I must say when I came across this scene in the woods up Mt Doug way, the naked tree looked like it was dead and was going to become part of the forest floor once again.  It was lying down almost on the ground, curving and twisting its way around the bend, turning left then turning right.

It was like it was trying to figure out where to go and perhaps why. But the tree knows only one thing, to survive as best it can under harsh conditions.  I could not get the all of the tree in the same picture with its twists and meanderings.  Ah yes, well it is not completely naked, it has a touch of modesty gracing its body in the form of green moss carpet running across its trunk. Still it is exposed and scantily clad.

So around the bend it goes just feet off the bottom floor of the forest becoming more exposed the trunk displays more of its naked beauty.  The tree does not blush, nor fret, it is not at all concerned with its nakedness.  It embraces it.  It is all natural, au naturale and further up the trunk it lets the sunshine warm its trunk discouraging the moss to places below.

Then the naked tree shows its determination and shoots up towards the sky again releasing its leaves to bask in the warmth of the rays of sunshine that break though in glorious wonder, as only the sun can do.

Further down near the floor of the forest another life form displays its beauty for all to see, for all who take the time to see and discover, that is.  There is so much beauty all around. Here is another example of the beauty within.

Well that was a little bit of the wonder of the forest, once again.  I must say there are many of these little gems all around and new ones appearing all the time in this fair land.

I hope you are well, thanks for dropping by.

Cheers,

Eugene

Warning. Maybe this will scare the little ones.  Do Not Look!

Ha, you will though.

I know you cannot resist seeing the danger I was in today.  Cops all over the place.  Wahoo.  But they did not catch me.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Trekking back down the mountain, I almost ran into a lady cop climbing up in full gear. In passing I asked if she was having fun, she sure looked like she was struggling with the climb.  She said not so much in all that gear.  Thankfully, she did not shoot me.

I started to run and did not look back, although she was not too hard on the eyes and had that pistol hanging off her hip.  Wahoo.

Down below another one on a bike, a guy checking out the surroundings.  I was running down and I said to him that “She went that away.” and I pointed up the path I had just come down.   He said “How do you know who I am looking for?”  I said well, “I know.”  He just laughs.  I am way past him at that point.  He did not shoot me either. Double thank you and I chuckled along my way!

Once I made it down to the parking lot, I saw another cop coming down the mountain road to the parking lot.  Then further along two more cop cars over at another entrance.    Wonder who they were looking for?  Not me!  I got away and did not get my pictures arrested.

Ok, back to the Mt Doug expedition now.

Hmmm.  I shot this from the hole inside a tree.  Looks like maybe a squirrel in there? You may say nuts to that. Well, the picture is not so great. I had to lighten it up quite a bit as it was so dark inside that hole so the tree looks white. Which it surely is not.

A tree in a V, it must be.

Dang is that a snake that almost got me?  Those naked trees can be dangerous!

Swampy bog creeky creek.  What is thou doing in the water, my lovely lily?

Mega Lilies all in a row.

Picture withheld to protect the innocent.

A star is born.  Rise up and smell the day.

Well I guess that was enough excitement for one day.  No wonder I am exhausted today.  Who knows what lies lurking deep within the Mt Doug forest.

Be careful out there.

Love and peace,

Eugene

Looking at my previous post which was quite awhile ago when the Olympic Torch passed through our local community. It actually started in Victoria, BC and was quite impressive, then traveled across the country and to parts far north.

People became quite emotional about it and the Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, BC turned out to be a tremendous success with Canada winning the most gold medals after having had two Olympics on our soil without having won even one gold prior.

More than that though it gave us inspiration and a coming together in this spirit. Even our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, attended the games and many events. Of course some were saying that is why he prorogued Parliament so he could spend a nice vacation there and enjoy the spillover effects.  Yes he is a hockey fan like many Canadians, yet mostly an opportunist.  Well we won’t let that kind of stuff interfere with the good times that happened during the games and that transcended the mundane aka politics.

All right then(now) I managed to make it up Mt Doug again, quite a few times recently, and revisited the seaside park side as well.  So I have a few pictures to share.

If you are feeling a bit crabby, I found a mate for you:

After turning it over from under a rock it was ready for me and in attack mode.

I found the leaning tree again.  It is amazing how it is still standing.  Most of the bank, where the roots stick out from, has eroded away.

I got quite close to this fellow who was pecking away without paying any attention to me.  All that pecking was doing some major damage to the tree of course.

I also caught someone else in the “act” so to speak. Well some of these need assistance in breeding their offspring. Nature, unlike most humans, does not care who is looking at them.

Yes, spring is in the air and on the land in this fair place.  I reckon we got a fair bit of heaven here.

Well, that is it for today, as I say, more to come.

Best wishes to you.

Eugene