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Enjoyed a wonderful drive through the Fraser Valley on a gorgeous sunny, warm spring day. The fields of tulips, even in this rather small one, were simply breathtaking especially with this snow-capped mountain backdrop.
Near the Vedder Canal in Chilliwack (British Columbia, Canada)
Landing Stage, Dutch Coast
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Seven ships from the Royal Canadian Navy and Maritime Forces Pacific sail in to Burrard Dry Dock Pier near Lonsdale Quay today.
The vessels will kick off Fleet Weekend, a three-day event to raise awareness of the navy’s capabilities as well as job opportunities. [The public can view active naval vessels & enjoy tours and displays from 9- a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday]
Ships in attendance include the HMCS Vancouver, HMCS Calgary, HMCS Brandon, HMCS Edmonton, and three Orca Class patrol training vessels.
Summarized from Nick Laba / North Shore News - Apr 29, 2022 / 10:29 am article.
Each of the 1,000 columns that make up the colonnade surrounding [and including] the inner courtyard is inlaid with semi-precious stone flowers.
"Our" Canadian Geese have returned and are fighting among themselves for the right to nest on our acreage. The lake is still frozen but is slowly beginning to melt.
So strange that there is no snow!
The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest bridge in the world until the opening of the new Bay Bridge in California.[3][4][5]
The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction. Wikipedia
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McLaughlins were Buicks built in Canada. They became the choice of English Royalty after Edward The Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) and Prince George (George VI) toured Canada in a McLaughlin.
Captured on a lovely summer's day on Bluebird Estates.
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The exterior of the building features layered stonework in contrasting colours: white Calissane limestone alternates with green sandstone from Golfolina near Florence. Marble and pictorial mosaics in various colours decorate the upper church. A 35 m (115 ft) double staircase leads to a drawbridge, granting access to the crypt and, via another set of stairs, to the church's main entrance.
Captured this autumn series after a dismal, rainy morning turned into a glorious sunny afternoon.
Ideally situated on a peninsula at the northwestern edge of downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park is one of the city's main tourist destinations, attracting approximately 8 million visitors each year. Featuring lovely beaches, miles of well-maintained paved and dirt trails, Canada's largest aquarium and an array of can't-miss kid-friendly spots (including a pool, water park, miniature railway and more), this 400-hectare (1,000-acre) haven is recognized as one of the greatest urban parks in the world.
As Vancouver's first park, with its ever-blooming gardens, pristine coastal areas and roughly 500,000 cedar, fir and hemlock trees, Stanley Park has continued to live up to its "greenspace" designation for almost 130 years. For these reasons and more, this tranquil oasis is the perfect city escape.
The Vieux Port represents the birthplace of Marseilles. This is where the city began as a Greek port around 600 BC. Surrounded by serene blue waters, the Old Port is located in the west of Marseilles near the Canebière boulevard. A stroll around this ancient harbor gives visitors a feel for the thriving Mediterranean atmosphere of Marseilles. The lively waterfront is a focal point for tourists, and many say that this area is the best place to find authentic bouillabaisse, the flavorful seafood stew that is a specialty of Marseille. On the east side of the harbor, the Quai des Belges hosts a fish market every morning. Once an important commercial port, the Vieux Port is now used primarily by fishing boats and sports craft. The Old Port is also the launching point for the ferries that sail to two popular tourist destinations: the Château d'If and the Calanques near Cassis [planetware.com]
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard), in French for Marseille’s citizens “la bonne mère” (the good (holy) mother), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol.
The nave's interior is 32.7 m long and 14 m wide. Each side chapel measures 3.8 m by 5.4 m. The interior is decorated with 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft) of mosaics as well as alternating red and white marble columns and pilasters. Espérandieu wanted a subtle red that would harmonise with the mosaics and not clash too much with the whiteness of the Carrara marble. Jules Cantini, the marble worker, discovered such a red marble with yellow and white veins in the commune of La Celle near Brignoles, Var. For parts higher up, plaster—i.e. reconstituted marble—was used.
The mosaics were created between 1886 and 1892 by the Mora company from Nimes. The tesserae came from Venice and were manufactured by craftsmen at the height of their art. Each panel comprises nearly ten thousand tesserae per square metre, which means that the basilica contains approximately 12 million small squares of 1 to 2 cm2 (0.31 sq in). The floors are covered with approximately 380 m2 (4,100 sq ft) of Roman mosaics with geometric patterns [Wikipedia.org]
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard), in French for Marseille’s citizens “la bonne mère” (the good (holy) mother), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it was the most visited site in Marseille. It was built on the foundations of an ancient fort at the highest natural point in Marseille, a 149 m (489 ft) limestone outcropping on the south side of the Old Port of Marseille.
Construction of the basilica began in 1852 and lasted for 21 years. It was originally an enlargement of a medieval chapel, but was transformed into a new structure at the request of Father Bernard, the chaplain. The plans were made and developed by the architect Henri-Jacques Espérandieu. It was consecrated while still unfinished on June 5, 1864.
The basilica consists of a lower church or crypt in the Romanesque style, carved from the rock, and an upper church of Neo-Byzantine style decorated with mosaics. A square 41 m (135 ft) bell tower topped by a 12.5 m (41 ft) belfry supports a monumental 11.2 m (37 ft) statue of the Madonna and Child made of copper gilded with gold leaf [wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_la_Garde]
Our concept for the regeneration of park proposes the creation of a People’s Platform for the Garnethill community, in which the residents can share their skills, enterprises, knowledge, talents and attributes. Through the creation of a space in which the surrounding community can showcase who they are, the identity of the area will emerge, re-establishing the park as the people’s space. For this movement to occur we understand that the involvement of the community is essential. Our proposal therefore suggests a series of steps towards realising the park’s potential and has not been dictated by the architects and engineers.
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Proposal for a creative learning institute at the Altyre Estate, Forres, Moray. Drawing from research and investigation into learning methods, the center aims to facilitate individual learning through Craft and communal learning through Horticulture. The architecture aimed to create a series of spaces to encourage both types of learning whilst overlapping to allow for collaboration. It also draws on traditional Scottish vernaculars, whilst attempting to create meaningful connections with the existing buildings of the site.
The Vieux Port represents the birthplace of Marseilles. This is where the city began as a Greek port around 600 BC. Surrounded by serene blue waters, the Old Port is located in the west of Marseilles near the Canebière boulevard. A stroll around this ancient harbor gives visitors a feel for the thriving Mediterranean atmosphere of Marseilles. The lively waterfront is a focal point for tourists, and many say that this area is the best place to find authentic bouillabaisse, the flavorful seafood stew that is a specialty of Marseille. On the east side of the harbor, the Quai des Belges hosts a fish market every morning. Once an important commercial port, the Vieux Port is now used primarily by fishing boats and sports craft. The Old Port is also the launching point for the ferries that sail to two popular tourist destinations: the Château d'If and the Calanques near Cassis [planetware.com]
3rd session happened this friday. trevor got almost all the leaves done now, thankfully. damn there were a lot of them ;) 2 weeks until we start on the flowers
artist is Trevor Shea, seenoevil.ca/