Category: Scenery

Scenery Pix.

Thalia

Wow! This is rare to see here at home! In about 15 years that I’ve lived here I’ve never seen a bulk carrier like this one anchored out right in…

Fenja Bulker

“Fenja Bulker”, what kind of name is that? Bulk carrier ships are named by their shipping companies using specific themes, fleet naming conventions, or family histories rather than picking names…

Global Discovery

Crews on bulk carriers (and other merchant ships) commonly fish recreationally from the vessel as a pastime, especially during long voyages, at anchor, or when drifting/waiting. It is not part…

Sssssssnake

I saw this little guy on the walking path around the ball diamond the other day! Cool! This is a Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides), a common and highly variable…

Oyster Bay

Another ship here in Crofton, BC loading up with logs to go to Asia with. OYSTER BAY (IMO 9718636) is a modern geared Supramax bulk carrier owned/managed by Pacific Basin…

Envoy

I’ve never heard of this model, a friend of mine uses this as a daily driver in the summer. Get a second car if you can, as long as you…

KTM!

I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff about these bikes lately. I think they’re a little more money than competing models but I see them more and more often. Have…

African Jay

Another ship leaving Crofton with raw logs! The African Jay (IMO 9737046, MMSI 311000383, callsign C6BW4) is a Handysize bulk carrier/general cargo ship built in 2015, currently (as of early…

Imarbari Logger

Bulk cargo ships like this one are common here. Hundreds of lost jobs, because the logging companies are happier to send the raw logs to Asia. The logging exporters got…

Backyard Rabbits

You’ll see lots of rabbits around Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. None of them are “Native”, they are all the offspring of introduced species! You can see, “Eastern Cottontail Rabbits”, like…