History is like a scavenger hunt. It rarely presents itself in any sort of tidy and immediately appreciable way, choosing rather to leave its prints scattered in every direction of possibility. As if someone took the whole story, tore it up into tiny pieces and released it into the air, to be carried by the currents [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Volunteer’
Mrs. Toad And The Case Of The Missing Links
Posted: 22nd March 2013 by Mrs. Toad in Olde School, PhotographyTags: Antique, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Museum, Photography, Vancouver Island, Volunteer
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Don’t Be Late For Class
Posted: 13th September 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Architecture, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Interior, Museum, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer
The bell clangs and the children rush to class. First opened in 1855 to the growing community at the Craigflower Farm, the first 26 eager students had a bright future. Education was a cornerstone in their development to help them become the future leaders and skilled tradespeople that helped to foment the city we live [...]
Echoes Of The School Bell
Posted: 30th August 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Architecture, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Museum, Park, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer, West Coast
As the school bell rang across the countryside, the pitter-patter of tiny feet could be heard as the schoolchildren made their way to classes. Today only the echoes remain as it has been over 100 years since the last class was held at the Craigflower Schoolhouse. Yet it remains one of our most prized jewels [...]
A Day In The Life Of Craigflower Manor
Posted: 29th August 2012 by Mrs. Toad in Photography, TLCTags: Antique, Architecture, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Interior, Landscape, Museum, Park, Photography, Restoration, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Volunteer
Imagine a time when ladies in beautiful flowing dresses and ornate bonnets gracefully sipped tea while dapper gentlemen with watch chains at their waists retired to the parlour to discuss politics and negotiate business deals. Poetic images of fancy dinner parties alive with chatter, garden picnics under ruffled parasols and children huddled together by the dim [...]
A Night At Cowichan River
Posted: 10th August 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, TLCTags: Canada, Cowichan, Forest, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Nature, Park, Photography, The Land Conservancy of BC, TLC, Vancouver Island, Volunteer
The leaves rustle as the wind makes its way through the dense forest, much like a harp player who runs her fingers through the strings evoking a beautiful melody that makes the heart sing. You are alone with nature, fully at peace with yourself and the wonder that surrounds you. Suddenly that pile of bills [...]
The Phoenix Rises
Posted: 3rd August 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Restoration, Vancouver Island, Volunteer, West Coast
We find ourselves amidst a very difficult time in the world; a time of loss, a time of poverty and a time of forlorn hope. It is in times like these that stories of inspiration and perseverance become even more meaningful as a way for us all to find that inner beacon of hope that [...]
A Cup of Toads
Posted: 2nd August 2012 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Canada, Conservation, Cowichan, Forest, Photography, Vancouver Island, Volunteer, West Coast
Now at first glance that may sound like an unsavory part of a recipe from an old witch’s cookbook, but you know that being affable, warmhearted toads, we would never dream of advocating such things! What it is, however, is a pretty good way to travel…if you’re a tiny toad and you happen to need a ride. Today we ask you to hang up your suit and tie, leave your [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
