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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Timeless
We were in Paris for Bastille Day 2014 and, post-parade, there were displays of military pride and – this being the City of Lights – style in abundance. To our good fortune, the blocks around our hotel appeared to be…
Read MoreLet’s to the Woodland Glade
Deep in the forest, and off the trail, what will you find? A graceful ring of verde: ferns, evergreens and trees whose branches are clad solely in moss. All of them are joined in circling and even guarding, it might…
Read MoreAll that Glitters
… is not necessarily gold. While love is a many splendoured thing, we’re learning that romantics’ padlocks are not good for bridges. In June of this year, word came from the mayor of Paris’ sixth arrondissement that the thousands of…
Read MoreA Great Right Arm
I’m presenting this photo twice, once in the header and again in the body of this post, since the header format of this blog template is kinder to horizontal images, and I’d like you to see the full image. If…
Read MoreTruly Blue
Truly blue waters, that is, which make the twisting road to this view point more than worth it. In addition to their remarkable colour, these waters also serve as inspiration for infinity pools: you have a seemingly unbroken expanse of blue…
Read MoreWalk in the Woods
Do you have an abundance of trees, forests and ferns where you live? We do and, if you grew up reading lore of woodland creatures, you can also likely imagine one or another intriguing character just around the corner.
Read MoreOkanagan Sunshine
Did you know you can find desert country in Canada? Contrary to some perceptions of this country, British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is home to the northern most sliver of the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across the 49th parallel into the…
Read MoreLittle Copper Dress …
… dresser, that is! Vancouver’s South Granville area is home to a number of interesting shops, and the manager at the business displaying this creative dresser from Judson Beaumont’s Straight Line Designs was incredibly gracious to this window shopper.
Read MoreStreet Art
All alone in her little spot on the plaza, this Chaplin-esque young gal was nonetheless in full character and full of optimism, as seen by the tin in front of her box.
Read MorePerspective
Here’s the result of another early morning meander. While I enjoy photographing people, there are some images that beg to be unbroken by the appearance of others, and this was one such pier.
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