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Joe had a great time just sitting back and watching all the action at his 97th birthday. He so enjoys being around younger (I use this term loosely) people interacting and laughing.

Glenn took a break from his hectic Jet Setting life to drop into Victoria for a few days. We Dim Summed like crazy and had a very nice time. Feeding the ducks in Beacon Hill Park is always a thing.

It was a perfect day to take drive to Pedder Bay. There is a great marina out there to grab a coffee & muffin or even a cold beer if it suits you. It's a very pleasant 34km amble west and south from Victoria though the patchwork of hobby farms throughout...

Joe enjoys the Christmas trees display at the Bay Centre. Victoria's businesses go all out with an endless array of uniquely decorated trees. Votes are take for the popular choices.

Beacon Hill Park on a clear and cold morning. The Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) located on Circle Drive across from the Children’s Farm is looking particularly golden this morning. It is the most photographed, admired and climbed tree in the park and was...

The Goldstream Chum run was quite small this year. By the last week in November the salmon corpses are everywhere and the seagulls scavenging as many eggs as they could... all the while screeching "mine, mine"

Murray Rankin & Linda Hannah made Joe's day again. A chair with his name in the front row was provided. Lot's of "thank you for your service" comments and hand shakes from complete strangers. Warm emotions. Then a 500 m hike to the Legion for more back patting and...

Seann, Amanda, Isla & Silas were visiting The True North Strong & Free again this year. Here we are at the old standby, Don Mee's for yet another sumptuois meal.

This is the height of Heron season here at the Beacon Hill Park Rookery. Over the last 5 years the Herons have returned to Beacon Hill Park. There must be in the neighbourhood of 50 nests again. The chicks are just starting to fledge.

How much maple syrup can you actually put on a waffle. Love brunch at The Beach House Restaurant on Cordova Bay.

There is nothing like a Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab feast. The kind folks at FAS (Finest At Sea) steamed and cleaned these babies. A little lemon-butter.

Another year ticked off the life line. Dinner at Don Mee's. We shared an amazing cheesecake pastry.

We're always big fans of Victoria's Victoria Day Parade. This is the 120th Year... it first started in 1893 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. We are glad to be able to walk 15 minutes from our condo to the center of Victoria. I love a parade. We were also...

A beautiful day on the Island. Eleven kilometres of gentle woodland trails Spring wildflower meadows A nature centre and meeting room The Elsie King Trail, a cedar boardwalk with access for people with disabilities Trail connections to Thetis Lake Regional Park Size:...

Parts of Beacon Hill Park are a mass of blue: the camus is peaking. Rhododendrons are also just beginning and should peak in another week or two if the warm weather continues. Wander down to the far end of the park and the Beacon Drive-In for an ice cream.

Thar she goes... The Johnson Street bridge (The Blue Bridge) was completed in 1924 at a cost of $918,000 (27 per cent higher than the estimated cost of $720,000). Victoria City council gave approval-in-principle to replace the 85-year-old Johnson Street Bridge in...

13 turtle today (the most I've ever seen is 17 on the log at 1 time), just trying to get warm in the spring sun. Beacon Hill Park’s Red-eared slider turtles are not native turtles. They are exotic pet store turtles transported to the lake by Victoria residents who...

A beautiful walking trail around Elk and Beaver Lakes just 15 min from downtown Victoria.

Dim Sum at Don Mee's in Victoria is one Joe's favourite things to do. Twist my arm, it's such a hardship to take you!