Wordless Wednesday – Pheasant Glen Loop

Tuesday’s hike:

Screen shot from the AllTrails app on my phone

Tuesday’s hikers:

Obligatory selfie, with Donna of Retirement Reflections
Beautiful forest paths
Delightfully spooky trees
This might be a moss called Stairstep (according to iNaturalist)
The trail featured many wooden paths over boggy areas
Looks a bit rickety but quite safe to walk on
This could be Cat’s Tail Moss or Witches’ Hair (according to iNaturalist) and I am here for either name!
Mists rising above the trees
Could be smoky polypore or turkey tail fungus. Take your pick!
Water droplets on rosehips (no need to consult iNaturalist for this one!)
Donna, nicely framed by mossy branches
The last of the snow from the late December/early January storms
Some nice person created a bench
So many moss-covered branches!
Obligatory tree bark closeup 😉
Apres hike chow-down! Tofu stir fry with noodles at Saigon Kitchen in Parksville. (Pardon the blurry shot, please)

Hope your January is going well!

Rock on,

The WB

49 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday – Pheasant Glen Loop

  1. AJ Blythe

    That looks like a particularly pretty walk (although a little chilly!). We’re having a gloomy and cool summer, so I think our autumn is going to get here really early 🙁

    1. It was not chilly, really…even though it was quite damp and even drizzly at times. There was no wind, so that helped. Sorry to hear about your summer…I’ve certainly experienced those! Thanks, AJ 💕

    1. Yes, very spring-like! Snowdrops are blooming already and hellebores will be blooming soon. One thing I have noticed on this island is that Spring truly is a season…it lasts and lasts. Not like my former home in Ontario where Spring is “blink and you missed it”. Thanks, Kate 💕

    1. Yeah, you can blame me for turning us in the wrong direction! I should have turned on AllTrails much sooner 🤦‍♀️. Definitely need to start planning for next week’s hike! Thanks, hiking buddy 😁💕

  2. Getting lost? Just no. My stomach clenched at just the thought of it.

    A hike in green stuff everywhere? Oh, yes. Please. I’d like that very much. Our current white palette isn’t quite as inviting.

    1. Oh yes! Your name was mentioned when we realized I had taken us off the main trail and completely turned us around and heading away from our destination 😉, as in “Joanne wouldn’t be very happy right now”. Serves us right for not turning on AllTrails sooner. Hubris and all that….🤣. Thanks, my friend 💕

  3. hilarymb

    Hi Deb – it always amazed me how little wind there could be/often was on the Island … and also the scenery … all the greenery – of various ‘sorts’ – love your header … amazing photos. Great you and Donna can get out and about together. The other thing I always enjoyed about the Island was how well it is maintained (in the main). Cheers Hilary

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