Big 4.8 #earthquake shook our house for 30 seconds & it woke me up. The #epicenter of this quake, that happened a few minutes ago, is #FridayHarbor in Washington. It felt closer than that. Our house in #Saanich shook harder & longer than last quake that happened just last week. These larger quakes are scaring me/my family with their increasing frequency & higher Richter scale numbers.

I just reported our experience - you can report if you felt it too:
https://origin2.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/dyfi-lavr/index-en.php

Birds of the dog walk today.#Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #VictoriaBC #SalishSea #VancouverIsland

The herring spawn on Vancouver Island is fast approaching. This is one of my favourite time of the year for wildlife photography, so much action! So many species congregating for the feast.
Learn more: https://www.catherinebabault.com/blog/2025/1/24/2025-herring-spawn-on-vancouver-island

The high pressure system that @ingalls mentioned is making for some amazing stretch of sunny weather here on #VancouverIsland. I had a campfire in my back yard today and roasted some hot dogs for lunch. End of January… hmmm.

The herring spawn on Vancouver Island happens around March, it attracts a lot of wildlife. I give photo tours each year. Here's what you could see on my tours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP5H2hQQoSc Limited to 3 persons per tour, sign up early: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops

Discover Vancouver Island through photography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzKndC4VP7c

My favourite place to be during my favourite time of year: in the dark, wet woods with my dogs in the darkest time of year.

@vi
#rauhnacht #rauhnächte #forest #trees #dogsofmastodon #dark #bxw #photography #vi #vancouverisland #pnw

Except from my #documentary interview about #SaveOldGrowth in #FairyCreek on #VancouverIsland

From The Last Stand #DocFilm

The #documentary film that I'm featured in is now available for #free viewing:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4q_dXo7Bw

It includes footage & shared #deforestation issues with the #Amazon. It's all connected.

I'm holding back tears near the end of it. I was arrested a few days after doing the documentary film interview at gate to River & Landback resistance camps.

The #bombcyclone has cut off all road access to West Coast communities on #VancouverIsland. There are three roughly equal factors:

1) Extreme Winds (made more likely by Climate Change)

2) Unusual (unprecedented?) Easterly direction. (Possibly due to Climate Change jet stream changes?)

3) Forestry policy allowing huge clear cuts which allow winds to access new areas and knock down more trees. (The reason 300-1500 year old Old Growth forests exist is because they exist IN A FOREST)

Unplug and join me for a photo adventure off the beaten track on Vancouver Island, British Columbia! I offer photo tours and workshops all year long, in English and French, to amateur and professional photographers, in groups or in private. For details, visit: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops

''Catherine Babault's Wild Vancouver Island is perfectly framed, visually stunning. She has clearly mastered the technical aspects of her art, and that mastery frees her to bear witness to the spirit of joy, discovery and delight that informs her engagement with the creatures and elements she portrays.'' - Tom Sandborn, Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/book-review-catherine-babaults-wild-vancouver-island-is-perfectly-framed-visually-stunning

You can order a copy here: https://www.catherinebabault.com/book/wild-vancouver-island-photo-book

#CatLadyVan #Vanlife #Canada #Explore #Nature #Alberta #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Travel

This is Emi. She and her cat Kelly live in a van and travel full-time through Canada. No matter what she has going on, she finds a reason to giggle.

https://youtu.be/RUW8yxtORl0?si=w1zhw7K1adXJMBWX

5 years ago, this spot was just useless colonial lawn. Now, it's full of #biodiversity & attracts multiple pollinators, birds & beneficial insects. There's lots of buttercups, nettles, clovers, miner's lettuce, wild violets, sedges, buckwheat & tall grasses growing now. You can even see some self seeded chive flowers in background.

#Rewilding takes longtime, consistent efforts, over a few years. It's worth the time & effort! Rewilding is one way that I actively & personally contribute, locally, to essential #ClimateAction I believe in living true to your core values & ethics. I love hearing/seeing/discussing #rewild subjects with folks - offline or online

Please boost. Thanks, in advance

For those new to following me here, here's the #speech I delivered in #solidarity with #Gaza #Palestine in #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland in front of #BCgovernment legislature buildings

I call out the #farce of self declared true #democratic states in my speech & how our #governments tell us there ain't enough funds to help citizens but they can find billions to fund #EthnicCleansing of Palestinians.

https://youtu.be/ojlAbsd8x5Q?si=VgZ15m2sNRtkyMHH

If you live on Vancouver Island, in or near Victoria BC (or are getting to Victoria BC in the next while), I have a few lightly used #espresso machines for sale, listed locally. Also a really good high volume glass kettle.

Private message me if you're interested. I'm only doing local sales at this point.

#victoriabc #vancouverisland #coffee #espressomachine

cc @espresso