tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76531972024-02-20T20:46:07.782-08:00Catz MewsCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.comBlogger548125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-92110936084291093042014-03-30T12:19:00.000-07:002014-03-30T12:19:01.103-07:00Amazing Eagle Cam
Best eagle cam I have ever seen. Two chicks just hatched and Mom and Dad caring for them!
http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-85731546799236751132014-03-29T15:29:00.000-07:002014-03-29T15:29:05.083-07:00Busy Times and Good News!
Whew! it has been busy days here on the island. In February we had our first real snow of any amount and boy did it snow! For three days it came down and all we did was shovel! The nice thing about snow here is that every one helps every one else. So we had lots of company on the sidewalk and the driveway and then we moved around the neighborhood helping other people shovel theirs. Community ! Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-49527230986635921892014-02-06T11:50:00.003-08:002014-02-06T12:10:57.723-08:00Trumpeter Swans in the Fog
Two weeks ago the Valley was covered in sea fog for about three days. It was lovely, but difficult to take photos . A friend of ours came from the mainland to stay with us for the weekend and as he and I love to take photos we spent almost all our time trying to get some clear shots. I think he did much better than I, but here are the Trumpeter swans on the estuary.
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-73323182040122740162014-01-15T20:49:00.001-08:002014-01-15T20:50:21.851-08:00Camera Shy MerganserCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-11004646691949794022014-01-12T18:41:00.001-08:002014-01-12T18:41:34.570-08:00Salmon Point
Salmon Point
We have had several days of hard rain here on the island. It is the most
I have seen since I arrived here July 24th. Finally the ski hill on Mt.
Washington, a half hour away, has enough snow to open for the season, but I don't ski so
that is not a comfort for me. On Saturday I was tired of puttering around the house waiting for the rain to let up and Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-3867485035321010672014-01-02T14:35:00.000-08:002014-01-02T19:48:07.707-08:00Seven Sacred Virtues
Trumpeter Swan on the Estuary
Well it is another year again. Every year I am amazed how fast the previous year seems to have gone and I always ask myself what I have learned from the year or what I contributed to the year.
This past year I learned that I need to have a great deal more patience with things. I tend to want to see change quickly and get frustrated when I do Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-74510100447003107962013-12-31T17:53:00.000-08:002013-12-31T17:54:37.819-08:00Comox Harbour
Just for you Lorelei!
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-82398032853597969672013-12-31T10:52:00.001-08:002013-12-31T10:54:07.809-08:00Blogging... what's it all about?
Really.... can not believe that it has been two years since I last posted on my blog. I can not say that I have missed nor can I say I have not missed it. It is something that I would think about now and then and realize that I liked keep up this blog, but never found a spare hour that I wanted to spend creating a post for it. Then again after two years ... who really cares what is up here or Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-57810476344427350322012-01-01T20:07:00.000-08:002012-01-01T22:19:42.569-08:00Auld Lang Syne by Sissel
Like you have never heard before!
Happy New Year to all!
I found this video and thought it the most beautiful New Year video I have ever seen. I wanted to share it so everyone could start the new year with a little beauty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91rBzNKvlci
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-73785508233589855742011-08-31T13:03:00.000-07:002011-08-31T13:04:55.251-07:00Maya Angelou
Some days everyone just needs a little inspiration to make the day go just a little better. Today I found inspiration in these things that Maya Angelou had to say and I added a little of my own inspiration at the bottom.
Hope this brightens your day - it did mine!
'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems
today, life does go on, and it willCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-70818642992745839952011-08-23T22:43:00.000-07:002011-08-23T23:29:52.457-07:00Saying Goodbye to a Great Human Being
Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, the official opposition passed away early Monday morning from cancer.
Few times in my life have I felt great sadness at the loss of a public figure. JFK, Martin Luther King are among those I have mourned. Now Jack Layton joins that list. All these people were robbed of their lives before their time. Two of them taken by human hands and one of them Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-59240831219592297952011-08-18T12:22:00.000-07:002011-08-18T12:22:27.860-07:00Don't Laugh....
you should see what YOU look like to me!!!
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-62727608711737957222011-08-10T23:19:00.000-07:002011-08-10T23:25:21.051-07:00Sharing this Planet with the Wild Life
We live in one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada. We are famous for our wilderness and wild life. We have set aside thousands of acres of land to preserve this wilderness and the animals that live in them.
