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goosebumps…

17 Thursday Feb 2022

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got a message today from someone who I had given a recommendation of places to visit on Vancouver island…

I had suggested Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park… they thought it was amazing…

it is one of my favourite places ever…

within steps of the highway all traffic noises are gone and the walk through the giant trees is meditative and soul filling…

these pictures are from a visit with my beloved in the summer of 2011…

still gives me goosebumps when I remember what a special place it was…

banyan…

21 Tuesday Apr 2020

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a photo of the banyan tree in Lahaina came up in my Facebook feed this morning so I pulled out a few more…

I’ve been thinking of this particular tree for quite a while… it is the largest banyan tree in Hawaii, and covers an entire block… the aerial roots are astonishing… it is stunning, and also one of the most peaceful places I have been…

the area is filled with visitors, many, like we were, there from out of the country, but lots of regulars as well… a gathering place for lunch and work breaks, there were many of the town’s workforce in the space… it is also clearly a place where those who have very little spend their time… what was also obvious was how they cared for the place and treated it, and everyone there, with respect and kindness…

we visited it a few times while we stayed in Lahaina and it provided a wonderful break… the weather was very hot and it always provided shade and a slightly cooler place to be… each day as the sun goes down the tree is filled with the sound of hundreds of birds gathering there for the night…

before we left the town, it was the last place we stopped, to soak up the amazing feeling…

I took this panorama of a corner of the block…

this beauty of nature reminded me of Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island, another breathtaking place which I will never forget…

I hope you have memories of a special tree…

Maui, day thirteen…

23 Tuesday Apr 2019

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our last full day in paradise… and it lived up to its reputation…

we were up rather early and walked along the sand and then over to the banyan tree...

because it was so early there were very few people around… just a few street folk who we had seen on each of our excursions there… it was nice to see them there as they were just quietly going about their business, not harassing any visitors, but clearly appreciating the specialness of the space…

the space has that sacred feeling which reminds me of a forest of trees on Vancouver Island… it is located right on the edge of the highway but when you step into Cathedral Grove you feel enveloped by a sense of mystery and peace…

I felt that each time we have been at the banyan tree, but especially this morning…

we both walked along gently touching the trunks… there are sixteen in total for this one tree…

sadly, over the years individuals have carved names and signs into the various trunks, but I barely see that… just the majesty…

what an amazing piece of creation…

forest…

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

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been thinking of forests a lot lately…

after being in Cathedral Grove, BC, it has felt like we don’t really have many forests around here…

but when I walk through the forest in the Park I remember how special and rejuvenating trees are… it always seems extra peaceful and other sounds are blocked out…

took this shot looking up through the tree in the Leo Mol Garden… can never remember what the name of this particular tree is, although it is one of my favourites…

this photo is from July 2011 in Cathedral Grove…

we had a memorable time while visiting Courtenay and surrounds… it was a very special time and it was our last anniversary…

walking…

01 Monday Jun 2015

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this morning I took myself to the “A” for breakfast … this is about the fourth time that I have eaten out on my own, so I was feeling rather proud and certainly had those big girl pants on…

walked over to the Park and wandered around the English Garden and the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden…

took a lot of pictures… here are a few…

  
the path in the forest… not exactly like Cathedral Grove…

   
 

thousands of tulips… the main reason I wanted to get over there… didn’t want to miss them…

  
a couple of guys were taping a TV show about the city while I was sitting on my favourite bench…

  
moms with babies were doing some boot camp training beside the Duck Pond… and I got a few shots of ducks and geese…

   
 

spent some time under a canopy of lilacs… I do love the smell and the blossoms… they draw me like a  magnet…

   
   

there was a bit of wind and it was cool, but nice weather for walking…

   

the datura and rose standards were in place and starting to bloom… quite a change from my last visit when the gardens were basically bare…

 wonderful day with a spectacular sky to top it off…

Diary Day 14

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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had a much better sleep and got up just after 7… we packed our bags, tidied the house and headed off…

arrived in Coombs and saw some goats on the roof… had a lovely lunch of crab linguini and Cyndi had salmon 5 or 6 ways… bought a few provisions for our night in Melody, one of the Free Spirit Spheres… and I bought a small Japanese Maple for the garden… my wonderful children will drive it across the country when they travel east later in the summer… I am sooo happy… it’s name is cascading waterfall and I will put it in the back corner by the pond and bring it into the house for the winter…

we drove on to Cathedral Grove to soak up the beauty… this is such an amazing sanctuary and I will miss coming here…

fries and tea in Qualicum Beach and stopped to pick up a bottle of wine…

found our way to the Spheres… they are quite lovely… birds are singing and I can hear Cyndi chatting with the person in the next sphere, but can’t see them or the sphere… there was a lovely basket of treats waiting for us and kind hosts… took some pictures and am sitting looking across the pond… how could I not love such a place:-)…