Mount Tolmie and the Finnerty Gardens

As I didn't have to work before 6:30 PM today, I decided to go out and do something in the afternoon. The weather wasn't too good, even though the sun was sometimes showing, it was also raining a little every few minutes. Nevertheless, I left around 1 PM and took a bus that brought me close to Mount Tolmie. Mount Tolmie isn't much more than a big hill, but as it is rather close to where I live, it seemed like a good option. After walking uphill through a quiet neighborhood for about 15 minutes, I already reached the top, which offered me a nice view of Victoria, the ocean and Mount Doug. I wasn't too impressed though, so I started to hike down after a few minutes. The walk down was a bit more interesting since I could take some more remote hiking routes. The landscape looked rather dry and there wasn't too much too see.
When I arrived at the bottom, I crossed a street to get to a park area adjacent to the University of Victoria. After walking a few metres, I spotted two deers, one of them was male and the second one seemed to be rather young. There were several people walking past the deers but no one seemed to notice them - maybe they are just a very common sight for Canadians. I still enjoyed watching them for a while until they fled because of a dog walking nearby.
The Finnerty Gardens were my next stop: A nicely designed university garden with a huge diversity of beautiful plants and flowers. Walking through the garden really lifted my spirits up, which had been down due to the weather today. Apart from all the flowers, I also saw a small, cute rabbit and several birds and butterflies. I guess this garden might become one of my favourite places here in Victoria!

As the weather was still rather changeable, I decided to leave for now and took the next bus back home.
I spent the late afternoon relaxing at home before having to go to work in the evening.