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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Vancouver’s Not-So-Smelly Corpse Flower Is Nonetheless Impressive
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Category: BC, Nature, rare plant, summer, Vancouver Tags: biggest flower in the world, botanical, Corpse Flower, how bad does a corpse flower smell?, not so smelly plant, putrid plant, stinky plant, Titan Arum, Uncle Fester, Vancouver, Vancouver Park Board, Vancouver's Corpse Flower, Vancouver's stinky plant
Feeling the Heat?
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It’s July, and the long, sunny days have arrived on cue. Feeling the heat? Here’s one creature cooling down nicely.
Read MoreCategory: BC, beach, Canada, Nature, summer, Travel Tags: cooling off, duck, lake, summer, summer heat, Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
I dream of Skye
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This Spring’s Scottish road trip was everything I could have hoped for, and more. From Edinburgh to St. Andrews and then the Isle of Skye and back, I was spoiled – in terms of hospitality and scenery. Here, just a…
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One of many picturesque homes in Moreton-in-Marsh-in-Marsh, in the incredible Cotswolds. As you’ll see above the door, this home is called “Rhymes Cottage”. #cotswolds #moretoninmarsh #cotswoldstone #cotswoldlife #cotswold #cotswoldcottage #architecture #architecturephotography #home #door #doors #homesweethome #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel
... and exhale. Dinner on the waterfront this evening, with clean air and views of downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park and the North Shore mountains.
#vancouver #cityofglassandsteel #vancity #veryvancouver #beach #pacific #stanleypark #bbq #barbeque #spanishbanks #nature #vancouver #vancity #veryvancouver @vancouver @inside_vancouver #EarthCaptures #hellobc #picoftheday #picoftheweek #explorebc #explorecanada #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel #westcoast #coast ##pacificnorthwest
Oh, Canada! Downtown Vancouver this evening, seen from (where else?) the beach
#vancouver #cityofglassandsteel #vancity #veryvancouver #beach #pacific #spanishbanks #nature #vancouver #vancity #veryvancouver @vancouver @inside_vancouver #EarthCaptures #hellobc #picoftheday #picoftheweek #explorebc #explorecanada #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel #westcoast #coast ##pacificnorthwest
A bit of moonlit calm, and horses of England’s New Forest, even as we watch this exciting 🏀 playoff game between the #torontoraptors and #goldenstatewarriors ... #horse #horses #newforest #lyndhurst #hampshire #nationalpark #newforesthorses #newforestnationalpark #nature #moonlight #risingmoon #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travelpassion
Exploring South Kensington, it was the architecture and then the clusters of people heading in and out that drew me to Da Mario Kensington. Once inside, the smells of good Italian cooking confirmed this was a good choice for dinner.
#prettycitylondon #london #kensington #southkensington #da_mario_kensington #da_mario #italianrestaurant #yum #dinnerout #secretlondon #explorelondon #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke
Blenheim Palace, through the magnificent gates. Independent of the gorgeous property, architecture and sense of history at Winston Churchill’s birthplace, the staff throughout were lovely - welcoming and helpful.
#palace #unesco #oxfordshire #garden #woodstock #blenheim #blenheimpalace #marlborough #churchill #daytrip #england #nature #sundayatthepalace #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #history
Beyond the palace gates ... Blenheim Palace. It had me at hello, and this Canadian optimistically acquired an annual membership.
#palace #unesco #oxfordshire #garden #woodstock #blenheim #blenheimpalace #marlborough #churchill #daytrip #england #nature #sundayatthepalace #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #history
Back to the beautiful Dior couture on display at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, with close ups of the fabrics used for these three dresses ... #victoriaandalbertmuseum #dior #pink #victoriaandalbert #christiandior #design #style #fashion #visitlondon #couture #thisislondon #londonfashion #diordesignerofdreams #secretlondon #thisislondon #londonphotography #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke
Tide’s out ... #vancouver #vancity #nature #beach #mountain #mountains #explorebc #spanishbanks #pacific #canada #westcoast #pacificnorthwest @vancouver @inside_vancouver #EarthCaptures #hellobc #picoftheday #picoftheweek #explorebc #stanleypark #explorecanada #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel
Those herons shown in my last post scattered on the arrival of this eagle(pinch in for a closer look), but returned to their favoured feeding spot soon after, as you’ll see in the second clip.
