Rambling Artists

Within 5km from home and sometimes further afield

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Topping the steeple - Update

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After almost a year, the church of St. Jean Baptiste steeple (topic of the previous post) is finally getting its new cross. The new copper c...
Sunday, October 31, 2010

Topping the steeple

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At the corner of Lillian Road and Richmond Avenue sits the church of St. Jean Baptiste which caters to the growing community of Victoria...
Monday, October 18, 2010

It's getting a bit chilly

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Now that we're getting close to winter the weather's getting a bit chilly. The folks at the Koffi Shop on Haultain Street have taken...
Sunday, October 10, 2010

Vultures over Oak Bay

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While walking along Beach Avenue in Oak Bay... we spotted a large flock of birds in the distance. At first, because there were so many of th...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Lighthouses

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Victoria, being an island city, offers many opportunities for lighthouses. Some, like the Fisgard lighthouse, provide guidance for ships pas...
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Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Victoria Classic Boat Festival

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Classic boats from all over the west coast and as far away as Hawaii come to Victoria's inner harbour each Labour Day weekend to be admi...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thar she blows!

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Depending on who you speak to this is either a rare, or common, occurrence - Grey whales in Ross Bay. Once spotted the call goes in to the l...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Victoria is a government city

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Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is a government city. Hence it is home to various government ministries. Ministries such as the: ...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

A chapel surrounded

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Gifted to the Royal Jubilee Hospital in 1909, the Pemberton Memorial Chapel has become completely surrounded by the hospital complex. In 197...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

St-Jean-Baptiste Day in Willows Beach Oak Bay

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Something we had not realized until we moved to Victoria was how strong the French Canadian presence is despite making up just 2% of BC'...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Beachcombing in Ross Bay

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Ross Bay Cemetery's south side faces Ross Bay on the Pacific Ocean. When the tide is high, winter winds would blow waves into the cemete...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Cause to pause - The Gulf oil disaster brought home

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The continually updated website at http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ enables you to center the impact of the current BP oil disaster anywhere on...

Goofy cars

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Victoria is the only city where we've seen these vehicles en masse. In fact, I don't think we've seen them in any other part of ...
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Rambling Artists
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"Rambling Artists" are Susan and Gordon Pritchard. We are documenting, through photographs, sketches, drawings, and paintings our impressions and discoveries mostly within a 5 km radius of our home in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Click on the images to enlarge. Please add comments — we really appreciate them. We can be contacted at ramblingartists@yahoo (dot) ca
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