Rock

Forlorn

Risky?

Refuge

A shot from the SkyTrain of my favourite little island at the confluence of the Brunette and Fraser rivers. At this time of year there is a profusion of pink flowers (either fireweed or a variety of sweet pea) around the edge.

In the top right of the photo the two pillars that are part of the new Port Mann suspension bridge can be seen.

All Natural

View from the front window of the SkyTrain after coming out of the tunnel on the Millennium Line, heading east from Columbia Station to Sapperton Station. Brunette River to the right. City of Coquitlam straight ahead.

Fishgate

Near Sapperton Landing.

For the Birds

Nesting boxes like these have been put up in many local parks. Often there are so many that they create their own "forest". These are located in Sapperton Landing park, facing the Brunette River.

Big Red

Sapperton Landing Park, the Wharf.

This building - the Wharf - is located 180 degrees from yesterday's tugboat photo. It dates from the 1930s.

The Wharf was a transfer point for food, wood, coal, supplies and prisoners as this landing point on the Brunette River (and its confluence with the Fraser River) was once the location of a First Nations' village, a Royal Engineers' camp, the first colonial legislature of BC and a federal penitentiary.

This Little Tug Could

A typical sight in New Westminster - a tugboat and its people, towing logs up and down the river. Perhaps if you squint you can see the people atop the logs.

Brunette River, Sapperton Landing