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I'm uploading my multimedia files to #LifecyclesProjectSociety database, tonight & tomorrow evening. Been too busy with my death doula job to get all my recent LifeCycles work files tasks done.

#Nonprofit #Photography #ContentCreation #InclusiveWorkplaces #InclusiveEmployers #DisabledPhotographer #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #apple #WellandCommunityOrchard #FoodSecurity #WorkLife #MyWork

A close-up of a red apple with a long stem resting on a tree branch, with an out-of-focus background of an orchard with a ladder and a person visible. The apple is positioned slightly right of center, in front of a tree trunk with mottled bark, covered in patches of green moss and light-colored lichen. The background features a ladder with a figure of a person working. Soft sunlight filters through the orchard's leaves, creating a bright bokeh effect.

Frozen in time in Fernwood this morning. #yyj #victoriabc #classiccars

#VictoriaBC - New shelter to offer 34 spaces in Victoria’s Rock Bay Landing https://goldstreamgazette.com/2026/01/20/new-shelter-to-offer-34-spaces-in-victorias-rock-bay-landing/

Public building in Victoria, B.C., to be converted into shelter
The City of Victoria is collaborating with B.C. Housing to create a new shelter by converting one of its public works buildings. It will provide space for 34 people who are currently homeless to live temporarily, while accessing social services and preparing to transition to more...
#shelter #housing #VictoriaBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/city-of-victoria-converting-public-building-to-shelter-9.7053924?cmp=rss

@sundogplanets People in #VictoriaBC go to this talk. It is important and interesting. #SocialBC

RT: https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/115930151811116197

Things I learned: if you visit a GVPL branch with your family or significant other, you can create a "user group" that lets you pick up each other's books. No way to do this online alas. #glam #victoriaBC #libraries

"Together, we can prevent these collisions. Together, we can keep people safe.”

This method of making communities safer for people hasn't ever worked. Drivers are the problem. Preventing them from causing harm is the solution.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/vicpd-issues-plea-to-drivers-after-string-of-incidents-where-pedestrians-cyclists-hit-11759956

#VictoriaBC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BCHeadlines/115922423197177500

“Unfortunately, they’ve turned everything to single lane, with bike lanes included, which we know has been going on for multiple years.”

Here’s a friendly reminder for drivers in Greater #VictoriaBC. You are the reason streets are difficult to drive along. Not people outside of personal vehicles. Drivers are the problem they decry.

#Cycling

If you are looking for opportunities to work on your photography this year, I am leading another workshop at the Vancouver Island School of Art in April. Feel free to ask me any questions you have! 🙂

#yyj #victoriabc #photography #yyjevents

https://www.vancouverislandschoolart.com/service-page/photo-walk-downtown-victoria

These are 2 of the rad men who showed up today. Almost all of our workshops have a huge females over males attendees ratio - even smaller margins for people who don't use any gender markers. Our community orchard supervisor is a proud & out trans person. Our #LifecyclesProjectSociety is almost fully staffed by #queers. In fact, I'm one of a very tiny portion of non-queers - we are the minority!

If you're interested in learning more about my food security work with LifeCycles Project Society, check out our website or feel free to ask me questions, right here.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#CommunityOrchard #Pruning #FruitTrees #LifecyclesProjectSociety #nonprofit #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Volunteers #PruningApprentices #HandsOnLearning

Met this wonderful older woman, today. On the job, at #WellandCommunityOrchard ✌️

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#CommunityOrchard #Pruning #FruitTrees #LifecyclesProjectSociety #nonprofit #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Volunteers #PruningApprentices #HandsOnLearning

A older woman in a gray beanie and blue jacket smiles at the camera while leaning on a metal ladder with a pair of pruning shears in her green-gloved hand, as she prunes a tree with mossy branches; other people and equipment are visible in the background.

If you're in #VictoriaBC on February 14 - come & see me at #SeedySaturday 2026! I'll be working at the #LifecyclesProjectSociety table & will have #FreeSeeds to give away to folks who stop by!

Come & get some free seeds from us! Learn more about our nonprofit, sign up for updates or to volunteer with us & get info on our #VictoriaSeedLibrary that we are relaunching at #PublicLibraries in Victoria & surrounding municipalities.

Victoria Seedy Saturday will be hosted on February 14, 2026 from 11am-4pm, at the Crystal Gardens. Come for seeds and seedlings, garden talks, a kids table & more!

https://farmfolkcityfolk.ca/seedy-events/victoria-seedy-saturday/

#SeedsSovereignty #ShareSeeds #TradeSeeds #BuySeeds #SellSeeds #GetYourSeeds #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #SeedsForTheRevolution #SeedLovers #SeedSavers #CommunityEvent #CommunityBuilding #CommunityConnecting #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit #YYJEvents #FamilyFriendly

I love working with Ruby 😀
She's our newest young intern, working as an orchard assistant. Ruby is also neurodivergent on the spectrum & is disabled too - we understand each other very well & work well together✌️
We met a year ago, at past volunteer work parties. I started working for LifeCycles, in August. My contract runs til end of March.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Diversity
#CommunityOrchard #Pruning #FruitTrees #LifecyclesProjectSociety #nonprofit #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Intern #HandsOnLearning

A smiling woman, wearing glasses and a patterned sweater, kneels with her arms raised, holding branches overhead, near a leaning ladder in a sunny backyard with a large evergreen tree in the background.

A person wearing glasses and a patterned sweater stands on a metal ladder, reaching towards the branches of a moss-covered tree, with a clear blue sky visible through the tree's bare branches.

LifeCycles staff & participants at Winter Fruit Trees Apprenticeship at Welland Community Orchard, today.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#CommunityOrchard #Pruning #FruitTrees #LifecyclesProjectSociety #nonprofit #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Workshop #WorkParty #PruningApprentices #HandsOnLearning #WellandCommunityOrchard

Multiple images show people pruning fruit trees outdoors in a sunny community orchard setting. Individuals are seen on ladders or using hand saws and pruning tools. Several images include a close-up of a person with dark hair using a hand saw on a thick tree branch, another shows a person reaching with pruning shears to trim branches, and other images show a group of people observing and interacting with the fruit trees.

Ruby, our intern community orchard assistant, working on pitchforking compost/mulch.
The big pile was steaming when I had arrived in the morning.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#WellandCommunityOrchard #LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #CommunityOrchard #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle

Back entrance to #WellandCommunityOrchard from the #GallopingGoose multiuse trail.
Please visit the community orchard that we, at LifeCycles, stewards for the town of View Royal 💗

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#LifecyclesProjectSociety #CommunityOrchard #FoodSecurity #stewardship #CommunityPark #FruitTrees #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle