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wweeta.bsky.social
Lichen "garden" in sawed-off log. New blog post: wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/01/lich... #VancouverIsland #Lichens #NaturePhotography
A sawed-off log, upright. The outer wood is black and split into graduated rings. The rest, all the inner wood is growing a variety of Cladonia lichens; reindeer lichens, almost white, very branched; pixie cup lichens, and the red-tipped "lipstick" type of Cladonia. There are a few tiny patches of moss and one small plant with reddish leaves and stem. Tall grass, mostly dry, surrounds the log.
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
socialbc.ca
have been stuck on Highway 19 for almost 3 hours now. Big accident involving a large truck across the highway.

Here is a little preview of a live video that I am still waiting for it to upload. A rant really to make the Railway happen again.

#nanaimo #vancouverisland #portalberni #parksville […]
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January 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
ukeetube.bsky.social
Waves crashing into the rocks this evening at Big Beach in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. January 6th, 2026

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 AM
ukeetube.bsky.social
Conditions bounced between squalls of rain and bursts of sunlight this afternoon/ evening at Big Beach in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. Here are a few photos

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
peppypanda.com
Can't carry a tune but love to sing? A Vancouver Island newcomer is launching joyous "tuneless choirs," bringing an uplifting trend popular in England to our shores! 🎶 #VancouverIsland #ChoirForAll #JoyfulSinging
Can’t carry a tune? This Vancouver Island newcomer is launching choirs for the joyful but tone deaf -- Tuneless choirs have become popular in England.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
douglasinvictoria.bsky.social
2 hours of underwater Vancouver Island goodness, courtesy of #ScubaBC

I play it with some electronic chill music.

👍😍

#vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #ocean #pnw #youtube #canada #earth #kelp #kelpforests

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Vancouver Island Kelp Forests In 4K | 2 Hours of Relaxing Ocean Ambience #kelp #kelpforest #ocean
YouTube video by ScubaBC
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January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
aerojad.bsky.social
📸 Dropping in to play #VancouverIsland #photography
A crow flaps their way in amongst two other crows and a seagull hanging out on a low tide-exposed beach in Parksville, BC. Behind some of the unreceded time is a line of rocks along the shore and then trees which, despite the overcast night, are still showing off some peak fall color.
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
stasherbc.bsky.social
From the summit stop on yesterday's ride I had great views all the way to downtown Nanaimo and beyond.
#VancouverIsland #getoutside
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"The Earl Naswell Community Christmas Dinner was a huge success once again this year [and] St. George’s United Church opened its doors to share fellowship and serve 100 guests a hot turkey dinner with dessert" #Courtenay #ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada comoxvalleyrecord.com/2026/01/06/o...
Over 1,000 dinners prepared by Comox Valley’s Earl Naswell Community Christmas society - Comox Valley Record
Society thanks all volunteers and donors who helped this year
comoxvalleyrecord.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"A #Parksville firefighter is one of eight chosen to run in this year’s Wounded Warrior Run and will spend eight days on an 800-kilometre journey across #VancouverIsland" #firstresponders #militarypersonnel #mentalhealth #BC #BritishColumbia vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/01/06/p...
Parksville firefighter to run length of Island for Wounded Warriors - Vancouver Island Free Daily
Team will run from Port Hardy to Victoria for good cause
vancouverislandfreedaily.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
southpawed.bsky.social
Cherry blossoms abound in one of my favourite Canadian cities; Victoria B.C. I used to time some of my visits to align with that time of year. Canada. CANADA. CANADA! #photography #blueskyphotography #canada #canadastrong #britishcolumbia #cerryblossoms #victoriabc #vancouverisland
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
ukeetube.bsky.social
We are starting to plan a February road trip from Ucluelet on Vancouver Island to Blue River BC interior for some gigs and can take our time on the drive. Where should we stop? What should we do on the way? #Ucluelet #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #RoadTrip
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
douglasinvictoria.bsky.social
It was a beautiful day in #yyj

#victoriabc #vancouverisland #canada
#westcoast #pnw #salishsea #photo #photography #phonephotography #landscapephotography
The sun sets over the Olympic mountains and the Salish sea. The ocean is mostly calm
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
ukeetube.bsky.social
A farther shot of waves crashing against the rocks at Ucluelet on Vancouver Island during last weekend's king tides. I'm working on a longer video but got distracted by real life... tomorrow, maybe?

