21 freckles: Deas Island is just over there.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Deas Island is just over there.

^{Heading into another scorcher of a day here in the lower mainland, we decided to hit the road a little earlier than usual and stopped for coffee at McDonald's for a change (our Sunday Starbucks wasn't open yet). Good coffee.}

It looks a little startled.

^{We
originally had plans to check out / pick up some lumber for a DIY
project I've been fixated on for a few months now but we 'took a little
drive' first. A little drive that took us over the Alex Fraser Bridge
and along 'the other' side of River Road. After a couple of road-side
photo-op stops, we chanced upon the entrance to Deas Island out in
Ladner.}

Hanging around a boat launch.

It's starting to age around the edges.

Bunny keeping a wary eye on us.

Canada Goose flotilla.

At first I thought it was a twig or dried leaf. Grasshopper.

A well maintained path along the back fences of industries.

Chickadee?

^{Deas
Island is in the south arm of the Fraser River between Delta and
Richmond. It has regional park designation and is approximately 300
acres in size. There are three historic buildings on the island;
'Burrvilla' a pretty Victorian/Queen Anne Revival style home built in
1905 that was moved to the island in 1981. Inverholme a one-room school
house and the Delta Agricultural Hall.}

^{The
island was named for John Sullivan Deas a biracial tinsmith who
established a cannery on the island in 1873. It was the leading cannery
on the River until 1878. Growing competition along the river eventually
encouraged Deas to sell.}

^{The
island is now a popular destination for picnickers, joggers, walkers,
rowers, campers and horseback riders. And with Deas's varied bird
population, it makes the island a popular bird watching destination.}

^{As we drove the park's mandatory 20kms/h a beautiful}^{bald eagle swooped past overhead, nest building materials trailing behind him.}