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In 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 MoreA Bit of Bubbly
A bit of bubbly is a great way close out the year, yes? While we did enjoy some glasses of champagne later on New Year’s Eve, these shots are from a walk down to False Creek on the afternoon of…
Read MoreVancouver in Winter
Vancouver in winter … the skies were blue and clear as this day dawned. Here, as afternoon approached its close, the sun cast a gentle sheen over the snowy North Shore mountaintops.
Read MoreHarbour Lights
As Christmas drew close this year, the skies cleared and we enjoyed some sunny, clear days. This led to a minor dusting of snow, and so I made my way up to another mountain to capture views to the west….
Read MoreInto the Mists
After capturing a number of photos from above the fog earlier this month, I made my way down to West Vancouver’s Ambleside Beach. There, you have Stanley Park directly across the waters. On this particular morning, much of the forested…
Read MoreAbove It All
… and here’s a look at downtown Vancouver, and its highrises poking through the fog earlier this month. The early morning skies, touched with a hint of pink, were in stark contrast to the cityscape below. That’s the famed Lions…
Read MoreFoggy, Foggy Days
That’s what we had for a few consecutive days here in Vancouver. I was actually glad that the fog carried through to an early December weekend, because it meant that I could make an early Saturday morning drive up to…
Read MoreWe Remember: The 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month
Canadians of all ages gathered at Vancouver’s Victory Square once again yesterday, just across the street from the Dominion Trust Building, below. There wasn’t merely diversity of ages. In addition to the usual cast of politicians, there were people of all…
Read MoreLove in the Rain
We’ve had a gorgeous autumn here on the west coast, and I caught leafy images such as this just a couple of weeks ago in Vancouver’s West End. … but, just like that, we’ve shifted gears and leaves have been…
Read MoreI’m Leaving this Place for Newfoundland
… but I’m not saying goodbye to Vancouver and these views for long. While the west coast and our summer sunsets are beautiful, I understand that Newfoundland is equally gorgeous. While It’s also more than 7,000 kilometers/4,380 miles away. In fact,…
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