Sign Spotted in SFO

Shadows

I like shadows and this caught my eye so I just had to photograph it

Canoe Bridge, False Creek

I don't know why I am always attracted to this "Canoe Bridge" when I come down to False Creek but this time I shot from a different perspective

A gentle friend

Someone I met on the Weekend.  He is so gentle and adorable . . .  hope we can meet again

Brolly's

I remember that something exciting must have been going on . . . but I missed it

Weights

Spotted on a fishing boat in False Creek,  Vancouver, BC.   I'm not exactly sure what these are used for but they caught my eye . . .

For Felines only

If you're a cat,  and you decide to visit Vancouver, then we have a place for you

Yeee Hawwww

You never know whom you're going to meet when you go for a ride to the Country

Gateway to Chinatown

The Entrance to Vancouver's Chinatown district.   That thin building with the dome, in the background, was formerly the Vancouver Sun Building

The letter "W"

W stands for the Old Woodward's Department store which went bankrupt years ago.  This was their famous revolving sign.   info   here1   and  here2

Red Umbrella

It was raining and I nearly missed the shot

Salty Tongue

It must be psychological, reading the word salty made me thirsty . . .  I nearly went in

Five for Twenty

If you need a cheap T-shirt, then this is the place

Gotta Move-A

Sofa ?

Who ya gonna call ?

Wrenches

If you worked in a shipyard, you would need wrenches like these

Fiat 500

I was trying to grab a shot of the yellow Fiat 500, but I got distracted by the white umbrella

The Note

This is Hit me with your best Shot Friday   (info)

 

Found discarded in a parking lot . . .     I was curious and went over to read what it said

Railway Trestle

    North Arm Fraser River, Richmond BC

I travel past here all the time, but today I stopped . . .

Brockton Point Lighthouse

I really wanted to go down these stairs, but the problem would be walking back up

Yellow and Red

I've been here many times over many years and I've never seen those cranes in operation

Makin' Faces

   Morton Park, English Bay, Vancouver BC  (info here)

Laughing with the laughing statues on a warm summer day a couple of years ago

Snack Time

Fight or starve . . .

My Bike

     Summer 2011

I used to ride my bike all over town.  This was in a lane in the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood

Solo

You would be hard pressed to find dock space during the Summer.

Out for dinner

It was March 5th.  We were out for a special dinner   "some one's Birthday" . . .

Alaska Queen II

Crab traps being readied for a new season

Vacancy

It's not often that I go downtown on a week night . . .

Bridges & Pier

The Burrard Bridge (front) and Granville Bridge (behind) with more signs of Spring.   The UBC rowing club has just returned from a training session

Time to get your Spring ON ! Challenge

Dar,  Princess Scooterpie issued a Blog Challenge     click here

Time to get your Spring ON:

Not much Spring happening around here.   Snow storm overnight and now rain.  BUT the buds are starting to grow . . .

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Hit me with your best shot  Week 4:   Challenge  HERE       (thanks to Toad Mama)

Nearly move in ready    .  .  .

Lincoln City Beach

    Lincoln City, Oregon                                                                         September, 2012

Food Vendor

    Food Vendor, Granville Island, Vancouver BC

They make very tasty hamburgers here.  I was very tempted to order one but I have will power . . .

The Handrails

This is the Granville Bridge as viewed from the South Bank of False Creek on Granville Island.

I couldn't help myself.   I was mesmerized by those blue handrails

Before the Storm

    Sony NEX-5n.                  3 raw  +/- 2EV  and tone mapped, slightly over saturated

I managed to get to Granville Island before rain storms and nearly got run down by a car as I was kneeling down for this photo.   Luckily the car waited . . .