Our recent trip to Vancouver Island gave us a chance to visit with friends and see some of the Island. One of the highlights was a half-day spent at the Butchart Gardens. I have been there before but is is always enjoyable to walk through the various gardens and enjoy the flowers. The garden is a worked-out limestone quarry which was converted into a collection of gardens. This 55 acres is now over 100 years old and is designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

As I walked though the garden I not only enjoyed the view but also took a number of pictures. Of course the Garden is one of those things that is almost impossible to capture the complete beauty of the landscape in a photograph. I did take some views of the various gardens but spent most of my time taking pictures of the many different flowers.

It was a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon, but you always leave things how it would look with different lighting as the sun moves across the sky and how the view would change with the seasons. It is truly worth the visit.

You can see more of my pictures on Flickr.