OCEANSIDE CLOSEUPS AND MORE.

Most of today's images were taken at the ocean's edge near our son's home.

This squirrel was on the fence beside the motorhome.

A sailboat with the Oak Bay Islands in the background.

A Woodland Skipper butterfly on the ground.

These are salt crystals where the tide has gone out and the water evaporated.

Gutweed also known as Sea Kelp.

Gutweed also known as Sea Kelp.

Bull Kelp and a Seaside Fly.

Rockweed.

Rockweed.

Gutweed also known as Sea Kelp.

Anemones.

Anemones.

Jellyfish.

Crab claw.

Crabs and more.

Another day and another sailboat passing the Oak Bay Islands.

A seagull and some leftover salmon.

TEN MILE POINT.

Our son and family live in the Ten Mile Point area of Victoria and there are several beach accesses and lots of urban deer.  Today's images are from this area.

This afternoon we visited friends Ian and Wendy who we knew in Salmon Arm.  It was nice to catch up with them.  We last saw them in January when they stopped in to our house in Oliver.

I have booked our ferry ride off the Island for next Tuesday and we will make it home on Wednesday.

Richard's Cardoon plant which looks like a giant thistle.  Took this photo from the ground.

I took this one from up on the deck looking down.

Whale watchers went by while we were watching the ocean.

This guy interrupted his dining to pose.

A billionaire from Las Vegas own this support vessel called the Hodor which transports his toys such as a side by side, jet skis and sometimes a helicopter travelling along with the main vessel, the Lonian.

This is the Lonian, a 285 foot yacht.  It and the Hodor are moored in Oak Bay and visible from Ten Mile Point.

I spotted this Red-breasted Nuthatch from the motorhome yesterday so I went out to play with him.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red-breasted Nuthatch.

DOWN BY THE OCEAN'S EDGE.

I found these photos on my phone taken while we were in the Parksville then Duncan areas.  Other than some cropping there is no editing done to these photos.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Arbutus/Madrona Point near Parksville.

Maple Bay near Duncan.

Maple Bay near Duncan.

Birds Eye Cove near Duncan.

Birds Eye Cove near Duncan.

Birds Eye Cove near Duncan.

Genoa Bay near Duncan.

Genoa Bay near Duncan.

Genoa Bay near Duncan.

CONTINUING DOWN THE ROAD.

We have moved along again.  This morning we moved down to Victoria and are now parked in our son's backyard.  We visited the local sani dump in Duncan shortly after leaving Neil and Carol's.  Yesterday was a busy day for us.  We visited my second oldest cousin, Gary, and met his youngest daughter Patty.  She's been teaching in Vancouver for thirty four years.  Later we visited my oldest cousin, Dale, who will be 89 in just over a month.  He just had his first cataract surgery and his son Bruce was visiting from Calgary to help administer the eye drops.  And then last night we played cards with RV friends, Sue and Keith.   That meant naps for both of us after lunch today.  Here are a few photos taken around the area while we were parked at Neil and Carol's.

Belted Kingfisher.

Belted Kingfisher.

Belted Kingfisher.

Genoa Bay reflections.

Genoa Bay reflections.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Bald Eagle.