History

Hanging Out

Wall o' Tea

Lucky me! My name came up today in the @GreatWallTea's daily proclamation of the name that wins the owner a free cup of their choice from one of their many delicious blends. Needless to say I ended up spending much more than I intended, but it is definitely worth it!

Shucks

Seagull smorgasbord outside the oyster shop in Fanny Bay.

Frosty

There was a beautiful frost just before the rain returned.

The World is My...

Neigh, not Sleigh

Christmas Day traffic in Qualicum Beach.

Stealth

Funny things left behind in the woods sometimes. Wonder why...

Peaceful

Cold, frosty day at the Fanny Bay Conservation Area

Context

George Sawchuk's Enchanted Forest in Fanny Bay.

More Tudor...ish

Little Fishie

Hayashi Sushi, Columbia Square.

Dig it!

If you know the right people - students - you might get to visit the learning centre part of the Museum of Vancouver. Archaeological dig, anyone?

Rune Away

Everyone needs runes in their life.

Water Music

Mummy

Mummy of a 10 year old boy at the Museum of Vancouver. I'm not sure if he's on regular display or just available to school tours.

Company, halt!

Random sighting of two soldiers walking in the park by the Museum of Vancouver.

Cancer

Apparently it took 3 months to weld all the pieces together to make Mr Crabby here.

Pardon me, Excuse me

Fishbowl

Crossing

The Big Guy

Do You Like Living Here?

Interesting sticker on a local traffic light post. People even have answered this question directly on the sticker!

Frosty

Crisp

Overlooking River Market and Inn at the Quay on a sunny winter day.

Pitter-Patter

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Repose

Quiet moment on a sunny afternoon.

Tug of War

More whimsical art inside River Market.

Rudolph?

Annual Hyack Parade of Lights (Santa Claus Parade) this afternoon. These little reindeer were from a local Boy Scouts troop.

At Attention

Near the flyover between the Quay and Carnarvon.

Chugging Along

Working on the Fraser River on a sunny winter day. Here's hoping those logs are to build something useful and fantastic and not to create paper for admail!

Wide angle

Same building as yesterday, but a wider view east down Columbia Street, to the River Market at right, opposite the railway tracks.

Kid Stuff

This sort of design, while quirky, is most likely going to look garish and dated in a very short period of time.

Airborne

Ok. So. This appears to be a fire escape. The architecture surrounding these 3 tower blocks and associated shopping plaza is a little...baffling.

Indecent

Snapped this picture yesterday as today this football stadium will be used for the annual Grey Cup match. When I got home and read the news, I found out that there were reports of leaks in this $563 million structure. I'm sure the government could have found much more important places to spend that much money. The stadium staff have already struck for better wages and working conditions. How having pro sports teams became a symbol of a city's prosperity is beyond me.

Bridging

View down from the SkyTrain platform across Eighth Street.

Up there

Second Thought

Home of the region's first forestry school, set up in the early 1940s after everyone looked around and said, "Oh, gee, it seems we've cut down all of the trees!"

Dizzying Heights

Metal Stems

Compare this photo to the one from Sunday 20 November. Freaky.

These are metal poles arranged in the arboretum in Green Timbers park.

Shrooms

Interesting clump of mushrooms spotted on a forest walk in Green Timbers park.

Stems

Beautiful.

Forest Humour

According to a tourism brochure procured on the ferry, this guy is named "Smilin' Man", and visitors are challenged to find him as they walk the Killarney Loop Trail.

Heart

Mirror Mirror

Killarney Lake, at the base of Mount Gardner. Around the lake is a beautiful trail, about 4km in length.

Endor

Invaders

Trying to escape at the top of a mountain, but finding you're not exactly alone...

Eerie Feeling

This is your brain on nature.

Ending and Beginning

Where the road ends, the trail begins. Beginning the ascent to the summit of Mount Gardner (762m) on Bowen Island.

On Deck

Many a trip for someone in this area begins early morning on a ferry from Horseshoe Bay. This is the view over the front deck of the ferry to Bowen Island.