tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88642301248000384472024-02-19T00:01:02.461-08:00Lorelei Bennett PhotographyLoreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-58725240105585707392013-11-10T23:05:00.001-08:002013-11-10T23:48:52.602-08:00Project 10 | November [hands]Okay, I'll admit it. This one gave me a lot of trouble. Not so much because of the subject matter but because of life. I had plans for this subject but life kept throwing things at me this month. Some of it good (like the new laptop but installing programs took a while and I still haven't found my fonts!) and some pretty hard to take. So things didn't exactly pan out as planned. Such is life. I ended up taking pictures over several days but did manage to finish the project! And I'm pretty happy with the results, overall. Maybe not quite what I envisioned but that's nothing new. Hopefully next month will be more cooperative!<br />
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With that said, my thought for this project was the creativity of our hands. We do so much with our hands but nothing inspires me more than the things we create with our hands. Whether it's decorating cupcakes, knitting, or painting among the prosaic moments of eating and other necessities, we create. And creation in any form is inspiring and fun! <br />
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(The pictures of kids hands aren't just of the monster's hands. They're from a halloween party he went to with a bunch of his friends. Chaos! Fun but chaos. The knitter is my Mom, they hand on the keyboard is my own when I was working on my NaNo word count, the painter is unknown, and the pizza eater is a friend of mine. Finally, anyone who knows me know how much I love nail polish. The manicure picture is what I created for my nails for Halloween this year.)<br />
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Make sure you head over to <a href="http://samanthakingphotography.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/hands-10-on-10-challenge/" target="_blank">Samantha King's </a>blog to check out her amazing take on the project! <br />
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<br />Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-63872736582375667822013-10-10T00:10:00.001-07:002013-10-10T09:36:21.222-07:00Project 10 | October [a day in the life]And here we are, October 10th and time for this month's Project 10. The theme this month was "a day in the life" and once again, I found it harder than I had expected. I don't think pictures of me cleaning and running errands would be all that fascinating. I could do pictures of my son but somehow that didn't seem exactly the right way to go. Pictures of my dogs would have involved a lot of sleeping. <br />
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An idea finally occurred to me as it was coming down to the wire. So, I introduce a day in the life of my little monster's favourite stuffy, Blue. I wish I could tell you where Blue came from for sure but I strongly suspect my Mom bought it for him. I do know that he's a Ty plushie from 2007 and he was part of the stuffy collection for a while before the monster chose him as the favourite. And Blue's Clues is the reason for the choice. For those of you who don't know, Blue on Blue's Clues is a blue puppy with blue markings and floppy ears. Our Blue is white with blue markings but that doesn't matter a bit to the monster. He plays Blue's Clues with his Blue but it's more than that. He would happily take Blue everywhere with him and he tries. I'm constantly pulling Blue out of his school backpack and more than a few times out from under his shirt because, you know, that's sneaky. *lol*<br />
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So, I hope you enjoy and please be sure to head over to <a href="http://samanthakingphotography.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/day-in-the-life-10-on-10-challenge/" target="_blank">Samantha's Blog</a> to see her take on the challenge!<br />
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<br />Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-36385079523166766252013-09-09T14:25:00.000-07:002013-10-10T00:11:51.233-07:00Project 10 | September [endings]So our first theme for our Project 10 was endings. We certainly could have picked an easier theme. Oh, endings sounds easy enough in some respects but I actually found it very difficult. I had a few ideas and tossed them out as just not working. Finally I was flipping through my photo file folder, searching for inspiration when the theme that I went with finally occurred to me.<br />
