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A San Francisco style trolley cruises up Water Street near Cambie in Gastown. Captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ Throwback 12/5/16
It's snowing today in Vancouver!
Happy Boxing Day
A beautiful day with an explosive evening in the fun city of White Rock, British Columbia. Loads of people flocked to the "City by the Sea" to enjoy this annual celebration. Spectators lined the shores of Semiahmoo Bay and Canada's longest pier to watch the dazzling display of fireworks.
Looking west over the bay, over the White Rock Pier, over West Beach to the beautiful neighbourhood of Ocean Park. To the left of me, the Canada/United States International Border which splits the bay.
For safety reasons, no one was allowed between me and the pier as the pyrotechnics were launching from the shore by the white rock.
Captured at twilight from East Beach in the beach city of White Rock British Columbia, Canada ~ July 1, 2023 π¨π¦
Lights, camera and action on Granville Island last night. Home to performing arts theatres, art galleries, a marina, a boutique hotel, dining, shopping but most well known for it's large Public Market. A great place for the romantic at heart. Captured from underneath the Granville Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ July 22, 2016
I recognize this feeling.
Happy Fence Friday. I came across this paper mache sculpture as I was on a walk past Kitsilano Pool/Showboat last weekend. It has both 'Lupo' and '#Belovedghosts' written on it. I love spontaneous art and this certainly caught my eye.
Then I looked it up and discovered this is the work of a local artist, Lupo: www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-street-ar...
"I have been making sculptures in memory of people who have passed away and whose lives are being erased and forgotten. I have been placing these around the city, both to resist their erasure and to reach out to the many others who are grieving or hurting. Please be safe people."Lupo/@lupo.artwork/Instagram
Snapped on iPhone.
From Hastings Sunrise at New Brighton Park in the northeast corner of Vancouver. Looking across Vancouver Harbour, you can see the Lonsdale Quay sign in North Vancouver, the British Properties in West Vancouver and the slopes of Cypress Provincial Park. Captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ June 6, 2016 βοΈ
Astrophotographers on the dock at Porteau Cove capturing a very active Aurora Borealis over Squamish and reflecting off the Howe Sound. Throwback to Porteau Cove Provincial Park, Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 8, 2016
Blue hour along the Seawall in Stanley Park. A bicyclist passes Siwash Rock with headlights on. In the distance you can see Ambleside Beach, the sports field illuminating the trees, and houses in the hills of West Vancouver. Shot from Third Beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 1, 2016 π
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Snow flurries in the heart historic Gastown. A pedestrian clears the sidewalk with their luggage just outside the The Lamplighter Public House. Captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ A throwback to the first day it started snowing in the fall on December 5, 2016 and today March 5, 2017 (three months later) Vancouver is getting another big dump of snow. YIPPEEEEEE!!! βοΈ
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The Norwegian Joy waits until low tide to pass underneath the Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge. The height of this bridge deck is 61m (200ft) while the air-draft (highest point of the ship) of the Norwegian Joy is 58m (190ft). There are navigational aids on the ship, on shore and on the bridge. Real-time air gap and tide/current monitors as well as tug escorts help guide the ship through. It's one of the largest cruise ships in the world. West Vancouver's Ambleside in the distance. Captured at the start of morning blue hour from 2.25km away at Brockton Point in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ October 6, 2019 π
Autumn leaves dress the cobblestone streets of historic Gastown. There's always magic in the air here but the colourful fall vibes make it much more enchanting. Captured from the corner of Abbott and Water Street in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada ~ November 13, 2020 π
A foggy Saturday morning sunrise and the summer opening up at Grouse Mountain Resort this past weekend. Looking up from a cranberry farm on Lulu Island, over Vancouver, to the "Peak of Vancouver" (on the left) with snow still on it's ski runs. Captured from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 20, 2017 π
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Sleeping seaplanes on a spectrum of light in front of the Vancouver Convention Centre and Canada Place. Dreaming at Coal Harbour from the Stanley Park Seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 29, 2016 πΌ
A sparkly g'day from our bruthas and sistas from Team Australia. I think they raised the bar in the Honda Celebration of Light - Day 2 of the annual multiple-day fireworks competition that attracts an estimated 1.4 million people. Looking over the reflections on English Bay at Sunset Beach,
the Burrard Bridge and Granville Island. Captured from the Seawall in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ July 27, 2016 π
Canada Day Eve and blue hour along the shores of English Bay. Canada Geese were bathing in the bay while this one goose was protecting this female Mallard duck from the other geese. Did you know the oldest known wild Canada Goose was 30 years and 4 months old? Looking across the water at the West End of Vancouver, English Bay Beach, the Bathhouse, the inukshuk and Sunset Beach. Captured from Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ June 30, 2016
Tuesday night's twilight over Burnaby Heights, Iron Workers Bridge (Second Narrows), Vancouver Harbour, North Vancouver, Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, Burrard Inlet, West Vancouver, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. Captured from above Burnaby Heights, Burnaby, BC 05-26-2015
Spring in full beast mode on the west coast. It didn't take long for these trees to explode with the beautiful weather we've been having. People taking @Instagram photos and family portraits in the middle of a road while cars scurry around looking for a place to park. Captured on the Arbutus Ridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ March 27, 2019 πΈ
The break of dawn over the Howe Sound and Porteau Bluffs. The exposed rock face you see here was the site of the landslide (July 29, 2008) that sent 16,000 cubic metres of rock crashing down onto the Sea to Sky Highway below. No one was injured but this direct route from Vancouver to Whistler was blocked for 5 days while crews removed large boulders from the highway. A similar landslide occurred at these bluffs in 1965. Captured from Porteau Cove, British Columbia, Canada ~ July 2, 2017 π²
You can see some photos from the rockslide here... blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/page/172/
Thursday morning's fog bank engulfs the Lions Gate Bridge. Morning commuters drive into very low visibility and onto the north shore. Captured from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 4, 2017 βοΈ
A colourful sunset over False Creek and the Burrard Civic Marina. Looking underneath the Burrard Bridge, over English Bay, West Vancouver and beyond to the snow capped mountains in Tetrahedron Provincial Park just north of the Sunshine Coast. Captured Friday evening from Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 19, 2017
I see spring popping up everywhere even with this morning's light snowfall. That was a bit of a shocker but it certainly was cold enough and nothing phases me these days. Captured from Burnaby Heights and looking up to the crest of Capital Hill near the border of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ April 2, 2020 πΈπΈ
Massive rain clouds unloaded for hours over West Vancouver causing creeks to overflow and flooding homes. This was the moment when the setting sun broke through the clouds and sent horizontal rays of sunshine over to the north shore. Looking across English Bay at West Van from Dundarave to the Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park. Captured from Acadia Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ June 14, 2016 βοΈ
Tonight's last rays of golden sun reflect off a penthouse at the "James" condominium building in Mount Pleasant. π BC Place is lit blue for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees π Looking over Grouse Mountain to snow capped Crown Mountain. Captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ April 5, 2020 π
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I took this photo in Point Roberts one year ago on this April day, and today I'm wondering when I'll ever be able to revisit it and I imagine all the Canadians that own cottages there and all the Americans who rely on us Canadians to shop there are all feeling sadness, we miss each other, its so strange, its so close to us and yet we can't go there ... sigh.
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Early Monday morning astrophotographers on the dock at Porteau Cove Provincial Park (situated on the most southerly fjord in North America) Mars reflects off the Howe Sound and Saturn is in the upper left of this photo. Captured at Porteau Cove, Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada ~ June 6, 2016 π