A very close-up image of two termites in reddish chewed-up wood, with a third termite appearing near the bottom of the frame. The central termite has a tiny white arthropod on its back, a springtail, which is dwarfed by the termite.

A very cool find! I spotted this termite (Zootermopsis spp.) with a little springtail (Cheirotoma spp.) riding on its back. Apparently Cheirotoma are known hitchhikers on termites.

#springtail #termite #arthropod #invertebrate #macro #inaturalist #bowenisland #canada #britishcolumbia

Howe Sound, the Strait of Georgia, Vancouver Island, and Cowan Point on Bowen Island #canada #bowenisland #sailing

A dozen colourful chicken eggs in a carton. From left to right, dark red-brown, medium brown, very pale brown, olive-green, grey-green, and blue. One of the olive green eggs in the middle has a stamp with a chicken on it, and the words Phantom Rickshaw Fresh Eggs.

Also for Bowen/Nex̱wlélex̱wem gardeners:
Join our Signal food farmers group! The plan is to have a way of reaching other local food farmers to share supplies, info, and seeds (note my previous post giving away my leftover seeds!)
(Egg photo for eye candy.)

#BowenIsland #farming #Bowen

A tabletop covered with seed packages: turnip, quinoa, cauliflower, lomatium, broccoli, collards, orca beans, lentils, tarbais pole beans, African foxglove, and four varieties of lettuce.

Bowen/Nex̱wlélex̱wem gardeners: Please take my free seeds! I've grown & loved almost all of these (never tried African foxglove - was a free gift). But am concentrating on other varieties now, or they're just leftovers from varieties I still grow. Call 9563 or drop by!

#bowenisland #gardening #bowen

A black and white image of a metal dock/gangway in silhouette against a choppy sea. A mountainous shoreline and slightly clouded sky are in the background. The dock straddles the horizon line. Along the railing of the dock about a dozen gulls sit or stand. A large metal arch at the end has equipment hanging from it and a cormorant with it's wings stretched wide sits at the apex. It was taking a break from diving to dry out its wings. NIKON D610 AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Exposure: 1/2500s Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 300.0mm Post production in Affinity

I've posted the colour version of this before, but I really like it in B&W too. Cormorant drying it's wings between dives.

#BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying #Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #BowenIsland #WildLife #Photography #ArtYear #ECK

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | South of ROBINSON RD | Out since Mar 19, 8:57 a.m. with 148 customers out | Crew status: No crew assigned | Cause: Under investigation | For more information, see the outage details: www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage...

An image of a metal dock jutting out from Bowen Island into Howe Sound/Georgia Strait. The dock has a horizontal portion with triangular struts anchored into the water on two very tall pillars with an arch above them. Approximately a dozen gulls are sitting or standing along the railing. A cormorant is perched at the top of the arch spreading it's wings. The late afternoon sun is very bright rendering the birds largely as silhouettes. The choppy water is deep grey. Across the water, small mountainous landforms are mostly reduced to tonal blue silhouettes. The sky has a large amount of cloud cover, but it is very uniformly spread out and letting lots of light through.

A solo cormorant airs out its wings between fishing dives; a group of gulls lounges.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Horizontal #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition #SensoryArt #Animals #Scape #Birds #Landscape #ArtYear #Silhouette #Photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #BowenIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | North of CREEK RD | Out since Mar 10, 8:59 a.m. with 269 customers out | Crew status: Crew on-site Est. Time On: Mar 10, 6:00 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more information, see the outage details:...

A photograph of the surface of Killarney Lake on Bowen Island. There is a very dense growth of waterlilies in the upper third of the image with more lightly scattered aquatic plants below. Approximately 80% of the image is shaded while the top is in full sun. The lily pads at the top are bright green and the shaded sections are a deep turquoise. The water which isn't coated with lily pads is very still and reflective. Small sections at the top are reflecting the forested banks. At the bottom, a few sparse wisps of cloud appear in a mostly clear sky. Near the bottom of the image and slightly off-centered to the left is a rounded rock jutting above the waterline.

Killarney, not Giverny #2.

#ColorADay #BlueTue #RockinTuesday #Scape #WaterScape #Landscape #Photography #Reflections #Waterlilies #BowenIsland #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ECK

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | FAIRWEATHER RD P964 | Out since Mar 9, 10:27 a.m. with < 5 customers out | Crew status: Crew on-site Est. Time On: Mar 9, 5:00 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more information, see the outage details:...

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | South-West of ARBUTUS BAY RD, East of Road A | Out since Mar 9, 10:20 a.m. with 45 customers out | Crew status: No crew assigned | Cause: Under investigation | For more information, see the outage details:...

A photograph of the surface of Killarney Lake on Bowen Island. The lake has a exceptionally dense grouping of water lilies. In the lower half of the image the lily pads are a bit scattered, but in the upper there are so many there is almost no water surface visible. Other than the very top of the image, there are shadows from the forested edges being cast across the water. This is giving the water and lily pads tones of deep blue, navy, and turquoise. Where the shadows end, there is an abrupt shift to vibrant green. A small amount of still water at the top edge of the image reflects the forest on the opposite bank.

Killarney, not Giverny.

