Usually as we set out to create a new blog here at the Hollow, Mr. Toad will give me some incredibly inspirational photos and then we put our little green heads together until we put the last period at the end and call it a wrap! But today, perhaps because it is finally Spring and suddenly [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mountains’
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things
Posted: 17th April 2013 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
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Looking Out View
Posted: 4th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
It’s been a rough week here around The Hollow as it seems that I picked up a bit of a bug. And we’re not talking about the delicious, fly-like kind, either, we’re talking about the kind that puts a trusty toad straight into the Lily Pads where he needs to rest for a few days. [...]
Chief Tzouhalem’s Mighty Mountain
Posted: 11th March 2013 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
There is just something purely magical about the quiet hours of the morning. Those fleeting few moments that belong neither to the night nor to the day. As if the world is unaware that you are watching, or simply doesn’t mind. Uninterrupted by the clatter of everyday life, it is a time that belongs to each one [...]
High Above Heaven
Posted: 4th February 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Canada, Cowichan, Forest, HDR, Landscape, Mountains, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
A day so thick with fog you can’t see to the bottom of your property. A day so thick with fog you feel as if you’re the last remaining living being on the entire planet. A sense of solitude, a sense of absolute stillness… a creepy sense that only seems to pass by finding others [...]
The Edge Of The Earth
Posted: 23rd January 2013 by Mrs. Toad in Island Hoppin', PhotographyTags: Canada, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nature, Nautical, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
When you live on an island, taking an afternoon excursion can involve more than just a leisurely drive through the countryside. Eventually all roads lead to the edge of the Earth, where the decision then becomes whether we find a boat and keep on going or don a wetsuit and start paddling! On this warm, still day we thought [...]
The Fog Of Winter
Posted: 16th November 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Canada, Cowichan, Forest, HDR, Landscape, Mountains, Photography, Vancouver Island
The screams of delight from the children at Halloween are still ringing in our ears as fall gives way to winter. Fresh thoughts of goblins, witches, fairy princesses and other such creatures remain in our imagination as the first winter frost descends upon the valley. It’s time to put summer and fall behind us and [...]
Along the Yellow Brick Road
Posted: 1st November 2012 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Canada, Cowichan, Forest, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
The long hot days of summer are well behind us as Autumn slowly descends on our little valley, bringing gifts of red and gold and amber. It is my very favourite time of the year. A time to rest, a time to reflect, to slow down and unwind. A romantic time where a walk in the [...]
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 [...]
Macaulay Point: The First Bastion: Pt 2
Posted: 13th March 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Canada, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Marine, Mountains, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
The perfect vantage point to fend off attack, up high on a knoll with a perfect 180* panoramic view. It must have been hard to imagine that forces based thousands of miles away across a vast and treacherous ocean would have any plans to land on these shores. But, the threat was so very real [...]
Macaulay Point: The First Bastion: Pt 1
Posted: 9th March 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Canada, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Marine, Mountains, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
Imagine trying to settle a new area and at the same time to have the lingering fear of an angry armed hoard of invaders potentially popping up over your local hill. This would definitely put a damper on the excitement that would come from the discovery and exploration of your new home land. We’re launching [...]