This weekend a man, his wife and dog took a walk at a residential area that borders Buntzen Lake . A wonderful area that I have been hiking for many years with Miss Lucy. The Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-42043680715844861202011-08-07T23:21:00.000-07:002011-08-07T23:21:30.645-07:00Lazy Summer Days
Finally we have some sunshine and warm summer days here in the lower mainland. I have been taking advantage of them by spending a lot of time out doors playing with Miss Lucy and snapping pictures of other creatures out enjoying the sunshine as well.
I captured this guy, on a late morning walk at Deer Lake just dozing in the sunshine.
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-2459430836843097552011-07-28T12:31:00.000-07:002011-07-28T12:31:10.795-07:00In Honour of Pride Week - Why Can't You Own A Canadian?
HAPPY PRIDE WEEK
Show your colors Vancouver!
This is Pride Week in Vancouver and in my opinion this is one of the best celebrations that we have here. Not only is it a lot of fun, but it brings together such a diverse group of people all co-operating and having a lot of fun without a lot of trouble.
Every year my partner and I participate in the parade. I take lots of Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-69103932039877758542011-07-23T23:43:00.000-07:002011-07-23T23:44:49.340-07:00Hayward Lake
We have given up on Kilby this year. The bad weather, high tide and mosquitoes have forced us to check out some of the other lakes and possible swimming holes for our dear Miss Lucy. We decided to check out Stave Lake and stumbled upon Hayward Lake instead. It was a gem of a find.
There are lots of trails for hiking, nicely kept picnicking area and sandy beach for Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-83364918303624211722011-07-12T12:14:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:31:30.973-07:00A Walk Among the Tree Tops
My daughter Alana (she has forbidden me to publish her picture) is on holidays right now and as it was my birthday on Friday she decided that we should do some vacationy type things. I agreed to the plan and the first place we went was to Capilano Suspension Bridge in West Vancouver.
This was a place that we had been to when she was a child, but has really evolved. When we were lastCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-20220614064773951442011-07-10T23:33:00.000-07:002011-07-10T23:35:38.313-07:00Unusual SummerIt is hard to tell if it is summer here on the west coast or early spring. We have had very little sunshine and lots of cold rain.
This week we drove to Kilby where we always take Lucy to swim in the summer. Although it looks like a lake Kilby is actually where the Fraser River and the Harrision River meet. Usually at this time of year we take our beach chairs and sit outCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-82271430976240834622011-07-04T09:07:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:15:07.486-07:00To My Friends South of the Border
Happy Independence Day!
Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-82278129272304158642011-07-02T10:58:00.001-07:002011-07-02T12:14:49.684-07:00Happy Belated (not my fault) Canada Day!Yes - Happy Canada Day one day late. I had this wonderful creative post with all kinds of links and fun things for the day and you would have loved it!! (Really, honestly I know you don't believe me but would I lie about a thing like that?)But alas - Like many people in the lower mainland our Canada Day gift from Telus was no internet!
We did not let it stop us from celebrating and of course we Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-10172135287999154922011-06-27T22:46:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:46:20.612-07:00Life.... One Day at A Time!<!--[if !mso]>
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Our landlord decided that a very large tree (well over 15 feet) in front of our building was unsafe and needed removal. He asked us all to move our cars last Thursday morning because he was having a crew come to take it down.
What he did not tell us was that he did not get the crew to take it away!
Now here in BC when you get someone to take down a tree of Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-5805988112046305462011-05-21T14:11:00.000-07:002011-05-21T23:06:16.829-07:00Beautiful.....Inside and Out....at 90!This lovely lady and I have known each other for most of my life. At 15 while living in a car and working at a restaurant she took pity on me and gave me a place to stay till I had the money to pay the rent!She has a heart as big as the world and would give her last nickel to someone else if they needed it more than her.
Her spirit and enthusiasm for life inspires me and gives me hopeCatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-30049695193063508162011-05-14T12:18:00.000-07:002011-05-14T12:18:55.106-07:00Okay...got my sunglassesand I promise to wear my sunscreen too!!Catzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653197.post-73886248414726888442011-05-13T09:54:00.000-07:002011-05-13T09:56:35.033-07:00April Showers bring May Flowers but....May showers bring out moms and their babies.
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