Articulation Textile Group

It wasn't all study, sketch, photograph... we also made sure we were kept lubricated and rested. At this cute little English pub in the country, I found this plant the likes of which I have never seen before. This is no stunted Prairie growth! It is taller than the building beside it! this is me inside it, looking up the above ground root system what is this plant??!!?? And true to Vancouver Island's mild climate and rainy roots, flowers were still blooming profusely.

My favourite tree, the Arbutus. Love the layers of bark and how the bright green is hidden underneath, gradually revealed. And because the Arbutus grows on windswept barren rock expanses, a tidal pool was right next door. Piper's Lagoon Park... We found Garry Oak trees... And, outside of Nanaimo, we found a Petroglyph Park...

The Big Leaf Maples of Cowichan Bay... (notice Vickie on the lower LHS) and Cow Bay itself, one of the quaintest little towns on the Island... for its' fences gates and boats, boats, boats...