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Back to the parks

June 17, 2015 Maurice Leave a comment

Bailey in Green Timbers

Bailey and I have been checking out some of the local parks. We’re in the middle of a very hot, dry summer. But the salmonberry crop is amazing this year! On Pam’s days off, she has been coming with me and picking some berries while Bailey and I stumble around the back paths. They are terrific on simple vanilla ice cream!

We drove over to the mountains and ran up Lynn Canyon last week. There was a cougar sighting that day and they were warning people to be careful, but we didn’t see anything untoward, just lots of people and lots of dogs.

Bailey had a great time with all the other dogs and getting to jump into the river. She just loves to get into any water that is around. But for me, the trails were too hard. Very packed and hard on the knees to run on. I prefer the back trail type of running – like at Green Timbers.

I love to go to Green Timbers. There are wonderful trails through the forest, or you can go more paved around the lake and nature preserve, or you can head over to the lake and fish for the rainbow trout that is re-stocked into the lake, or you can go even further to the Nature Center and learn about the various trees and and animals that inhabit the park.

The first pic of the post is taken on Hemlock Trail, deep in Green Timbers Park.

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Eagles and ducks

February 20, 2014 Maurice Leave a comment

Today, the 19th of February, we were in Green Timbers Park, North Surrey. The weather is a bit brisk – cool, but sunny. As we were wandering around this large urban forest, we arrived at the duck pond. It’s a man made lake stocked with rainbow trout for the local fisherman.

Lots of birds hang around the lake including ducks, herons, and eagles. We got to see two majestic looking eagles, perched in a tree hanging over the edge of the lake, no doubt staring at the nearby food source! The lower eagle has his head twisted right around facing us. Now that’s flexible!

Bailey sure found the whole experience a little exciting. She just can’t resist going after the ducks, and trying to jump into the lake after them. Pam had a heck of a time trying to convince her that that wasn’t the thing to do!

Here’s a little movie showing her prancing around trying to get at all the ducks taunting her.

About Bailey, Surrey Parks

In Green Timbers

June 18, 2013 Maurice 3 Comments

Today we took Bailey to Green Timbers Park, in North Surrey. It’s a very large park, with several sections divided by some of the main roads. I really like this one section, north of 100th Avenue. It’s a small section of really cool forest, that is sort of spooky. It’s a very densely packed area, with lots of huge trees, and tons of undergrowth. Lush ferns cover the earth, and moss drips from the trees. There are bridges that span swampy bits, and narrow trails zigzag through the dense foliage.

Bailey had a great time, heading from one side of the trail to the other, checking out the interesting smells. We’re going to have to get a video up of her walking. She’s quite hysterical, running from one side of the trail to the other, searching for the next best smell!

Pam took lots of shots and there are a couple of cute ones. She loves this commercial of a dog with his head out the window, his mouth billowing open. So she got this one of Bailey doing the same thing.

This is a shot I took of Bailey relaxing at home. It seems she’s settling in quite nicely!

All About Max, Surrey Parks

Max IN the lake!

September 22, 2010 Maurice 1 Comment

Here is a little video we took with the new Panasonic camera. We were at Green Timbers park, and we’ve often gone to the little lake there. Max always charges the ducks in the water, but he has never actually put his foot in the water. As soon as he feels the damp, he chickens out.

Well, today was different! As you can see from the picture, he splashed a little into the water, so I started the camera, and this is what happened next! This Panasonic also has a much better audio capability than the old Olympus camera. It records in DOLBY sound, and you can definitely hear the difference.

All About Max, Surrey Parks

Max in Green Timbers

February 22, 2010 Maurice 1 Comment

Pam has been off the last few days so we’ve been able to go for some nice walks. The weather is so incredible, it’s hard to believe how sunny and warm it is. Today we went up to Green Timbers park, a large urban forest in the north section of Surrey. It’s a lovely park, with a small lake and lots of walking trails.

We trundled about for forty-five minutes. We saw lots of ducks on the lake, which excited Max no end! We chatted with a couple fisherman, but they were having no luck. I’ve been here before and seen people hauling fish out, so it is good for fishing some days.

Max is doing well these days, and he really likes all the walks we’ve been taking lately. The pictures of Max were taken today. He is heading through a big tree that has fallen over, and the stump has left a sort of door through the wood! Thought it was cute.