This book is a fluid blend of photography and nature writing, containing more than 400 original colour photographs and over 200 accompanying stories/vignettes.

Written over a 14-year period, it describes the author’s encounters with the fascinating flora and fauna near her home on Gabriola Island, and around the British Columbia coast as she explores further afield by boat. She includes details about life cycles and environmental challenges, and is always attentive to the beauty to be found in the intricacies of nature.

The photos and stories were originally published in the author’s blog, "Eye On Environment”, which a reader described as “good medicine in stressful times”. They have been revised and updated for this book.