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Category: Nature
Country Roads
Yesterday’s image celebrated the fun of the fair, and the lights of Paris. Today, let me take you to a quiet driveway off a country road in Kelowna, BC. A four+ hour drive from Vancouver, this town is part of…
Read MorePink Champagne
… or, even better, the drawing to a close of another summer evening. Here at Kits Beach, while the violinist beneath her preferred tree draws her bow to tell the tale of Danny Boy, and the volleyball teams spike balls…
Read MoreYour Heart Sings
… or, at least mine does, any time we happen to be at the beach when the tide is out. After a brief roadtrip to the Okanagan Valley on Friday, we were back at our local beach yesterday and I’m…
Read MoreSummer Silhouettes
We’re back to summer again, during early evening at Spanish Banks. As the sun dipped behind the mountains, it cast a gentle glow across the sky and waters, creating the perfect backdrop for this young tree.
Read MoreSun: 1, Fog: 0
While we’re enjoying gorgeous summer weather in Vancouver, here’s a look back at the sun’s winning attempt earlier this year to break through a late afternoon fog. You’ll see, too, that a little fog doesn’t scare away our outdoorsy types!
Read MoreRoom With A View
BC is full of great hiking and biking trails, and here we have a peek through the window of what I’ll describe to you as a rustic, compact structure out in the woods.
Read MoreSpinning Copper and Gold
While it may appear that a generous spider is spinning copper and gold from some form of enchanted web, this image actually reflects a happy collaboration between a sunny evening, a spider web, a maple tree and some interesting angles.
Read MoreLengths at Sunrise
I’ve included images before of Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood, and alluded to the wonderful Kits Pool. At 137 meters/449 feet in length, this is a salt water swimmer’s nirvana – all the more so for the breathtaking views everywhere one turns….
Read MoreNightfall
Close your eyes, and imagine a west coast sunset. Here, on the San Diego waterfront, we have early nightfall, just seconds after the sun dropped below the horizon of the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreWith Bells On
With blue skies, a gorgeous backdrop of mountains and happy beach-goers delighted to see you, wouldn’t you be smiling, too? For the many people enjoying Kits Beach this afternoon, the perfect summer day was made even more pleasant by the…
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