Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

~ Windhy Puspitadewi

I use filter and modified the tones of the original photo. I hope you like it.

Une photo du pont au-dessus dela la riviere Pitt à Port Coquitlam (CB).

Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.

~ Thomas Mann

I took this at Minnekhada Park last week. We were going to go for a hike there, but the trails were skating rinks, and I didn't bring my skates :(

But driving out of the park, the sunlight shone through the trees, and it was worth every minute of getting all the way out there.

I think many of us know the feeling :)

Many people find rotting wood and falling apart fences ugly, but I see beauty in them. We fall apart as we age, but there is beauty in that aging and I've learned to appreciate it.

Theme: Rust

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

The bridge is part of Highway 7, carrying Lougheed Highway across the river.

The current bridge opened on October 4, 2009.

The bridge includes a 380 m cable stay bridge structure, 126 m of multi-span approaches, a 50 m interchange structure and approximately 2 km of grade construction.

Total project cost for the bridge was $200 million. Wikipedia

No matter where you are, there's something about a sunset that makes everything around you look even more beautiful.

I invite you to visit my Night and Twilight album: www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157649684655761

Thanks so much for your visits. Each and every, visit, comment and fave are always so very appreciated.

~Christie

Pitt River Bridge, opened in 2009. This newer bridge was built higher, replaced an old swing bridge.

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

I truly appreciate your kind words and would like to thank-you all, for your overwhelming support.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen ❤

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy.

Christie

** Best experienced in full screen

I present to you the underside of the Pitt River Bridge.

It's common to drive over, but not too many people have the opportunity to pass under and view the flip side.

Steel girders and concrete seem to be the foundation to this Cable-Stayed Bridge that was built in 2009

Image captured by boat.

Please find attached a view of the deck on a pretty sunset evening:

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/34912614491/in/photol...

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Canada

Best experienced in full screen! Thanks for peeking !

~C

These seedheads reminded me of baby birds in a nest, beaks wide open, waiting for food :)

A rustic boardwalk leading to and fro a dock on the Fraser River

Port Coquitlam

British Columbia

Canada

I appreciate each and every visit, comment and fave. Thanks for your feedback.

Happy Fence Friday - HFF

Kind regards,

~Christie

**Best experienced in full screen

Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge crossing the Pitt River Bridge

Port Coquitlam to the left / Pitt Meadows, right

British Columbia, Canada

Captured by boat - boat wake and spray coming under the bridge.

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks

~Christie

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy.

Christie

** Best experienced in full screen

4.52: Abandoned

Check out Charlotte's www.flickr.com/photos/111778568@N06/31629464604/in/contacts/

and Kelley's www.flickr.com/photos/kelleycheung/32330076341/in/datepos...

shots of the same building

The foundation for Port Coquitlam’s trail network is the Traboulay PoCo Trail, a 25.3 kilometre route that encircles the community. This flat walking and cycling trail is suitable for exploring at any time of the year.

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Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks,

~Christie by the river

*Best experienced in full screen

Pitt River Bridge

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

I have included below an earlier capture of the same bridge at a different perspective.

Thanks for visiting

~Christie

The Golden Ears after a fresh snow fall with the city of Coquitlam in the foreground.

Pitt River Bridge

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

Thanks for visiting

~Christie

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

The bridge is part of Highway 7, carrying Lougheed Highway across the river.

The current bridge opened on October 4, 2009.

The bridge includes a 380 m cable stay bridge structure, 126 m of multi-span approaches, a 50 m interchange structure and approximately 2 km of grade construction.

Total project cost for the bridge was $200 million. Wikipedia

No matter where you are, there's something about a sunset that makes everything around you look even more beautiful.

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Something that you might say in order to put someone's mind at rest.

An old expression that means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens

I invite you to visit my Night and Twilight album: www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157649684655761

Thanks so much for your visits. Each and every, visit, comment and fave are always so very appreciated.

~Christie

**Note: I could have balanced this one better, but I preferred to include the entire picture...which included that little ball on the wire to the left :)

A male Audubon's.

This was taken right after the rain.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

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Aurika, derelict left abandoned on the banks of the Pitt River.

She has sat there alone and decaying for the best part of the last two years.

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Canada

Slowly making a move along the pond.

Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

A delight to see him out after the snow storm.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Female.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Found this one mixed with some White-crowned ones.

Blakeburn Lagoons.

This guy caught his dinner just as the sun was setting.

Happy New Year to all my Flickr friends!

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Green Heron.

This youngster caught a tadpole with ease.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

~ view in large ~

Mount Coquitlam, BC, Canada. Kodak T-MAX simulation.

This is a female with yellow eyes. These are tiny little birds that usually come in flock.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Adding the 1.4x extender does affect the sharpness and drop the keep rate, but I'd take it with some luck.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Mount Baker

A male Gadwall duck.

He caught what appeared to be a tadpole.

DeBoville Slough, Port Coquitlam, BC.

MIsty morning on the Pitt River.

A fast moving bird that doesn't seem to stop for longer than a second or two.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

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It was another terrific day, though cool. The wild fields at Castle Park are mostly flat from the snow last week, but this clump of grass managed to remain vertical even as it blows gently in the breeze.

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Came across two of them hunting in the open.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

Even with some smoke in the air, a bit of heaven.

The Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?lang=En&n=684cac2d-1 is a short paddle across the Pitt River from the Pitt Lake boat launch.

Thank you, your views, favs and comments are greatly appreciated!

This is a male with dark eyes.

These are tiny little birds that usually come in flock.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

A young Green Heron gliding above the pond.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

First sighting of the year.

I don't seem to be able to find these guys this year at the lagoons where I saw them from time to time last year.

Port Coquitlam, BC.