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Only in Vancouver: Characters from Our Polar Bear Swim
You saw in my last post that we continued our New Year’s tradition with a running dip into the cool winter waters of Vancouver’s English Bay. Here, I thought I’d bring you some footage and photos of the wild and…
Read MoreIn For A Penny …
Yes, we did it again! On New Year’s Day, we made our way down to English Bay to celebrate the Vancouver way.Call we Vancouverites and the people from numerous countries who join us what you like: silly, brave, adventurous, foolhardy…
Read MorePlunging into 2017
Here’s a look at English Bay on a cold, but sunny winter day. We’ve had plenty of those lately, but that wasn’t the case on New Year’s Day. Nonethless, we continued our tradition of traipsing down to English Bay to take part…
Read MoreLights at Lafarge: A Bit of Magic to Brighten December Skies
There’s a reason we have an abundance of greenery in Metro Vancouver. While there are hints of snow in next week’s forecast, it’s our rain that’s been on a lot of minds lately. As of three days ago, the official count was that…
Read MorePacked Like Sardines on The Drive
It’s street festival season in Vancouver. After this morning’s stroll to the Kits Farmers’ Market for fresh berries, kale and other greens, we’ll spend the afternoon on Broadway to celebrate Greek Day. The weekend before last, we were down on…
Read MoreThe Stuff of Dreams
Taking a long weekend after some full days at work meant an opportunity to visit Seattle a couple of days ago. While we’ve been through the city for air travel, I’d never before set foot outside the airport. Staying in…
Read MoreBirthday Party
Walking through a neighbourhood park a couple of weeks ago, we came across a family setting streamers around the perimeter of this structure. The day was perfect, the colours vivid, and the birthday boy – proudly turning five – was…
Read MoreA Little Redesign and New URL for Shelagh’s Lens
With Shelagh’s Lens almost a month old, and people actually turning to this site (thank you!), I’ve decided it’s time to spring for a shorter domain name and a theme upgrade. While in the midst of managing domain name servers/DNS,…
Read MoreCapoeira in the Latin Quarter
Paris’ Latin Quarter, after the Bastille Day parade and afternoon celebrations, and yet a couple of hours before people began jockeying in earnest for position near the Eiffel Tower and along bridges for views of the fireworks … Tourists, whether…
Read MoreVisions in White: Bridal Bridge
While I’ve recently published some images of French military members after this year’s Bastille Day formalities, there was so much more to the day, including these happy young newlyweds crossing the city’s Pont des Arts following their ceremony. They were kind enough…
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