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
aerojad.bsky.social
📸 Can we swoon over the moon for a bit? #VancouverIsland #photography
October's full moon breaks over silhouetted pine tree treetops in a clear sky. She is beauty, grace, and perfect. The moon lifts higher into the sky, leaving those silhouetted pine trees behind. The sky, thanks to getting deeper into the night, is even darker. The full moon shines on individual ripples in an inlet along Vancouver Island. Having risen just past a thin layer of cloud there's nothing but clear skies further above. A sailboat passes through the water's reflection before a thick line of pine trees in the distance.
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"The Rotary Club of #Chemainus presented a cheque for $923.97 to Chemainus Girl Guides...[supporting] #girls and #youth through inclusive, confidence-building programs and community involvement." #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia lakecowichangazette.com/2026/01/02/c...
Chemainus Girl Guides receives Rotary funds - Lake Cowichan Gazette
The guides benefit from Rotary’s bottle collection
lakecowichangazette.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
southpawed.bsky.social
Low tide. Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island. This is a place for disconnecting from the dissonance of world news and its predominantly negative energies. I'm missing it right now, but am also loving my Canada more than usual. #photography #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #landscapes #peace
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
" #Victoria -based startup aims to show the potential benefits of the substance through #Canada 's first wellness-focused psychedelic therapy trial, which will examine whether therapist-guided #psilocybin can enhance overall well-being" #VancouverIsland #BC vicnews.com/2026/01/05/v...
Victoria startup launches Canada’s first ‘magic mushroom’ wellness trial - Victoria News
CEO hopeful that psilocybin could be used preventatively to help with depression and anxiety
vicnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
catseyelens.bsky.social
A spotty male Hairy Woodpecker in the forest today.

#BirdOfTheDay #Speckles&Spots #woodpecker #HairyWoodpecker #VancouverIsland #photography #EastCoastKin
A colour photograph close-up, side view of a male Hairy Woodpecker on the side of a pine tree, as it hopped down the bark ready to peck away. It is a large bird with white feathers on its chest, black and white spotted feathers on it’s back, a black and white striped head with a large, black, beady eye and a long beak.
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
wweeta.bsky.social
Sleeping waterfowl, Campbell River estuary, Dec. 31st. New blog post: wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/01/whil... #VancouverIsland #Birding #Birds #Waterfowl #Wildlife #NaturePhotography
A female mallard and a pair of wigeons among dried grasses and other plants on a bit of an islet that remains above water at high tide. There are a couple of other mallards half hidden behind some of the weeds. Everything; the weeds and the birds, are reflected in the smooth water of the estuary. Colours; weeds and grass and mallards; brown, yellowish brown. With patches of green and yellow on the wigeons, dark blue on the mallard's wing. The water is grey in front, shading to dull greenish blue in the distance.
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 AM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
1) #Catalina #PBY-5A with rockets mounted
2) #HMCSRainbow #Rainbow approaching #RCN #Esquimalt #VancouverIsland
3) Assembly of Admiralty Fire Control Table #AFCT Mk 1 for #Battleships #Rodney & #Nelson

#NavWeaps

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January 5, 2026 at 6:57 AM
sewbeau.bsky.social
Under My Needle Tonight #sewing #vancouverisland #shoplocal
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
wweeta.bsky.social
Noon, Dec. 31st, Tyee Spit. w/ Chadwick the driftwood cougar, walkers and lovers, benches, the Quadra Island ferry, and a new gate to nowhere. And trees. All in a row. #VancouverIsland #NewYearsEve
A park on a narrow spit of land: mowed lawn, with walkway down both sides. The walkway nearest to the camera, and the lawn, are empty. Along the path on the far side are lined up, right to left: dried bushes, a bench, a pair of walkers wearing jackets, tuques and gloves for the cold, Chadwick the driftwood cougar, a tall(ish) tree, more dried bushes and two benches, a small tree, a gate to nowhere (two uprights and a carved log on top) with a man in a black and blue jacket posing underneath, his girl taking his photo, another bench, and on the water, the Quadra Island ferry. Background: Quadra Island, mist, grey sky.
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 AM
ukeetube.bsky.social
Sunset from Little Beach in Ucluelet from about a year ago. Stuff working on some king tide video but thought a shot like this was nice for a Sunday evening.

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
springwoods.bsky.social
Winter Forest of the Pacific Northwest. The holidays are done and the sun is shining now! I can finally finish my painting as the peaceful island life returns.
#art #acrylicpainter #canadianart #vancouverisland #contemparyart
@suzannefrenette_artist
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM