I haven't been exploring much lately. Except that a I did return to Cattle Point and Uplands last week and totally forgot to post about my poking around the tidal pools of Cattle Point and taking a delightful walk among the Garry Oaks and Camas meadows in Uplands as well as meeting a young artist intent on capturing the beauty of the area. The pictures speak for themselves.
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| Jelly fish in tidal pool, Cattle Point |
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| Camas flowers in Uplands Park |
The bulbs of the Camas flowers once provided an important food source for the First Peoples. They would roast the bulbs in the summer once the plants started to shivel up. Harvesters of the plant needed to be careful as there is one variety of the plant that is poisonous.
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| Artist capturing the moment |
Alongside the park, near Cattle Point, is a monument to fallen heros. The monument features a nuturing woman and there is a plaque nearby in memory of Dorothy Amy Saul who was the model for the figure on the monument.
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Honouring the fallen
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The Y Walks have continued to open up new areas to me. On May 31st up to Jocelyn we hiked up to Jocelyn Hill in Gowland Provincial Park. This was quite a strenuous hike which took us 3 1/2 hours to complete but I loved it!! The views were spectacular (pictures another day). As usual, my driving group ended up going out for a refreshment lunch (except for the drivers!)