#eagle#eagles #heron #herons #mountains #greatpacificblueheron #westcoast #vancouver#pacific #pacificnorthwest #explorebc #explorecanada #nature #birdsofinstagram #your_best_birds #bestbirdshots #wonderousnature #birds_captures #best_birds_of_ig #nuts_about_birds #planetbirds #birds_adored #birds_nature #birding #waycoolshots #splendid_nature #wildplanet
Birds of a feather ... I counted 16 Great Pacific Blue Heron feeding off Spanish Banks today.
#heron #herons #greatpacificblueheron #westcoast #vancouver#pacific #pacificnorthwest #explorebc #explorecanada #nature #birdsofinstagram #your_best_birds #bestbirdshots #wonderousnature #birds_captures #best_birds_of_ig #nuts_about_birds #planetbirds #birds_adored #birds_nature #birding #waycoolshots #splendid_nature #wildplanet
A treat for the eyes ... allium at @kewgardens kewgardens last week
#allium #alliums #spring #kew #kewgardens #richmond #london #secretlondon #purple #thisislondon #floral #flowerstagram #floral_perfection #floralinspiration #springgarden #garden #flower #dreamy #EarthCaptures #picoftheday #picoftheweek #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet
Gorgeous peonies at @kewgardens last week
#peony #peonies #pink #spring #kew #kewgardens #richmond #london #secretlondon #thisislondon #floral #flowerstagram #springgarden #garden #flower #EarthCaptures #hellobc #picoftheday #picoftheweek #explorebc #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet
Am just now beginning to go through the (ahem) numerous SLR images I caught last month. This will go down, I think, as one of my favourites - no edits, with the second image here is a close up.
Time in London is incomplete foe me without seeing the birds and plant life in St. James’s Park, and I saw this swan and her #cygnets on the morning of the day I flew home.
#swan #swans #cygnet #babyswan #babyswans #stjamesspark #stjamespark #london #secretlondon #thisislondon #nature
#birdsofinstagram #your_best_birds #bestbirdshots #wonderousnature #birds_captures #best_birds_of_ig #nuts_about_birds #planetbirds #birds_adored #birds_nature #birding #waycoolshots #splendid_nature #wildplanet #feather_perfection #pocket_birds #wildplanet
How’d you like to have your next manicure in this environment?
#sloansquare #flowerpower #pink #britishphonebooth #flowers #manicures #thisislondon #secretlondon #prettycitylondon #londonist #londoner #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces
Last month’s visit to the Italian Gardens at Blenheim Palace was my first, and won’t be my last. This property merits its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
#palace #unesco #oxfordshire #garden #italiangarden #woodstock #blenheim #blenheimpalace #marlborough #churchill #daytrip #england #nature #sundayatthepalace #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #history
All the world’s a stage ... a look inside Stratford-upon-Avons’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre last month
#shakespeare #stratford #avon #theatre #avonriver #williamshakespeare #cotswoldsdaytrip #england #tudortimes #westmidlands #literature #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel
A look at Stratford-upon-Avon, taken from the bard’s very own, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
#shakespeare #stratford #avon #avonriver #williamshakespeare #cotswoldsdaytrip #england #tudortimes #westmidlands #literature #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel
I made a visit last month to Will’s hometown ... William Shakespeare. Here, a look at Stratford-upon-Avon.
#shakespeare #stratford #avon #avonriver #williamshakespeare #cotswoldsdaytrip #england #tudortimes #westmidlands #literature #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel
Sunshine and fresh air - a lovely day on the west coast
#nature #trail #westcoast #westcoastliving #vancouver #vancity #picoftheday #picoftheweek #explorebc #veryvancouver #kits #kitsilano #visualsoflife #aplacetoremember #roamtheplanet #sourceadventures #worldcaptures #travelpassion #worldplaces #passionpassport #travelstoke #travel #westcoast #coast #vanlife
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