Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, May 17th in The North Island Eagle. Imagine sleeping, a deep winter sleep. Your breathing is shallow, your heart rate low. Your hearing and sense of smell deadened by a long winter nap. Cool dirt [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, April 26th in The North Island Eagle. Spring is here once again, and yes, so are Vancouver Island’s black bears. Stinky, lumbering, brown eyed, course haired, berry pooping trouble causers, black [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, March 29th in The North Island Eagle. There is a type of star that doesn’t live in the sky. In fact, it doesn’t sparkle, there is no Big Dipper, and it’s not located in the Milky Way. You cannot [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, February 8th in The North Island Eagle. The Pacific North West holds many secrets in her waters. The curiosity of some might be piqued by stories of lost ships and sunken treasures still to be [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, January 18th in The North Island Eagle. When people think of the East Coast of Canada, images of lobsters are often conjured up. When people think of the West Coast, these crustacean visions are [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, December 14th in The North Island Eagle. When you picture a hedgehog, typically your mind conjures up images of a little brown desert animal. With soft small eyes, a little snout, and tiny little [...]