve

Finnegan, my Aunt, and I piled into the car Friday morning and headed for the Cowichan Estuary Trail. I had one goal: Photograph osprey building a nest. Simple. Focused. Reasonable. The estuary had other plans. It was one of those perfect days, sunny, warm, a light breeze. Not too hot. Not too cold. Basically, a “main character energy” kind of morning. The trail is about 4 km round trip……but that estimate does not account for: Cat stops Sniff breaks “Wait, what’s THAT?” pause