This was supposed to be a nice portrait of my dog. This time instead of shooting a quick handheld snapshot I took the time to get out my ...

Don't often see Swans up here on Northern Vancouver Island. So it was a nice surprise to see five all together at the same time. So I...

A couple of recent bird pictures from over here on the West Coast... 

Found these growing merrily away in an old flower bed. Guess that makes it unofficially Spring over here on the West Coast. The only down...

And a couple of tripod legs. I didn't notice these until I was re-sizing the photo but I liked the photo so I posted it anyway.

I think it's time for a cocktail!

...hidden in the palms. As usual, I have no idea what kind of bird this is. I know it's small and green and likes to hang out i...

The high surf this trip had surfers out everywhere on the island. These shots were taken at Honomanu Bay along the road...

While watching the surfers I took a few wave photos because they were looking pretty "knarly" on occasion.

Hmmmm, maybe learning to surf isn't such a great idea!

72 foot Fishing Vessel Tenacious coming into Hardy Bay on a windy afternoon.

I know there will be a lot of people that don't find this interesting but for the ones that are thinking about a new zoom lens, thi...

This is my friend Patrick fishing on the far side of Hardy Bay... 7012 feet away. After I got home I Google Earth measured the distance...

Also known as being in the "tube". It is said that it is one of the most difficult and fun things to do while surfing. On...

Sproing and there it was. the birds are chirping, flowers are growing and the temperatures are almost too warm to use the wood stove a...

Even though we didn't get much snorkeling time this last trip to Maui because of the high surf it did bring out the sur...

A rainbow eucalyptus tree that is. Just something else you find along the long and windy road to Hana on Maui.

I'm more of a sunset kind of guy, mainly because I don't want to have to get up early for the sunrise but in this case I ...

...of Aaron's lighthouse. This sits on McGregor Point on Maui. It's a great place to sit and watch for whales as long as yo...

,,,and a few birds too.