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I love taking pictures of the old buildings on the assorted farm lands in our area. Just the way they're fading away, falling apart, and weathering. The texture and feel of them appeals to me in so many ways. And with endings of our themes, I finally knew what I needed to do for my project 10! Here's hoping that I was successful!<br />
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Be sure to head on over to <a href="http://samanthakingphotography.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/endings-10-on-10-challenge/" target="_blank">Samantha's Blog</a> to see how she interpreted the theme for this month!<br />
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<br />Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-71564073189255103242013-08-08T12:44:00.000-07:002013-08-08T12:44:28.557-07:00A New Leaf... This blog has been languishing for such a long time as I turned to Facebook for my photography posting and the Picture a Day challenge. But while I've enjoyed the challenge of a picture a day, I felt I needed a different challenge.<br />
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Which is why I'm shaking the dust off and returning to my blog to start the Project Ten with three other photography buffs! We have a word for inspiration and on the tenth of the month, we post our ten pictures that relate to that month's word.<br />
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I'm very excited for this project!Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-23139014875662993502011-05-18T22:11:00.000-07:002011-05-18T22:22:39.589-07:00Crescent BeachI picked up the monster early today and took advantage of the nice weather to take a drive out to White Rock and then Crescent Beach.<br /><br />It was beautiful out and the monster is happy any time that we can spend outside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zikvzCucsH9Zkas-EcYJviWMkM4IZFgjqWQglXYxYnOkb6CooWqUMwwCO7n5IAYbAICKSVfqmBDq8pmNRZF4Gp2-vnouYO5FjBsLdWGL3b-Kv-9HLfjdLWWXJ_kdZS4RBjzyD9PVZqIx/s1600/crescentbeach01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zikvzCucsH9Zkas-EcYJviWMkM4IZFgjqWQglXYxYnOkb6CooWqUMwwCO7n5IAYbAICKSVfqmBDq8pmNRZF4Gp2-vnouYO5FjBsLdWGL3b-Kv-9HLfjdLWWXJ_kdZS4RBjzyD9PVZqIx/s400/crescentbeach01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608292336472972194" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, it was funny as all get out that every couple of steps he took, he had to stop and get the sand out of his shoes. Again. He finally figured out it was easier to just leave them sitting on the beach and worry about it later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQiP19IO-JFg3UfVgHMByWIyHHpOK8J-oHazftulh55aSxx0C9Mye6DTfM9g0KhZLSdJi1-CUgb9YgM10n6xTyIyQKK14Ix9w2vPIDbz_GEy3OWppVsfJ6YmBRnsnK8CoL9Kaxs3U2wql/s1600/crescentbeach02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQiP19IO-JFg3UfVgHMByWIyHHpOK8J-oHazftulh55aSxx0C9Mye6DTfM9g0KhZLSdJi1-CUgb9YgM10n6xTyIyQKK14Ix9w2vPIDbz_GEy3OWppVsfJ6YmBRnsnK8CoL9Kaxs3U2wql/s400/crescentbeach02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608291272961985634" border="0" /></a><br />It was great fun. We had dinner and ate some burgers and nuggets. And the crows thought they were invited. Oddly no seagulls tonight, just a lot of determined crows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb7_N7ly8oGZ856T4qx-kKgK-kReff0RDpTlQnVq9-nKeKkbmh3vtnHv7JhFAXKeTCxGIH0ykILbItXaX7RFqhHryJmvbPEkXvBcqdZmthN_Wpm9aWhk7cgWVJLuoRRw58lS8BN2Bv92B/s1600/crescentbeach03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb7_N7ly8oGZ856T4qx-kKgK-kReff0RDpTlQnVq9-nKeKkbmh3vtnHv7JhFAXKeTCxGIH0ykILbItXaX7RFqhHryJmvbPEkXvBcqdZmthN_Wpm9aWhk7cgWVJLuoRRw58lS8BN2Bv92B/s400/crescentbeach03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608291269947782370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbPHA4_h0k0dkAD6NatGCEKr31O-0bVJcZxku0G_Ce4oyHuAI3hGI-SW54H5Ret4T5b_9XbnVl22aQ4yEP_KCjERGTzJ9rM01360kdqMQaa1WMJP1VadLzn5kmOtJqTQ_lHGj6o-wHTQ-/s1600/crescentbeach04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbPHA4_h0k0dkAD6NatGCEKr31O-0bVJcZxku0G_Ce4oyHuAI3hGI-SW54H5Ret4T5b_9XbnVl22aQ4yEP_KCjERGTzJ9rM01360kdqMQaa1WMJP1VadLzn5kmOtJqTQ_lHGj6o-wHTQ-/s400/crescentbeach04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608291267622307746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTP31vS04ArfStBd49TKLwt9ePE52x8AsE5u9tVWA5ubiWaJwlZOLCDeAwtdYsgrUjSRY9k1sEEpu6WWBQZhhzuJY-MjnsZO0CwZpQX1lHnmu29dOorsZfzLCziKwOoC4tk1YIopirY