How to Make a Driftwood Spinner

25 Sep 2020

How to Make a Driftwood Spinner

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Garden Projects, Nature Crafts, Whimsy | 7

It is easy to turn bits of driftwood collected from the beach into a pretty wind spinner for the garden in a few easy step. It was fun to have the grandkids collect bits of driftwood when we visited the … Continued

16 Aug 2019

The Great Blue Heron

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Down by the Bay, Lens Friends | 13

The great blue heron has been spotted at many places we visit … down by the bay, the pond, out west, and in wetlands. It was a challenge choosing some of my favourites to share today. This heron is a … Continued

14 Jul 2019

The Fisgard Lighthouse

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts | 6

The Fisguard Lighthouse is a favourite place to visit on our trips to British Columbia. I can’t believe that I haven’t shared photos from this place. As I just completed a craft of a photo of the lighthouse decoupaged onto … Continued

14 May 2018

Amazing Sculptures

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia | 21

Just look at these amazing sculptures that we saw at the Esquimalt Lagoon and Royal Bay beach. The artists used driftwood and shells to create these gorgeous creatures. This one, titled McGnarly the Beach Ent created by Drifted Creations, was … Continued

3 May 2018

Quails for Q

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 6

We loved seeing quail on our visits to British Columbia. Some research tells me this is a California quail, found along the Pacific coast of the USA and Vancouver Island and the southern part of British Columbia. They are small to … Continued

2 Apr 2018

Common and Hooded Mergansers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Out and About | 23

~ Ducks are usually so obliging when you want to take photographs unless they decide to dive under the water as you click the shutter button or they turn their head just when you think you have the perfect shot … Continued

15 Mar 2018

The Sea Glass Critters

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts, Whimsy | 18

~ Collecting sea glass was so much fun on our last trip to British Columbia. I bought back lots and lots in various colours and sizes. The smallest pieces got sorted and displayed in some cute little jars, the smallest … Continued

30 Jan 2018

The Spotted Towhee

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 23

~ The spotted towhee is a western bird and we were lucky to spot some on our last trip to British Columbia. Towhees hop around moving leaves for find food. Above is the male towhee and below is the female … Continued

21 Jan 2018

Searching for Sea Glass

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Collections, Crafty's Projects | 11

While walking the beaches in British Columbia my eyes were always on the lookout for sea glass. My quest on this trip was to find sea glass in various colours and sizes. Sea glass can be found on just about … Continued

18 Jan 2018

Spotting Eagles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia | 26

E for Eagles. The thing we look for the most when visiting British Columbia is the eagles. Our favourite place to see them is Goldstream Park in Victoria BC. This year we were so lucky to see many eagles, perhaps … Continued

13 Jan 2018

Black Turnstones

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 22

~ Our latest visit to British Columbia gave us the opportunity to check off many different species of birds, ducks and shore birds. The Black Turnstone was spotted on a rainy day while visiting Whiffin Spit. This was the same … Continued

11 Jan 2018

British Columbia Trip 2017-2018

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, What's Been Happening? | 14

I’ve been absent from my website for just about 5 weeks while we were visiting our daughter and family in British Columbia. Luckily for us we missed all the frigid temperatures that Ontario had at the end of December and … Continued