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Category: Vancouver
Squamish Nation
Driving the Sea to Ski Highway between Vancouver and Whistler, there’s splendid scenery every where around you. Here, just west of Lions Bay, you can pull off to the side of the road to take in the views of mountains,…
Read MoreHidden Treasures
Perhaps it’s the busy work week that’s drawing me to bring you images today of relative quiet. Here, near a popular Vancouver area beach, it was this bike parked by a colourful clump of wildflowers that pulled some of us…
Read MoreSynchronised Swimming
… and splashing, followed by plentiful tail wagging when kindred spirits meet. All this, of course, is only the precursor to earnest spraying of one’s family with whatever water was not already shaken off in galloping out of the inlet….
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 MoreEvening Falls
Living in or visiting a large city, one may forego the starry skies of less urbanised areas. Instead, visitors enjoying an evening stroll have the twinkling lights of condos/flats, which stream here down to the waters of False Creek.
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 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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