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Chilliwack Summer Ends

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In Chilliwack, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 1 °C to 26 °C and is rarely below -6 °C or above 32 °C. Whoever wrote the above has no idea what “very cold” means.… Continue reading Chilliwack Summer Ends

From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, crow, fires, flight, Geese, life, Moon, Nature, pictures, sunrise, trees, weather, Wildlife

The last week or so, it has been very smoky here. I know this is fairly normal, and even though this is my first year here, I know the dry season lasted later than usual. Because it is so dry, there have been fires in the forests and the smoke had blocked my view of… Continue reading From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, flight, goose, life, Nature, pictures, Squirrel, trees, walking, Wildlife3 Comments

I didn’t ask for Canada Geese, but I certainly enjoy watching them gather. I’ll be sorry to see them head south, but will be here to watch them when they return in the spring. I managed to get a few photos other than Canada Geese – Mallard Ducks, Grey Squirrel and a scenery shot –… Continue reading Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Walking Around Sardis Pond

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, blackbird, blog, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Coot, critters, crow, duck, goose, grebe, heron, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, trees, turtle, walking, Wildlife10 Comments

I love finding new places to walk, but always enjoy returning to my favourite spots too. Yesterday, it was time to return to Sardis Pond. Last time I was at this pond, there were hundreds of Canada Geese but this time, I could count the total numbers of them on one hand. Before leaving home… Continue reading Walking Around Sardis Pond

A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 2

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, Chilliwack, crow, heron, kingfisher, life, Nature, pictures, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife

I took so many photos along this trail yesterday that I couldn’t get them all into one post. So, to continue on my walk, I actually missed this guy perched on a tree right along the path. I saw him (or her) as he took flight and landed on a tree on the other side… Continue reading A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 2

A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, chickadee, Chilliwack, Coyote, Coyote, critters, crow, fishing, Gull, horse, life, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

Yesterday I had a couple of stops to make before heading out for my walk. So – when it was time to head over to the trail, I wasn’t sure how to get there from my current location. My handy-dandy map app was asked to direct me and I ended up in a new (to… Continue reading A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

So Many People Fishing on Vedder River

Posted in Activities, British Columbia, canada, car, Chilliwack, fish, fishing, Gull, life, Nature, river, Toyota Yaris, trees, Vedder River, walking

On this walk, I saw so many more people fishing from the banks or from the water (wearing hip waders) than I have seen before. The area near the bridge was not covered though and someone mentioned that the water was a bit too fast on that day. At least they are spread out instead… Continue reading So Many People Fishing on Vedder River

Just a Few Canada Geese

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Canada Geese (& a few Snow Geese and ducks) have begun to gather where they can discuss their summer with friends & relatives before heading south for the winter. I was told by one of the regular walkers here that the numbers will increase to thousands (instead of just a few hundred) before they move… Continue reading Just a Few Canada Geese

A Walk in Nature

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Of course, where would I walk other than somewhere in nature. This walk was in the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve. I covered a couple of trails that I hadn’t been on before, but I’m still not comfortable enough to veer off a path in case I get lost. On the way home I bought… Continue reading A Walk in Nature

Beautiful Day for a Walk

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, dogs, fishing, Jay, kayak, life, Nature, pets, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, Vulture, walking, weather

It was such a beautiful morning that I decided to head over to the Vedder River trail to walk. I usually avoid weekend walking since the trails can be busy, but thought I would go anyway. The fisher men & women were sure out in full force. As usual, I talked to a few people… Continue reading Beautiful Day for a Walk