Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Shadows


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


Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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


Sunday, April 27, 2014

A gentle friend


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


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Brolly's


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


Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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 . . .


Sunday, April 20, 2014

For Felines only


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


Friday, April 18, 2014

Yeee Hawwww


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



Thursday, April 17, 2014

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


Friday, April 11, 2014

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



Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Salty Tongue


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



Saturday, April 5, 2014

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Wrenches


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


Sunday, March 30, 2014

Fiat 500


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


Friday, March 28, 2014

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


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Railway Trestle

    North Arm Fraser River, Richmond BC

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



Sunday, March 23, 2014

Brockton Point Lighthouse


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


Saturday, March 22, 2014

Yellow and Red


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


Thursday, March 20, 2014

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


Sunday, March 16, 2014

My Bike

     Summer 2011

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


Saturday, March 15, 2014

Solo


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


Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Out for dinner


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


Saturday, March 8, 2014

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

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


Sunday, March 2, 2014

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 . . .


Saturday, March 1, 2014

Display Home

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


Nearly move in ready    .  .  .


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Lincoln City Beach


    Lincoln City, Oregon                                                                         September, 2012


Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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 . . .


Monday, February 24, 2014

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


Saturday, February 22, 2014

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 . . .