Saturday 21 July 2012
On my ride home, along the seawall.
Showing posts with label vancouver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vancouver. Show all posts
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Still flabbergasted . . .
Tuesday 12 June 2012
. . . that this is my home, and I bike past views like this all the time.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Lighthouse Park
Sunday 10 June 2012
Ryan and I drove out to West Vancouver this afternoon and took a stroll through Lighthouse Park. Here is Point Atkinson Lighthouse, peeping through the trees.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Real life postcard
Wednesday 9 May 2012
An excellent view of the West End from Burrard Bridge. Our building is behind that tree in the center, so you can't quite see it. Even after a year, I have days when I just can't believe that this magical place is our neighborhood.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The crows' dishes
Sunday 11 March 2012
I've been meaning to put up a photo of this for a while now. Here in the closed-off Second Beach swimming pool are the shells of all the mussels that the local crows have eaten over the winter. They grab them out of the sand, fly high up in the air, and drop them onto the concrete, cracking open the shells. Then they swoop down and enjoy some shellfish! Crows are incredible intelligent birds, and I rather like both that there are so many of them around here, and that they are an important symbol of Vancouver.
Friday, March 02, 2012
Vancouver Eagle
Friday 2 March 2012
Ryan and I did some wandering around downtown today. Here's one of the statues that all the tourists stop to take photos of, right next to the new ice rink.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Vancouver Island
Friday 24 February 2012
It's got to be a pretty darn clear day to see to see Vancouver Island this well - normally it's far too cloudy/misty/foggy.
It's got to be a pretty darn clear day to see to see Vancouver Island this well - normally it's far too cloudy/misty/foggy.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Waterfront property
Wednesday 22 February 2012
This is the tiny glimpse of water we can see from our apartment. It's not the amazing view that a lot of people here have, but to me it's astounding that we can see the water from our window. What a great apartment we have!
This is the tiny glimpse of water we can see from our apartment. It's not the amazing view that a lot of people here have, but to me it's astounding that we can see the water from our window. What a great apartment we have!
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Sulfur
Thursday 9 February 2012
Walking over a bridge today, I noticed that the train cars below me were full of sulfur. It is mined here in BC and shipped all over the world, I think mostly for fertilizer. On the shores of North Vancouver you can always see bright yellow mountains of it. Standing right over this much of it, I was surprised that it didn't smell at all.
Walking over a bridge today, I noticed that the train cars below me were full of sulfur. It is mined here in BC and shipped all over the world, I think mostly for fertilizer. On the shores of North Vancouver you can always see bright yellow mountains of it. Standing right over this much of it, I was surprised that it didn't smell at all.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Front yard totem
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Yep, just a totem pole in someone's front yard. Makes the fountain in our courtyard seem a little tame in comparison.
Yep, just a totem pole in someone's front yard. Makes the fountain in our courtyard seem a little tame in comparison.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Action!
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Vancouver is known as "Hollywood North" because of all the movies and TV shows filmed here. Today on my way to my ESL class, I noticed that someone was shooting down the street, so I went over to have a look. It looked like a ton of blindingly bright lights. No big stars. And they didn't see me and immediately offer me a role. *sigh*
Vancouver is known as "Hollywood North" because of all the movies and TV shows filmed here. Today on my way to my ESL class, I noticed that someone was shooting down the street, so I went over to have a look. It looked like a ton of blindingly bright lights. No big stars. And they didn't see me and immediately offer me a role. *sigh*
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Whoosh!
Tuesday 17 January 2012
So, Ryan saw an awesome photo taken from the front of a Skytrain here in Vancouver, and I thought I'd try to duplicate the effect. It needs work, and you might see something similar again, but still pretty cool, huh?
I love that the trains here are remotely operated, and you can sit right up in the front and watch them zoom through tunnels - I always try to sit in the first seat.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wait, did I just move to Canada?
Monday 16 January 2012
This is Vancouver! It's not supposed to snow!
This is Vancouver! It's not supposed to snow!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Broadway and Cambie
Friday 13 January 2012
I have long wanted to get a photo from Cambie, looking down on the city. The views are lovely, but I never seem to capture it. Hopefully you'll be seeing a better photo of this in the future.
I have long wanted to get a photo from Cambie, looking down on the city. The views are lovely, but I never seem to capture it. Hopefully you'll be seeing a better photo of this in the future.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Saturday, December 03, 2011
A day at Vanier Park
Saturday 3 December 2011
All the museums at Vanier Park in Kitsilano had a special on today - five dollars for admission to several places. We saw the Maritime museum, the Science museum, the Planetarium, the Vancouver archives. This picture is from an exhibit on neon in the Vancouver museum. It used to be the most popular method of advertising in Vancouver, and covered city streets.
All the museums at Vanier Park in Kitsilano had a special on today - five dollars for admission to several places. We saw the Maritime museum, the Science museum, the Planetarium, the Vancouver archives. This picture is from an exhibit on neon in the Vancouver museum. It used to be the most popular method of advertising in Vancouver, and covered city streets.
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