Rambling Artists

Yes we do have palm trees in Victoria. The city enjoys a somewhat Mediterranean climate which suits these hardy "Windmill" palm tr...

If you can't decide on what colour to paint your house...well, maybe it's best to just ask a young child how it should be painted!

A fire hydrant's sense of humour is not always subtle.

Victoria has always been quite smug about having the best weather in Canada. However this year, Nature has outdone itself. Record-breaking w...

No, this is not a special effects photo: What's happened is that the ground gave way under a truck that was pumping concrete into the fo...

Spring has been in full bloom for the past three weeks here in Victoria as beautifully evidenced by the pink and green palette of the house ...

If, while walking south on Monterey Ave. towards McNeill Bay, you're very observant, you may notice an interesting feature on one of the...

Just across the road from the shingled beach along Dallas Road stands what appears at first to be just a pile of stones and concrete slabs. ...

It was a chilly 8°C (46°F) on Cook Street, but this little guy was prepared with his stylish wrap:

Trees, and their preservation, are a matter of great concern to Victoria residents. As a result, it's not unusual to see sidewalks snaki...

The establishment of Fort Victoria in 1843 may have marked European settlement on this southern tip of Vancouver Island but Aboriginals have...

While much of Canada is in full winter, here in Victoria the snowdrops are in full bloom. We've also seen Rhododendrons in bloom but sin...

Some houses just have many stories to tell - like this one at 937 Caledonia Street. The first thing you notice as you approach it from the w...

Walking up Cook Street from Dallas Road I noticed a dark form moving in the driveway of this heritage building... Yes, a free-range chicken ...

The logging industry is a major part of Vancouver Island's economy. Logs that are floated down rivers and estuaries sometimes break free...

Over the holidays someone feathered this telephone pole turning into a strange Totem Pole.

Living on an island one becomes quite enamored of the ferries that link us to the mainland. The M.V. Coho, filled with 1950s character, not ...