Scenes below are from a walk through Witty's Lagoon twenty minutes outside of Victoria, British Columbia. The magnificence here, and all around Vancouver Island, can't be overstated. It's a visual feast that constantly sets all of the senses on high, if not overload. The smells are tantalizing and can be intoxicating. Birds sing and chat and fly in and out of the thick vegetation. Water is abundant whether it's the ocean, a lake, a stream, a bay or a lagoon.
I've often described a forest as a remarkable and glorious art gallery. This area would be the equivalent of the Louvre or the Guggenheim or Uffizi Gallery. But unlike brick and mortar galleries, here the art is ever shifting. Each step presents a thousand works of art. No matter your preference, whether you like textures, colors, or shapes, you can find endless pieces of work that constantly change under the changing light and moisture. Things can be shiny, velvety, coarse, rough, silky, and new or old. Maple leaves are larger than dinner plates. Some trees are 95 meters (over 300 feet) and 18 meters (60 feet) in diameter and maybe as much or more than a 1000 years old.
I've often described a forest as a remarkable and glorious art gallery. This area would be the equivalent of the Louvre or the Guggenheim or Uffizi Gallery. But unlike brick and mortar galleries, here the art is ever shifting. Each step presents a thousand works of art. No matter your preference, whether you like textures, colors, or shapes, you can find endless pieces of work that constantly change under the changing light and moisture. Things can be shiny, velvety, coarse, rough, silky, and new or old. Maple leaves are larger than dinner plates. Some trees are 95 meters (over 300 feet) and 18 meters (60 feet) in diameter and maybe as much or more than a 1000 years old.
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