Thursday April 17, 2008

 

 

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Day 9 – Wednesday

Home Away From Home

The Chapel

Great Blue Herons

Eagles

 

 

Our home away from home.

Dave and Annie Giesbrecht’s guest rooms are in the basement.

 

Wednesday (1)

Our bedroom

 

 

Wednesday

The bedroom next door where I check my emails and post my blogs in the early morning – so I don’t wake Cerwin.

 

 

Wednesday (2)

The TV room where Cerwin watches the morning news.

 

 

Wednesday (3)

Upstairs – standing in their living room, looking into the dining room.

 

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In the morning the men worked at setting up a few more things at the chapel.

 

 

Wednesday (4)

How many TFC men does it take to install an awning?

One to install it, one to hold the awning, one to hold the ladder, and one to watch.

 

 

Wednesday (5)

The first visitor on the chapel (left), with Volunteer Chaplain Corky.

 

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Don and Darlene Hannah came to the chapel at noon to take us on a photo shoot.

 

Wednesday (6)

Our first stop.

 

 

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Walking to where the Great Blue Herons are nesting.

 

 

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I was not prepared for all these nests!  Their literature says there are about one hundred.

 

 

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We saw lots of them carrying branches, as it is nest-building time.

 

 

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The next three pictures were taken inside the Nature Reserve Building.

 

 

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From there we started looking for eagles.

 

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Bald Eagle

 

 

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We also saw Golden Eagles

 

 

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We saw more that two dozen eagles!

 

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Thanks Don and Darlene for a fabulous day.

 

 

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