What a difference a year makes .

Lovely to see the playground back in use no yellow tape to be found. I took both these photos on the same day just a year apart the weather looks similar, but it's so much nicer looking forward than looking back. >

What could be nicer than a quiet gallop on the beach.

Walking the dog in the neighbourhood.

Laburnum tree, I look forward to seeing it every year as I walk around the neighbourhood.
Euphorbia they are quite plentiful love the green colour.

Out walking the dog

Lots of colour in the neighbourhood.

While out walking.

Found this Torch Lily and Allium close to the Comox Golf Course.

Ready for a game of Golf, Comox Golf course is the place to be.

The Deer feel quite at home here, some people are known to carry carrots in their pockets for them.

Anticipation and things not going as planned.

I took this photo before midnight last night with the intention that it was to be a before photo with the after to follow, needles to say I was disappointed as things did not go as planned.
At 2 am I went out to take a phase two photo but the moon was no where to be found I walked around the block probably not a good idea to begin with, and stayed up and took the car to a few open beach spots at 3.30 am hoping to see the eclipse, I could see the moon barely at one location through the clouds had more luck at the next beach and took the above photo before the moon disappeared behind the clouds.
All in all it was quite an adventure I haven't done an allnighter since my younger years, an early night for me today.

Wisteria

I took these photos on Comox Avenue and for those who remember, across the road from the Chery blossoms leading to the Marina a few weeks ago.

Form and Function.

This caught my eye yesterday I like the futuristic vibe.

Rocks and Tidal pools at Willow Point

Sometimes when I take a photo and see it on the computer I see another photo that I wished I had taken but it's to late to go back and you never get a second opportunity as nature is always in flux, so I decided to take a photo from my computer of what I wished I had taken while out and about, it's a poor shot because of the pixels but a lesson to not be in a hurry always take a second look.

The Canadian Snow Birds are in town always a treat to see them.

The Canadian Snow Birds are in town.

We are so lucky to be entertained by them daily !!!
The Snow birds will be here until the end of the Victoria day long weekend, our thanks go out to them.

Flowers in the mid day sun.

Peony before
Before and after their beauty is fleeting.

Elephant ear plant taken at the Filberg Park in Comox.

From a frosty windshield early this morning to a sunny breezy afternoon strange weather days.

Comox Avenue

I took these photos three weeks ago, but it resembles the weather today cloudy with a chance of rain.

A walk in Sandwick park in Courtenay.

Red-Winged Blackbird I usually hear them before I see them.

Red - Breasted Sapsucker

This is the first time I was lucky to get these on film, taken at Puntledge Park in Courtenay.

Juvenile Eagle

This one is probably one year older than my prevous set.

Juvenile Eagle

This juvenile Eagle looks like he can look after himself.

Juvenile Eagle and Crows.

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I spent quite a bit of time watching the action the Crows kept atacking the Eagle and pulling on his tail feathers, the Eagle had no intention of sharing.

Gulls

Bonaparte's Gull.
It's lovely to see the variety of Sea Gulls in the Comox valley.

Killdeer showing of his tail feathers.

Taken at the mud flats in Royston.

Lush and Green

Taken at Puntledge park in Courtenay.

Common Raven

Taken at the Air Force Beach.

Unexpected encounter

Happy Mothers Day

Hopefully next year most of us will be able to visit and have family time again.

Ring-Necked Ducks

Took these photos in Sandwick park in Courtenay.