Hitting the Heights

I laughed so hard today as we took a walk up Nottingham Drive.  These two streets are kitty corner from each other ...

The view from Arrow Way is really stunning.   This is shot from the driveway of the first house on the road, looking across Jessie Island which is out in the bay.  Bruce's Huligans quite often paddle out and around Jessie and have made friends ... okay, I mock .. with a dog Bruce has named Shep.  The dog follows them around the island barking the entire time and races down to the dock you see just to the right of the power pole in the foreground .. heaven help you should you want to set foot on Shep's docks.  Rawr!

 Just up Nottingham Drive a few more feet is Castle way, which comes with its own views of Newcastle Channel, right down to Cameron Island, which houses the taller building you see in the back.  In December, every apartment in that complex has a display of Christmas lights and the scene is spectacular seen from the water.

A bit farther up the road, we followed the driveway of a house that was torn down at some point long in the past .. tulips and daffodils have naturalized and tiny vibrant muscari pop up through the moss to sing their spring arias.   We had a good look down the hill to Prince John Way and ran into a postal carrier who had been following our progress and had some local pathways to share with us.  As we drove home, we took a peek at his suggestion from the road and will be following up tomorrow.

This first picture gives you a sense of the heights that Sherwood Forest sits upon.  This shot is very jigaw puzzle worthy.

I have no idea what these particular flowers are .. there were varieties of them in gardens up and down the road, most often in shades of lime green.  This was a fairly impressive bed on Crossbow.

The hazards of gardening in Nanaimo include the usual pestilences and herbaceous diseases .. but the number one problem out here can be seen quite clearly below.  This is part of a family of four that were happily grazing on newly budded branches and flowers.

And lastly .. this is for my constructiony type brothers who quite obviously need schooling in roofing.  This is a lesson in accessorizing ... now you can match your roof to your Dalmatian dog.  That's how we do it on the island. Eat your heart out.  :D