This earth sculpture of a resting mossy Buddha is in Beacon Hill Park in Victoria B.C.. I don’t know any of the history around it or who the artist is, but it is striking and I really enjoy the moss covering.
Reclining Mossy Buddha
Royal British Columbia Museum – First People’s Gallery
The First People’s Gallery is one of the three permanent galleries of the Royal BC Museum (the other two are the Natural History Gallery and the Becoming BC Gallery). Unfortunately, there was a large section of the gallery that was closed while under redesign. The lightning conditions were difficult (as you may be able to tell), so color rendition is left to your imagination. I thought it was a great display and would recommend anyone take it in if they were in Victoria.
Up North
This was taken in August a few years ago, but is one of my favorite memories. I was up in Alaska visiting my Aunt Maisie with my sister. We drove up the Haines Highway into Canada for a day trip and got out to walk around before heading back. There has just been an early snowfall dusting the peaks and it was quite spectacular.
More Views from the Farm
I always enjoy taking photos of tools waiting for (someone else) to use them. These are a couple more photos from Salt Spring Island and my friend’s daughter’s farm.
Tangled Net
On a recent trip up to Salt Spring Island in the Canadian San Juans, I was visiting a friend’s daughter’s home. It’s a work in progress. They had a pile of old fishing nets which they use as fencing to keep the deer out of their garden area. With a lot of acreage, it’s a very cheap way of fencing a lot of area. I thought it made an interesting pattern.