by Leslie Cox; Sunday; December 3, 2017

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle
and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

~ Abraham Lincoln

by Leslie Cox; Friday; December 1, 2017

View from the shoreline walk behind MacDonald Wood Park in Comox…looking towards
the Comox Marina and Courtenay in the background.
Lovely spot for a Sadie walk but only when the tide is ebbing. 
Very marshy in this area. Boots are recommended!

by Leslie Cox; November 28, 2017

Beware this guy come late May, early June. He or she is very likely one of the cutworm moths, of which there are hundreds of species. As near as I can determine, this one is in the Xestia genus…possibly Xestia praevia.

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; November 26, 2017

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Leslie Cox; Friday; November 24, 2017

The plumage on this female Rufous-sided Towhee is the perfect camouflage
amidst the autumn foliage in the garden.