Rambling Artists

Looking across the Juan De Fuca strait from a point near Sooke shows a very small tug pulling a very large... ...home!

Quimper Park in Harling Point, Oak Bay was named after Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (c. 1757 – April 1844) a Spanish/Peruvian explorer, c...

On a quiet street, a raised wall garden... ...reveals an herb garden. "These herbs are for snipping"

Victoria has been invaded by Western tent caterpillars. Something we haven't seen in the six years that we've lived here. They'r...

Telephone poles in the Victoria area are often painted by volunteers and children with decorative images as a way to discourage graffiti. Th...

It is said that puns are the lowest form of humour - but when it's time to sell your micro yacht, marketing must suffer some degree of ...

At the junction of Richmond, Gonzales, and Despard Avenues sits a modest 1930s Art Deco home. But, at the beginning of February trucks and w...

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...

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

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...

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...

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