Keeping Bees
I have been preoccupied lately with a population explosion of bees. Along with my bee-buddy Norm, I have expanded my bee hobby/business to 8 hives in 4 locations. The…
Graveside Memory
There is nothing quite like walking through a cemetery to bring life into perspective. I have driven past the Moyie Cemetery my entire life and have never stopped to visit. …
Old Mount Glory
I make a monthly pilgrimage to the Kootenays and see some of B.C.'s most spectacular country. This image is of Nancy Green Lake between Christiana Lake and Castelgar with Old…
Wine Barrels
Last weekend we visited Red Rooster Winery in Naramata. B.C. These are American Oak barrels (A-is for American) filled with 2010 vintage Merlot. Somethings are worth waiting for.
Colour in an Industrial World
Herring Reduction Plant: Due to over-fishing and reduced demand for canned salmon, many of the canneries added herring reduction process lines in the 1950's. The plants extracted fish oil and…
Changing Gears
Changing Gears: In 1905 Edmund Smith patented his fish-cleaning machine. It became widely known as the 'Iron Chink' because it could perform the work of about 30 Chinese salmon…
Chain Gang
Gulf of Georgia Cannery: When the canneries first opened in the late 1800's the work was all manual with hooks and knives. The industrial revolution introduced machines into the process,…