5/3/2023 0 Comments Pictures of pilgrimsThings changed when I lost some members of my family under difficult circumstances, and to save my heart I picked up my camera again on the advice of a gentle man of faith. I worked in isolation, never really thinking it was good enough. Nobody really saw my images except my partner, my parents, and a couple of close friends, for over 25 years. With this third batch of images that I have uploaded, this image being the first of those, I have done this with more confidence this time round because of all your support. I am going to add on a thank you here to everybody who has supported me on Flickr. This day I walked a different way, through a small park, and the morning light lit up the pampas grass. Mary's, and is only a ten minute walk from where I live. The atmosphere of the church will envelop me and I know I have to go. If I have not been for a while I will often feel a 'calling' to return. It is always with a sense of anticipation when I visit one of my favourite churches. that is life I guess :) I will be posting more from Tofino over the next couple of days. As many as 30 Whimbrels among other things showed up at the Victoria Golf Course. The irony of it all is that while we were away, Victoria had a real windfall of shorebirds of all kinds. makes me wonder if they are the same birds, like us, on their annual pilgrimage to Tofino :). We have been visiting Tofino for several years and we always find practically at the same location a pair of Whimbrels with one solitary godwitt hanging around together. Here is a marble godwit (left) with a Whimbrel (right). It is always a challenge to try a full frame on these scenes of wildlife in their habitat. I know that these distant shots are not as popular as close-up but I like to take them. But, Tofino rain or shine or fog is still Tofino. This time the forecast was right and we sure had a load of rain and fog. My husband and I decided to keep our plan to go even if the weather forecast had shifted at the last minute and wildlife photography opportunities were going to be limited. Just returning from our annual Pilgrimage to Tofino where a shorebird festival is hosted every year.
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