Computer/Photography Group

Hello All,

We will talk photography at our June 12 meeting. Here is what to expect.

1) The pictures at the library are down and accounted for. I will bring the ones I have at home with me and the rightful owners can take them away.

2) Our photo theme for this meeting is "Nautical". Let's see what pictures each of us have for that.

3) I purchased a camera at our Garage Sale. I'll bring it in - it is a Polaroid with a lot of accessories. ($3.00).

4) I have a request. For those of you posting to the Blog, can you write down briefly what you do to Post. Maybe we can get a procedure down so we can refer to it when we run into difficulties. Also if some other group leaders want to start posting we can give them a written instruction sheet.

5) I retrieved my first digital camera Nikon Coolpix 995 which I bought in 2001 and have rediscovered how well it takes Macro pictures. I'll bring that in. For those with new cameras, can you give us a report of what you feel is good and/or bad about it?

Here are some Macro pictures.

Ed

Insect on Buttercup

Iris flower

Chives flower

 

Womens Walking Group

Twelve soggy,sandy boots strolled along the seashore at
Cherry Point. We saw a great variety of sea life and had
an interesting day beachcombing.Thanks to Joan for
helping to identify many species and some of their habits.
We also saw eagles, herons, and three freighters
anchored off Cherry Point.Next monday June 11th. we
will meet at the Legion at 9:30am to decide where our
walk will take us. Our wishes to Claudia, Dianne,
Wendy and Marianne for Happy Holidays !   V.M.

Womens Walking Group

Dianne finds an orange seastar with 17 arms

Joans find of a very large moonsnail

Crab tries for a finger

An Eagle watches from above the beach

A Heron lifts off

Rouhi walks by freighter at Cherry Point beach

Men's walking group

HI GANG
ken was sure it would not rain on our parade, and he was right, no rain for us walkers. Great view of Shawnigan Lake from up top the logged off area of Butler Rd. Thanks for the pictures and Tks to the drivers, No walk next week the 11th, We will get lots of exercise moving the left overs from the Garage Sale,We can us all those who like to help,But if you have something else to do, that's fine too, But we may have do-nut's from Timmie's to go with our coffee. ha . And remember we have our Bike ride on the 18th of June, Taking our lunch and riding the Cowichan Valley Trail to Duncan and back{I Hope} .getting back around 3 or 4pm OK? Tks

Men's Walking Group

We had a good walk today, starting with a light rain which stopped soon after we started. Denis and Bill led us unerringly straight up the mountain after we parked at Butler Road off of West Shawnigan Road.
Below are some pictures of the hike(walk?).

The Ying and Yang of Scotch Broom.

The Sentry.

This was the map up the mountain.

A Bumblebee hard at work.

105 good years! And then ....THUD.

Womens Walking Group

Six walked the trails at Horseshoe Bend and stopped at
the campground to sit on the rocks and admire the river,
a beautiful, peaceful spot. We saw a large variety of
wildflowers.Many different ones than other years.Then
on to Lake Cowichan for lunch at the Shaker Mill
Restaurant where Dianne went with her dad as a child.
Next monday June 4th. weather permitting, we will
explore the beach at Cherry Point as the tide will be
out. Meet at the Legion at 9:30 am.       V.M.

Womens Walking Group

A nice spot by the Cowichan River



Monkey Flower grows in the rocks



This is one warty frog !

On the trail near the campground at Horseshoe Bend

Men's Walking Group

Near entrance to Stanley Park.

"Lady in wetsuit"

Along the Seawall

Below Lions Gate Bridge.

Seagull  -  People watching.

Siwash Rock

"Where are we now?

Family time.

Time to head back to Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal.

Men's walking group

Great all round Day in Stanly Park.
We got lots of walking. Lots of great scenery. lots of clouds, Little bit of Sun and a Tyne bit of rain(but we stayed dry under the big trees), Making the connections was a breeze. and the food in Ladysmith was good, Thanks Ken,and thanks Dennnis's for driving. ha
We didn't discuss next week but we can do Buttler road  and see if we can find that Monster that chased us last time, Tks C,U.

Men's walking group

Well Monday is our big adventure to Vancouver, its going to be great. Some of us are going to take a small lunch with us.and I would advise you all to as we may not be near a concession when we want to have our lunch, But then we may go by one on our walk where you could buy something and take with you, Anyway you decide what  to do.Okay?. See you at the Legion 7am sharp,

Womens Walking Group

Monday was a great walking day for the three die-hard
walkers who turned up on a misty morning.We just
crossed over the road to Gibsons Park to check out the
Lady's Slippers and Coralroot, then explored all the
other walking paths over to the water tower.In case you
are wondering, we decided not to climb all the steps to
the top of it, and we didn't really stack all that wood
either, but Rouhi's pedometer isn't known to
exaggerate and it said we did over 6km before heading
back to the Legion for some of Don's great coffee.
Thanks Don.
Thank you Joan, for this weeks pictures and news of
your walk.
Next monday May 28th we will walk some of the
Cowichan  River Trail, then into Cowichan Lake to
have our lunch at The Shaker Mill Restaurant.
Leaving the Legion at 9:30 am.     V.M.

Womens Walking Group

Pictures from the misty monday morning walk

Men's Walking Group

Interesting Fungi.

Same Fungi - bottom view.

This was the only wildlife we could capture on "film".                                 Believe it or not - we saw a black bear - however did not have the cameras ready and he wasn't about to wait for us.  This was behind the Legion down on the Bamberton Haul Rd.  The bear was quite close to the road in the bushes.  As soon as he spotted us he hightailed it into the trees.  A little further on we spotted a deer but he too was impatient.

Just Ed Wiebe and myself (Dennis with  2N's) walked about 7.5K.  Got somewhat wet but enjoyed it.

Computer/Photography Group

Hello Computer/Photography YSAGers,

We meet on May 22 at 10 am to talk about and learn new ways to operate our computers.

Some programs I've downloaded that might prove interesting to you are: 1) Slim Cleaner. It is like a streamlined CCleaner.

2) Tree Size Free. It will show you what all is on your C drive or whichever drive you want to check. This might help to see what might be worth deleting. 3) Duplicate Finder. A program that shows the many files that are or may be duplicates and taking up extra disk space.

These programs can all be found at CNet Download and are free. I haven't had a chance to really try these out and they may have a bit of a learning curve but they get good ratings from CNet.

This email is for the C/P group and so I need to include at least one picture.

Cheers, Ed

 

Womens Walking Group

The walkers did around 5 K at Burnt Bridge. Two walked
a bit further as they are preparing for the Shawnigan
Lake walk.It was a warm day for walking so we all
walked down to the river to cool off.A welcome coffee
at the Legion.Next monday the 21st is Victoria Day
and some are walking at Mill Park and towards the
ocean.Meeting at the Legion at 9:30 am.   V.M.