Summer Traditions for Late June and July in Vancouver
Under normal circumstances we stay home during Vancouver’s summer and spend our time at all the great festivals. This year we’re staying home as usual but all the festivals have […]
Category Archives: BC
Opuntia, the Prickly Pear Cactus, with Edible Paddles and Fruit
The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia), with its distinctive oval paddles dotted with spines, flowers and fruits, prefers the arid lands of Las Americas. A wild Prickly Pear cactus growing on […]
Art Unexpected: Driftwood
My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]
Okanogan Lake in the Winter
Some moods of Okanogan Lake in the winter. The historic Gellatly Nut Farm in West Kelowna, BC, Canada. I have to say that maybe my camera was cold as it […]
Favourite Photos of 2019
It takes a lot of time to go through a year’s worth of photos but it’s an exercise that’s well worth it – I see now I need to start […]
Aqua Glacial Waters of the Three Joffre Lakes
There are three Joffre Lakes, all of them turquoise from glacial till, and as you go upwards, each is more stunning than the one below. The moderately difficult trail to the […]
Nairn Falls Up Past Whistler, BC
Nairn Falls, located on the Duffey Lake Road (Hwy 99), BC, has an easy trail to its turbulent glacial waters along with a Provincial Park Campground. Giant Banana Slug on […]
Vancouver’s Chinatown
Favourite shots of Vancouver’s Chinatown over the years… 1974. This is the year I made my first trip to Chinatown in a photo class. Chinese herbalist preparing a prescription. The exotic smells […]
An Urban Walk Around False Creek South in Vancouver
I have been testing out a series of walks to take my cousin on when she arrives in Vancouver next month. Although I’m still in the process of organizing everything […]
That Old House, Chemainus 1952-59
Editor/Daughter’s Note: In my Dad’s journals of his memories he talks about moving with Mom into their not-so dream home in Chemainus. That Old House. If the T.V. program ‘This […]
