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20Nov/116

Have a Seat… If You Can Find It

How fun! Tons and tons of leaves to play in as far as the eye can see! Who knows what kind of buried treasures could lie beneath.

Tagged as: autumn, bench, collecting, colours, covered, fall, fallen, leaves, park, path, raking, tons, trees, walk 6 Comments

5Jun/112

Walk (Trot) This Way

I know horses are smart, but didn't know they can read too. Going across the Causeway at Stanley Park is tricky enough, so good thing there's signs for everybody.

Tagged as: Bridge, direction, Humour, Nature, park, path, Signs, trail, walking 2 Comments

7Oct/102

A Couple Hours Around Kelowna Gets You…

... boating, feeding some ducks, taking the dog out, swimming, eating out, walking the boardwalk, watching the birds at the lagoon sanctuary, crossing paths with some deer, enjoying the lake vista... And that's just what part of an afternoon gives you. A whole day can be exhausting.

Tagged as: Animals, birds, blue heron, boardwalk, buildings, canoe, deer, dog, duck, fountain, Kelowna, lagoon, movie, paddling, park, People, recreation, relaxation, rowing, sailboat, scenery, Sculpture, socialize, the dolphins, video, walk, water, wildlife 2 Comments

22Aug/104

Drool in the Pool

And you thought you only had to worry about others peeing in the pool:

Tagged as: Animals, cute, dog, drinking, hot, Humour, park, pet, pool, slobber, summer, thirsty, walk, water 4 Comments

7Apr/100

Okanagan Mountain Park Fire 7 Years Later

Effects from the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire of 2003 are still visible along the Myra Canyon Trail. The green of some spruce here alongside a hollow stand of burnt trees serve as a visible reminder of the fire that evacuated 27,000 people.

Tagged as: forest fire, landscape, Nature, okanagan mountain, park, path, trail, trees, walk No Comments

2Apr/100

Granny Smith

I was expecting to see a park filled with apple trees given this park sign (i.e. the granny smith apple variety). Then I read that the commemoration of this park in Port Coquitlam was to an actual Granny Dorothy Smith. Good thing the A&W Restaurant sign in the background wasn't advertising the Granny burger instead of the Papa burger. That just wouldn't have been appropriate.

Tagged as: a&w, apples, burgers, commemorate, granny smith, Humour, park, People, Signs No Comments

30Mar/1011

Vancouver Superdogs Material

Inspired by all the Superdogs shows I've seen at the Pacific National Exhibition, I had fun practicing some action shots of a dog I met at McLean Park on the weekend. Wally is a Golden Lab / Pitbull / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix that was adopted from the Vancouver pound. Between the slobber and the rain I needed a good towel off afterwards, as did Wally:

Tagged as: Animals, catch, dogs, flying disc, frisbee, jumping, park, play, rain, Sports 11 Comments

14Mar/103

Bathroom Humour, Outhouse Version

Admittedly, I enjoy bathroom humour. Derby Reach Provincial Park is the only park in the Greater Vancouver area that has overnight vehicle/tent camping. During my recent visit, I noticed somebody enter the outhouse above with a bit of haste. He was in there a while. Must have been a bad hot dog or marshmallow roasted over the campfire. I was hoping to catch him as he was exiting the commode, albeit not at the extravagant lengths these guys went to:

Tagged as: bathroom, bathroom humour, campfire, camping, derby reach provincial park, Humour, Nature, outhouse, outhouse prank, park, People, recreation, woods 3 Comments

9Mar/101

Pretty in Pink

The cherry blossoms are out, so that means it's Spring. The colours were remarkable against a clear blue sky. My allergies are telling me Spring has sprung too... achoo!

Tagged as: allergies, blooming, cherry blossom, Flowers, Nature, park, pink, pollen, spring, trees 1 Comment

6Mar/102

Seagulls on the Seawall

If you enjoy parks, trees, outdoor recreation and the like then Stanley Park is probably one of the places in Vancouver you visit if you're a tourist, or frequent if you're a local. The seagulls here are spending their rainy Sunday morning sitting on the Stanley Park Seawall, which is a 20+km path along Vancouver's waterfront from the Convention Centre on Burrard Inlet (Coal Harbour), around Stanley Park past the Lions Gate Bridge, and into the English Bay Promenade. Bring your walking shoes, a bicycle or rollerblades and a picnic lunch to experience the purest form of nature in the middle of the city.
Map sourced from Vancouver Entertainment

Tagged as: bicycling, burrard inlet, english bay, lions gate bridge, map, Nature, park, paths, promenade, recreation, seawall, stanley park, tourist, trails, walking, water, waterfront 2 Comments

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