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Eric Mitchell 🇨🇦
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Artist. Retired CP-140 Aurora Nav. (my painting of an Aurora in the banner). I walk/hike/run 100km (60mi) per week. Also model building, photography: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55096041@N07/
Victoria, BC #photography #aviationart
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I like these drips, and I can not lie...

Deodora Cedar needles on a rainy November morning.

#morningwalk #autumn #fall #eastcoastkin #nature #photography #yyj #saanich #vancouverisland #rain #raindrops
Raindrops hang from the tips of Deodora Cedar needles in front of an out-of-focus dark green hedge.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Last cling-ons in November

#morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #yyj #victoriabc #eastcoastkin #nature #fall #autumn #leaves
A few dozen golden-brown leaves remain on a bare tree with grey, moss-covered branches under a cloudy grey sky.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Autumn Treasure

#morningwalk #cedarhillpark #yyj #saanich #victoriabc #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #moss #autumn #fall #eastcoastkin #golden #leaves
Round gold-coloured aspen leaves lie on and around a large moss-covered rock beside a forest footpath.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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More Autumn Gold

#morningwalk #gold #autumn #fall #garryoak #path #forest #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin #yyj
A garry oak tree, covered in golden leaves, stretches one long branch over a gravel footpath under a partly cloudy autumn sky.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Fall Progresses

The trees are mostly bare now, allowing us to see beauty of the autumn sky.

#morningwalk #felthampark #path #forest #fall #autumn #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin
A dark dirt path, lined with brown fallen leaves, winds through a forest park in autumn, under a partly cloudy blue sky. A thick white dead tree trunk stands amid the green and yellow undergrowth on the right side of the path.
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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First Wood Duck of the season!

#morningwalk #woodduck #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin #duck #autumn #fall
A brightly coloured male Wood Duck stands amid fallen willow leaves on a wet gravel path.
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Last of the Season

#morningwalk #cedarhillpark #yellow #autumn #fall #green #raindrops #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin
The last two bright green and yellow leaves, covered in raindrops, cling to a branch against a dark tangle of bare branches.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Rosebud in the Rain

One last rose blooming in early November.

#morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin #pink #rose
A bright pink rose bloom covered in raindrops stands out against out-of-focus dark green foliage on a dull rainy day.
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Yet more fall colour. This is the Japanese Maple by our front door, just starting to turn gold and orange.

#acerjaponica #japanesemaple #autumn #fall #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin
The leaves of a Japanese Maple turning from green to gold to orange under a clear blue sky.
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Acer Japonica

#morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #red #japanesemaple #acerjaponica #photography #eastcoastkin #fall #autumn
Bright red Japanese Maple leaves set off by several dark branches running from left to upper right, against a light blue sky.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The End

Holly trees cut down in the park.

#trees #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin
The trunks of several holly trees lie on the forest floor in a park. One of the trees has been painted with a white skull symbol.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Autumn Morning

#morningwalk #autumn #fall #garryoak #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin #goldenhour
A garry oak stands above a rocky outcrop being lit by the first rays of the rising sun, under a clear blue sky.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Autumn Gold

#morningwalk #autumn #gold #yellow #fall #tree #cedarhillpark #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #eastcoastkin #saanich
Full frame image of golden yellow leaves on a tree with a very dark trunk.
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Happy Halloween

#morningwalk #forest #halloween #spooky #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #autumn #fall #october ##eastcoastkin #photography
Four slender trees in a dim forest glade have been painted with white skull shapes on their trunks at about eye level.
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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October Morning Light

#morningwalk #goldenhour #morning #trees #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #eastcoastkin
Golden sunlight touching the tops of a line of tall trees on a golf course on a clear late October morning.
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Golden October

#morningwalk #autumn #october #fall #golden #footpath #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #eastcoastkin
Golden leaves shine out amid the dark green of the forest on either side of a winding footpath.
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Fall Colour

#morningwalk #autumn #fall #red #cedarhillpark #saanich #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #tree #photography #eastcoastkin
A tree with bright orange and red leaves stands above a bright green lawn, with a backdrop of greenish-yellow trees under a bright overcast sky.
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Duck Parade

Not sure where they were going. This will be a pond in a few weeks, but it's usually dry in the summer and fall.

#ducks #mallard #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Autumn Reds

#autumn #leaves #fall #autumnleaves #red #orange #photography #saanich #vancouverisland #eastcoastkin
Full frame picture of many orange and red maple leaves still on the tree.
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Skyscape

#scape #clouds #skyscape #cloudscape
Feathery cirrus clouds, backlit by the sun, in a blue sky late in the afternoon in October.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Turning Red

A maple leaf halfway to turning red.

#red #maple #mapletree #mapleleaf #fall #autumn #photography #eastcoastkin
A maple leaf, still on the tree, turning red from the outside edges inward, the middle of the leaf still green along the veins.
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Gotcha!

That's one way to deal with a pesky wasp!

#spider #web
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Morning Walk, Early Autumn

#morningwalk #autumn #fall #cedarhillpark #saanich #footpath #park #photography #eastcoastkin
Looking down a gently winding footpath in a wooded park, some scattered yellow leaves littering the dirt path, green trees above.
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Raindrops on Snowberry

#snowberry #raindrops #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #photography #eastcoastkin #nature
Close-up view of raindrops on the pale green leaves of a snowberry bush, with a cluster of white berries under the leaves, in an early fall scene.
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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False Chantarelles

#morningwalk #mushroom #fungi #falsechantarelle #cedarhillpark #saanich #autumn #fall #orange #vancouverisland #photography #eastcoastkin
A cluster of bright orange false chantarelle mushrooms growing out of the bark mulch and leaf litter along the trail in Cedar Hill Park in Saanich, BC.
October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM