I regularly go to Vancouver Island for provisions, and on some of those day trips, I set a little time aside for aimless wandering. Camera in hand, usually. Here is a mini-report, in pictures, of one of those winter days, around Victoria, BC.

Last November, I went to see the salmon run in Goldstream Provincial Park, a few minutes outside Victoria. This is one of the locations – really close to the city – where you can watch salmon answer the call of nature. On the day of my visit, last November, the fish were there in large numbers, like an unending line up, going upstream. Waiting for them, lots of gulls, herons, and a bear – if you believe the sign posted at the gate…