#BlueSkyMonday #Scape #Waterlilies #Travel #BowenIsland #WaterScape #Landscape #Photography #ArtYear #ECK #EastCoastKin

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | East of MAGEE RD, North of MILLER RD, West of SCARBOROUGH RD | Out since Feb 25, 12:18 p.m. with 38 customers out | Crew status: Crew on their way Est. arrival: Feb 25, 12:30 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more information, see the...

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | South-West of MILLER RD, North-East of FOX GLOVE LANE | Out since Feb 20, 9:47 a.m. with 15 customers out | Crew status: Crew on-site Est. Time On: Feb 20, 5:30 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more information, see the outage...

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | 600 - 1200 block BUCHANAN RD, 600 block BUCHANAN | Out since Feb 19, 1:49 p.m. with 13 customers out | Crew status: Crew on their way | Cause: Under investigation | For more information, see the outage details:...

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | West of ECCLESTONE RD, East of DEER RD, South of DAVID RD, North of OCEANVIEW RD | Out since Feb 19, 11:52 a.m. with 11 customers out | Crew status: Crew on-site Est. Time On: Feb 19, 5:00 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more...

Map of outage

#BowenIsland | 200 block EAGLE ROCK LN, 1400 block EAGLE CLIFF RD | Out since Feb 19, 9:30 a.m. with 5 customers out | Crew status: Crew on-site Est. Time On: Feb 19, 3:30 p.m.| Cause: Planned work being done on our equipment | For more information, see the outage details:...

Fogbound Cowans Point | Madsu We've had a few days of beautiful clear weather, a real delight in mid January in the lower mainland. We've also had lots of fog the past few days, with more forecast. I never tire of hearing the English Bay fog horns, though I worry for any mariners who might be out without radar. In

I never get tired of hearing the fog horns in English Bay. #canada #fog #howesound #bowenisland #sailing madsu.ca/2026/01/18/f...

A photograph of a small lake covered in large sections of aquatic plants shot through a glass sphere. The sphere inverts the image. At the top of the sphere is the heavily shadowed bank of the lake with its rocky ground and tall, dense tree cover. The middle and a large part of the lower half of the sphere is a band of green trees and their reflection in the lake alongside the aquatic flora. The greenery is surrounded by the blue sky and its watery reflection. Dark, graphic tree trunks split the sphere in segments vertically. The silhouette of the tree canopy creeps around the base of the sphere. The scene captured in the glass is right side up and out of focus in the background of the image.

"The Word for World is Forest" by Ursula K. Le Guin

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBForBooks #Scape #ForestFridays #Landscape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #Photography #Trees #BowenIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

A holiday card featuring the Bowen Island Public library in a snow covered scene with the Text happy holidays from the Bowen Island Public library

The Bowen Island Library is the best. They sent me a holiday card. I thought I couldn’t love them more. #libraries #librarians #BowenIsland

#DormanPoint on #BowenIsland beaming in the late October sunshine!

#ExploreBC #HoweSound #WestVan #ShareYourWeather

I see #BowenIsland, #PantherPeak, #TedrahedronPeak & #MtVarley to the left - #MtLiddell & #MtKillam to their right! #UBCRoseGarden #UBC @wadegrant.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social

Coastal communities are fed up. Breakdowns, cancellations, overcrowding: the “highway home” keeps failing. BC Ferries' broken governance model treats ferries like a business, not a lifeline. Time to fix it: buff.ly/rhy6yBS #bcpoli #cdnpoli #Gibsons #bowenisland

I got that main character energy going on lol
#writervibes #BowenIsland #FirstSoloTrip

Museum Cottage reopens after three-year hiatus Islanders explored the renovations during Bowfest weekend

Pleased to see this. #bowenisland Thanks to Metro Parks for its big investment in the heritage orchard. www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/local-news/m...

Citizen of the Year quickly embraced new community Fire Department's friendly face Steve Edwards honoured for his extensive first responder work

“The community itself, the feel that I get from people, & the fact that I can stand in front of my house & have a half-hour conversation with my neighbour & we have time for that,” answers Edwards on what he finds so endearing about #BowenIsland" #BC www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/local-news/c...

Final Bowen Glimpses - Boris Blog Back home in Vancouver

Last of my #BowenIsland posts for a while, including a shout out to @comaps.app

Now for a relaxing long weekend of Vancouver adventures and actually being “home” after travels.

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A photo of extremelytall and densely planted trees taken standing fairly close to the foot of the centered tree. The foliage is concentrated fairly high on the trees and while they are growing quite close together a decent amount of light and blue sky shines through.

Obligatory shot of very, very, very tall BC trees.

#Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BowenIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #Landscape #Treescape #Photography

Took the 3pm 257 bus and just barely made it on the 3:55pm ferry to #BowenIsland (there’s a 10minute cut off and the bus arrives at like 3:44pm).

Standing on the main deck for the crossing. Car overload ahead of the long weekend.

A 4 unit strata that looks like a house looking back from across Miller Road.

The Crippen Park trail from the fish ladder to Snug Cove.

Ferry coming in to Snug Cove, Bowen Island Marina in the foreground.

Today I’m doing a test commute from #BowenIsland to @z-space.ca

Started at 7:03am at my parents place on Foxglove lane.

Across the road and along the forest path that comes out on Cardena road.

At the ferry dock by 7:13am.