Flying High
These guys caught me off guard in trying to get the right lens on my camera in time to get a half-decent photo while traveling down the highway past Hope. Apparently this is called aerotowing. The tow plane was likely towing the glider to the place and height where the glider pilot would have released the rope. I couldn't stick around long enough to confirm this is what happened though.
Climbing the Walls
I have trouble enough with recreational wall climbing, nevermind what would be rock climbing the real deal here. Don't leave the carabiner clips and chalk at home for this one.
Quails’ Gate
The famed winery Quails' Gate in West Kelowna is aptly named after these birds. Quails have been caught red-handed in West Kelowna eating fresh greens in peoples' gardens without an invitation. They are rarely seen in flight and generally run or flee as their method of moving about. They're like fugitive birds on the lam, most likely from angry gardeners.
This Spaniel Could Not Be More Bored
I've never seen a dog look so unimpressed as this Spaniel did while traveling Highway 1 just outside of Bridal Falls in the back of a pick-up truck. Sitting in the bed of a truck going 120 km/hr down the highway would instill a bit more excitement in me than apparently in this dog, but I guess after you've done it a handful of times as I'm sure Spaniel here has, the sense of wild abandon must lose its shine.
Okanagan Sun
The pine trees in the foreground are a good indication that this picture originated from the Interior region of British Columbia. It is a Sunday sunrise over Okanagan Lake.
An Almond Revealed
The squirrels usually get to all the nuts first and steal them away, but almonds are a hard nut to crack so the squirrels tend to leave the almond tree alone. Here's the stages of how the almonds you snack on get from the tree to your snacking bowl:
Wind-Powered Levitation
The gusts of wind were prevalent enough for this boater to catch some serious air in English Bay last weekend. It's only his rudder touching the water in this shot.
Lifesize Architectural Scale Model
You know those miniature scale models of cityscapes that architects create in order to help them sell a building project? Well, this isn't one of those despite it looking like one... to me anyhow. I took this photo of the actual city through the front windshield while crossing over False Creek in Vancouver. Now if only I could figure out how to make photos of money look real enough to use to buy one of the condo units pictured here!
The Mighty Cedar
I expected to see a family of Smurfs living in this tree trunk because it was perfect, like a work of art. It is a remnant from one of the many giant cedars that grow on the West Coast. This was close to Twin Falls in Lynn Canyon, which has a giant-redwood-forest feel to it. One could easily mistake many parts of BC for California.
Happy Scissors
There's a few things to make fun of on this sign for a local strip mall, but it's the silly establishment name of "Happy Scissors" that caught my attention. I guess it's better than calling the shop "Disgruntled Scissors". That would just scare people away.
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