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This is the most delicious apple pastry I have ever had in this country! Bought a package of six for $7 at VCC’s downtown bakeshop and I regret not buying more. Not overly sweet, a great puff pastry with finely sliced apples, called “Louvres”.

Beautiful raindrops on ordinary weeds and outlining a whole spider net.

BTW DoubleTree Hotel [once the Coach House Inn] a friend walking through,catching up on memories about 4+ weeks ago,as he passed into the lobby the auto doors opened, he looked&there was a bear looking in.Bear walked away,friend told mngr he might check 4 unwanted guests! 2many auto doors in places.

I had the whole beach to myself today and the water was not too cold for a short swim.

It’s a bit of an open secret that a group of us is working on forming an Atmosphere Community Co-op (which we’ll share more about publicly soon!) @roguewave.design created an open collection on @semble.so called Co-operatives. Please do share resources there.

E-Scooters are fun, but this test makes me think about safety. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...

Roundabout, our local community app, is going to power chicago.org, allowing millions of Chicagoans to connect and share with each other. Here’s more about what we’re up to, including what sets this apart from messy, noisy, profit-driven social media apps: newpublic.org/chicago

Hi Bluesky! We’re the team making Roundabout, an app built to help people live a flourishing life in their local town or neighborhood. Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.

Imagine a comment space where both a 10 year old and an investigative reporter can thrive 🤝 See PSI’s toolkit in action in our latest newsletter, from New_ Public’s Expert-in-Residence @cjtait.bsky.social. newpublic.substack.com/p/how-public...

Finally, I am back to swimming again. It was glorious today.

Perfect sunny summer day with fresh air after the rain and a light breeze. Happy to be here and feeling sorry for those who suffer extreme heat now.

Whelp. After rushing through voting on all amendments last night / this morning #BillC22 is passed www.parl.ca/DocumentView... What this means: in late September, it goes to the senate…who may do amendments but almost always give in if the House pushes. 🚨🚨🚨No more @signal.org in Canada by fall 🚨🚨🚨

Bear spotted on Bowen Island

My summer has started! I went for my first swim in unbelievably warm water.

This year’s first blossom of the rose bush I grew from a twig. It has a wonderful discreet scent.

Bill C-22 is a Canadian government bill around "lawful access" to data, which is a bit of a privacy disaster that has @signal.org saying they would pull out of Canada if implemented as is. I started an open @semble.so collection if you want to add your own links

BREAKING: Signal, the #1 privacy protecting messaging app, is saying they will pull out of 🇨🇦 ENTIRELY if they're scoped into #BillC22 without large changes. This should be our final alarm bell:.We can have privacy or we can have C22, not both! #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Another shore walk treasure, this appears to be a fossil imprint of a trilobite or fish.

On my low tide shore walk I encountered this geese family with 17 goslings that used the weir to rest and find some food.

I did my first short paddle in the Bay this year. Found my old kayak among the dinghies stacked at the edge of the beach and even found the paddle. It was soooo nice!!

Space to have our coffee and sit at TYFC as it‘s an ordinary weekend and not too warm.

Grateful for this peaceful and tranquil place. My heart goes out to those who face turmoil with no refuge.

Watching tourists flock to our island today, visiting the park and lakes and the seashore and keeping our restaurants busy. Kingfishers are noisily dive bombing.The sunshine makes everyone smile. My first time this spring that the sun is high enough to have my afternoon coffee on the front porch. ☀️

More car sharing options in several cities in Metro Vancouver.

Woohoo! Next Sunday will be the last time we “spring forward”. BC is finally committed to ending spring and fall time changes. No more lost sleep in the spring or growling stomachs in the fall. 😊 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Listening to the barking of California sea lions. Best thing about living on an island is to never being far from the water.

The Cowichan Case Explained news.ubc.ca/2026/02/cowi...

I absolutely love this show of a collection of fibre arts projects of students! I will go back looking at the remainder of the show, with more time to spend and listen to the students explaining the process. Go see it if you can!

Perfect sunny day for a hike to the new section of Dorman Point.

Me on my father‘s lap with my sister and one of my brothers. 76 years ago, photo obviously taken on a Sunday.

On my daily walk. Cat encounter in my neighbourhood and the lush greens and old trees in the woods.

Lessons from the sea: Nature shows us how to get ‘forever chemicals’ out of batteries

There is always something to stop and see on my walks.

Sunday hike to Dorman Point. Fog is far in the distance.

Flying into Vancouver, it was blindingly sunny in the plane. Below, Metro Vancouver is covered in a thick fog layer, with some higher places and bridges peeking through.

Christmas Day feeding frenzy of gulls and sea lions taking advantage of herring or anchovies. After many video clips over half an hour, I left the spectacle, wondering how many “bait balls” of these small fish were there to keep sea lions and gulls engaged for so long.

Thinking of my father today. He was born on December 15, 1912. I was the youngest of four children when he died at age 45. This family portrait was taken at a photographer’s studio ca. 1955.

Visiting the Christmas craft fair at our local school, I found the youth crafters are the sweetest! I bought a little Christmas tree, cut and folded from paper. The paper bag offered to transport my treasure had a riddle hand written on it, with the answer on the bottom of the bag!