When finally the daisies spring forth, the butterflies are not far behind. After traveling thousands of miles by treacherous sea, a private garden patch would have been an oasis of peace for Mrs. Roscoe and something she tended to with much love. Surrounded by rich, thick BC forest at the time, a delicate garden of [...]
Archive for June, 2012
Catching Butterflies
Posted: 27th June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Architecture, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer, West Coast
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Dinner With The Roscoes
Posted: 26th June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Museum, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer
Just as every tree begins with a single seed, all cities, towns, and villages began with the courage and vision of a single person. These seeds turn into oak trees if tended to and left to flourish. And as every tree matures it drops acorns everywhere and soon a grove emerges. We find ourselves back [...]
Tea At The Villa
Posted: 25th June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Architecture, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Interior, Museum, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer
As the world took on a more refined state in the 18th and 19th centuries, certain ceremonies and events came to represent a burgeoning need to create a highly cultivated societal structure. High tea in the drawing room overtook the desire to lay plunder to your neighbors treasures. And from this new outlook emerged many [...]
Antiques And The Stories They Tell
Posted: 22nd June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Antiques Toad ShowTags: Antique, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Museum, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
Items that people have possessed tell a story. Sometimes these stories are overt, sometimes they are wrong, but almost always an impression has been left behind. You can look at a destroyed car and immediately know it had an unfortunate incident with a tree. You can look at a diamond wedding ring and know it [...]
The Silence Is Broken
Posted: 19th June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
Saturday morning came and it was a glorious morning. The perfect morning for a world-class car show. And as the day progressed, it sure didn’t disappoint. We find ourselves taking a further look at the recent gathering in Victoria, BC, Canada, the Vette to Victoria 2012 event that was hosted by our own Victoria Corvette [...]
A Peaceful Outlook
Posted: 13th June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Canada, HDR, Landscape, Mountains, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
No matter your position in life, no matter your social standing, no matter your financial situation, we all share a common thing. Time is a constant. Time is immutable. It’s what we do with our individual moments that collectively make up our lives. I find myself pondering life and its meaning a lot lately as [...]
St. Peter’s Anglican Church
Posted: 1st June 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Antique, Architecture, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Vancouver Island
Our love for the heritage and history of Vancouver Island runs deep, and it seems we are continuously finding wonderful things to photograph and learn about. The Courtenay/Comox area of Vancouver Island is a place we don’t visit often enough, and when we get a chance to we really enjoy capturing a bit of the [...]
