Rob Pinkerton | TAKE 5TAKE 5

November 2, 2011 · No comments

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Dead Bear Blues The long haired one and I made our annual trip to Marshall Lake last month. There are about 20 cabins on the lake, one of which is occupied all year by a woman in her sixties. It …

California Quail

May 3, 2011 · 1 Comment

By ROB PINKERTON Many of you will have better stories of quail than I have. We see a flock of them occasionally. Flock does not seem like a fitting noun.

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By ROB PINKERTON Sometimes there seems to be nothing to write about. Eric Nicol, a humourist and the late columnist with the Vancouver Province said

Ladysmith Maritime Society dock fire

February 3, 2011 · 4 Comments

[caption id="attachment_507" align="alignright" width="288" caption="Ladysmith Maritime Society dock fire. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Irvine"][/caption] On Jan. 6 at midnight a fire broke out at Ladysmith Maritime Society docks. The

Bird Watching in Mexico

February 3, 2011 · No comments

By ROB PINKERTON Years ago the long haired one and I met a couple in the southern part of the Yucatan peninsula who were avid bird watchers. I distrust