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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Fantastical
Today is a good day for a celebration. Can you imagine if every walk through nature yielded such unique and festive blossoms?
Read MoreTraps
False Creek is home to Vancouver’s Granville Island Market, and to a range of boats. While there are a number of luxury yachts, you’ll also find working boats and the people who bring in crabs, prawns, salmon and other delicacies…
Read MoreArizona Aerials
It’s not just the rain that has me wishing I’d had a few more days in Arizona last week; apart from the sunshine, the terrain is varied and striking.
Read MoreWonderland
Down by one of the beaches we frequent, you needn’t stray far from the beaten path to find brambles of berries and even a small cluster of fruit trees – with the entire area being well populated by ridiculously appealing rabbits….
Read MoreInto the Eye
While I find much of Washington, DC highly walkable, the local transit system is visitor-friendly. Here are a couple of shots from inside the Dupont Circle Metro station last month. As may be seen, it’s a long way up to reach…
Read MoreNectar
On a hot afternoon, this plant provided this winged creature a spot to hover, and flowers for sustenance.
Read MoreOn the Fly
A few posts ago, I published a shot of one heron protecting his turf from another. Here, now, is the promised image of that interloper making off for higher ground – complete with a smaller companion, the little black bird with red…
Read MoreTruly Grand
Here are some images from last week’s flight over Arizona, in all its raw beauty.
Read MoreBlue Horizons
I’m just back from Arizona, where the weather was fine: hot (think 33 Celsius or 92 Farenheit) and sunny. High above the cacti, golf courses and air conditioned buildings and cars, though, there were clouds drifting through the skies.
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