Hornby Island http://www.hornbyisland.com Tue, 15 May 2012 06:25:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Kayaking with Sea Lions http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/kayaking-with-sea-lions-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kayaking-with-sea-lions-2 http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/kayaking-with-sea-lions-2/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:11:40 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=2338 Getting up close and personal with these huge marine mammals just off Heron Rocks.


]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/kayaking-with-sea-lions-2/feed/ 0 Herring Spawn 2012 http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/herring-spawn-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=herring-spawn-2012 http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/herring-spawn-2012/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:52:39 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=2332 A frenzy of birds and sea lions dine on the spawning herring just off Phipp’s Point. The area around Hornby is the site of the largest and most consistent herring spawn in British Columbia.


]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/herring-spawn-2012/feed/ 0 Cloudy Waters http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/cloudy-waters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cloudy-waters http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/cloudy-waters/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:28:43 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1925 Phipps Point, Hornby Island

Photo by Kali Wexler

]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/cloudy-waters/feed/ 0 Grassy Point Clouds http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/grassy-point-clouds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grassy-point-clouds http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/grassy-point-clouds/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:48:42 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1912 Grassy Point, Hornby Island

Photo by Kali Wexler

]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/grassy-point-clouds/feed/ 0 Arbeautiful http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/arbeautiful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arbeautiful http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/arbeautiful/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:21:28 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1911 Arbutus Tree, Hornby Island

Photo by Kali Wexler

Arbutus trees are everywhere on Hornby and you can expect to find them jutting out from a craggy cliff edge, their deep tap-roots securely anchoring them in place. Their unique peeling bark gives the branches an almost limb-like look to them.

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Photo by Mikey Conlin

Sunrises, sunsets… on Hornby each one is unique and magical, turning the sky into a canvas of colours, clouds, and reflections.

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]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/lichen-sunset/feed/ 0 Water Tank Art http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/water-tank-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=water-tank-art http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/water-tank-art/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:00:43 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1893 Water tank painting by Elizabeth Macdonald, Hornby Island
Since water on the island is scarce in the summer and you won’t find many yellow fire hydrants around, the Hornby Island Fire Department has been putting large water tanks throughout the island to draw upon in a fire emergency. Not an island to let a blank canvas go to waste, many artists have come forward to paint the water tanks with beautiful works of art. This tank located at the Co-op was painted by local artist Elizabeth Macdonald and blends nicely into the landscaped grasses.

]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/water-tank-art/feed/ 0 Snowmageddon http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/snowmageddon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowmageddon http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/snowmageddon/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:17:39 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1889 Snow storm on Hornby Island, 2008
Despite Hornby Islands normally balmy year-round temperatures, every now and then we do get a big dump of snow. This shot from the top of Olson’s farm near Ford’s Cove was taken in 2008 during what was termed by some as “snowmageddon”.

]]> http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/snowmageddon/feed/ 0 Fall Fair 2011 http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/fall-fair-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-fair-2011 http://www.hornbyisland.com/photo-of-the-day/fall-fair-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:42 +0000 Jake http://www.hornbyisland.com/?p=1867 Fall Fair 2011, Hornby Island
The annual fall fair at the Olsen’s Farm is always a blast. Farmers show off their green thumbs, and local artists sell all kinds of creative works.

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