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It is great to have a small getaway trip with my high school friends. The last time I skied in Whistler was many years ago. Most of the time, my friends and I would go to Big White as it was much cheaper to book a condo there.
This is also my first time bringing a camera to ski with me. I was thinking to bring two lenses with me (XF16-55 and XF50-140mm). Unfortunately, my backpack was too big for the chairlift so I decided to bring a sling bag with one lens. In the end, I made the right choice of bringing XF50-140mm. It provided so much reach to get the shots I wanted.
Location: Whistler, BC
Absolutely love these owls, such beautiful creatures.
~ This largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight.
Body sizes are, 20 to 28 in in height (52 to 71 cm) with their wingspan 4.2 to 4.8 ft (1.3 to 1.5 m), weight averages between
3.5 to 6.5 lbs (1.6 to 3 kg).
Most remain within their breeding grounds year-round, while others migrate in winter to southern Canada and the northern half of the States.
Interestingly these owls are not nocturnal and hunt day and night preferring wide open areas as opposed to heavily forested areas. ~
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Maquabeak Park, Coquitlam, BC, Canada YesterEve 12-16-2013 • Instagram • Twitter • Facebook • Google+ • Tumbler • Pinterest • About Me ►►► All Photos ©SeaSide Signs ◄◄◄ Dorothy "Maquabeak" Francis (1912 – 1990)
Dorothy was given the powerful Saulteaux name “Maquabeak” - which translates best into English as “Bear Sitting Woman”, by her elders. She was one of Canada’s great Aboriginal teachers.Through her grandmother's teaching and her years at residential school, Maquabeak's childhood inspired a lifelong struggle to reconcile cultures that led her to the Bahá'í faith and cultural preservation. Though she was physically unimposing, Maquabeak's voice crossed the nation through a series of radio and TV programs. She told stories and sang, introducing the Saulteaux language and culture throughout Canada. She worked to teach children about their heritage and provided social programs and information for young people of First Nations descent. Through arts and crafts, dance and philosophy at the Indian Friendship Centre in Winnipeg, a Native Spirituality program for British Columbia correctional facilities, and her social and spiritual work, Dorothy Francis lived a life that inspired change on local, provincial and national levels beyond her death in 1990. She received the Order of Canada (1978) for work in education, activism and cultural preservation in Western Canada.
Don Island (Oikawa-jima) & Lion Island (Sato-jima), Richmond, BC, 02-04-2014 READ MORE • About Me • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Google+ • Tumbler • Pinterest
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In this photo (from left to right) Don Island (Oikawa-jima), Lion Island (Sato-jima), Lafarge Cement Plant (Since '57) and Shelter Island Marina.
In the late 1890's, Steveston fisherman Soemon Sato wrote to Jinzaburo Oikawa in Japan, telling of the rich salmon harvest of the Fraser River. Salmon was canned and shipped to Europe but the eggs, or suzuko, a much prized delicacy to the Japanes, was discarded. On August 3, 1898, Oikawa left for Canada to see the rich salmon harvests and prized suzuko for himself. He stablished a colony at Sudbury, then moved it to Don Island and Lion Island where the Ewan Cannery was located. They called the islands Oikawa and Sato.
In 1906, Oikawa chartered the 196 ton, three-masted sailing ship Suian Maru to bring 82 more Japanese settlers to add to the colony at Oikawa and Sato Islands. They arrived off the coast of Vancouver Island, via the Bering Sea and Alaska, on October 19, 1906. They disembarked near Victoria on foot because they did not have proper exit permits from Japan. Strangely dressed, they were soon apprehended. However, there were many jobs available on the railroads and in the fishery, with the assistance of the Japanese Consul they were soon released to settle in Canada.
The Japanese communities on Oikawa and Sato Islands flourished until the Japanese were forced into internment camps in 1942 during World War II.
Today, a plaque commemorating the voyage's centennial stands on the Richmond shoreline overlooking the islands.
If you reeeeally want to learn more about these islands... Google "renaming don and lion island richmond bc" # Nerd
Image of the sunset was taken from Kits Beach in beautiful Vancouver BC.
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One of my first ever long exposures! You can find me on Instagram @takeonemedia.ca or visit my website with the same name :)
Image was taken from Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond, BC.
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