5D/s1600/crescentbeach05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTP31vS04ArfStBd49TKLwt9ePE52x8AsE5u9tVWA5ubiWaJwlZOLCDeAwtdYsgrUjSRY9k1sEEpu6WWBQZhhzuJY-MjnsZO0CwZpQX1lHnmu29dOorsZfzLCziKwOoC4tk1YIopirY5D/s400/crescentbeach05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608291263664534194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0PlpYR0UR11vYykSRJUngJoOf10tvn7ExX_dzkgpIaYuJcdqjUZKXA-3Xqhje1vHkq0xjFWLUMxw7vnzn6YZI7LUCfTgurnIpGsyTzMgOcnBL1oCGwVuqAjplaY2Exq8bb2SiR2dmoLq/s1600/crescentbeach06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0PlpYR0UR11vYykSRJUngJoOf10tvn7ExX_dzkgpIaYuJcdqjUZKXA-3Xqhje1vHkq0xjFWLUMxw7vnzn6YZI7LUCfTgurnIpGsyTzMgOcnBL1oCGwVuqAjplaY2Exq8bb2SiR2dmoLq/s400/crescentbeach06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608291263345048514" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-90059974048430122622011-05-18T21:18:00.001-07:002011-05-18T21:23:39.034-07:00A Stroll along the Bay...I drove into Tsawwassen yesterday to take a walk along the other side of Boundary Bay. It was a beautiful day and I had a really good walk.<br /><br />I found a bench to settle on along the way and relaxed back a bit, reading a book for a while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcWOx_u1DNk7nbLlGSGGnjJMc51bBYHWktQ5fOjSFNPmDfUHs_OKJB0_UYmqgGJkLb4Fij0mkoSWbcOSDCZpwP1gw-eIn0Pen7t7qj4lGf02hhCA-qeLD31aNy5iV5S1ydyU7Nfno_q-3/s1600/May17-01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcWOx_u1DNk7nbLlGSGGnjJMc51bBYHWktQ5fOjSFNPmDfUHs_OKJB0_UYmqgGJkLb4Fij0mkoSWbcOSDCZpwP1gw-eIn0Pen7t7qj4lGf02hhCA-qeLD31aNy5iV5S1ydyU7Nfno_q-3/s400/May17-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608277353240998242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MoeNDpW5ha1MZZjeNpWtNGeWVIMmEUJbpEdcxkc7dk_bRkoIdEXGGSXk_bc8Ctd9Wi9uMt-mFJ8X5Dt3fuA8iIQv_62bDlkEjMTbic5kzoL6Nfan25ZHxGoa9xXI3nyhfB9ltprk0Nhj/s1600/May17-02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MoeNDpW5ha1MZZjeNpWtNGeWVIMmEUJbpEdcxkc7dk_bRkoIdEXGGSXk_bc8Ctd9Wi9uMt-mFJ8X5Dt3fuA8iIQv_62bDlkEjMTbic5kzoL6Nfan25ZHxGoa9xXI3nyhfB9ltprk0Nhj/s400/May17-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608277344900793378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgeTwp7Cml9Q_H3EKhgsXEXVK0RZnJIxS2yIBpwxC8sa16U0tO2nN32NVaP3FbMpzToNvcEuM3fxXPkiaSR63bOAmksvOWRGu479jFeI01WH7dKJbF3FLTcfY40RMHLWNtK5KSZBP5Y8_/s1600/May17-03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgeTwp7Cml9Q_H3EKhgsXEXVK0RZnJIxS2yIBpwxC8sa16U0tO2nN32NVaP3FbMpzToNvcEuM3fxXPkiaSR63bOAmksvOWRGu479jFeI01WH7dKJbF3FLTcfY40RMHLWNtK5KSZBP5Y8_/s400/May17-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608277347327921810" border="0" /></a><br />This bench, actually. A great view. Lots of birds to watch, the sound of the water, and a fresh breeze.<br /><br />All in all, a good day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUFjp_rk4RuhAGJasWo0SrE7Sp8S1TGg4YpY2k7HrDsZQgE8p7QUyh_yrU_bd6tUYKfP_WCdIXDkb3TPiEerWwTxZ85OQcq_ywGz6IsX7I6ipDwyzZT04RG2Uz8P8sTW88I4gmI0tvja9/s1600/137.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUFjp_rk4RuhAGJasWo0SrE7Sp8S1TGg4YpY2k7HrDsZQgE8p7QUyh_yrU_bd6tUYKfP_WCdIXDkb3TPiEerWwTxZ85OQcq_ywGz6IsX7I6ipDwyzZT04RG2Uz8P8sTW88I4gmI0tvja9/s400/137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608277342029753282" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-39074462833106084052011-05-08T18:30:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:37:44.588-07:00Mother's DaySo, yesterday we took my parents to the bird sanctuary since Dad had never been there. One of the cutest things of the day were the four little goslings being led around by their Mom and Dad. Which brings us to why it's my picture of the day today and not yesterday.<br /><br />I didn't take my camera with me. I didn't think I'd need it.<br /><br />Which is why I returned today and was lucky enough to find the little guys. I got a bunch of great pics of the little goslings as well as a host of other birds. Including a fluke shot of a humming bird.<br /><br />Whoot!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5zWNbTUkPmor58cwmeQ7t7e141HznnnOsuNV8rI-_1utSwHDIDFfav8n713wESFsLbW8YOGBIv3fqlVvXM1bR59FQMuq8fUiYNbjAMzc4xsHcISCE5BzH5-wsrg0_mGw5UYyt3XCNfL/s1600/bird06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5zWNbTUkPmor58cwmeQ7t7e141HznnnOsuNV8rI-_1utSwHDIDFfav8n713wESFsLbW8YOGBIv3fqlVvXM1bR59FQMuq8fUiYNbjAMzc4xsHcISCE5BzH5-wsrg0_mGw5UYyt3XCNfL/s400/bird06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604523636621601202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQs6taBZGLFVez-D-iYs74kruu0G1xoA6TeAPaWGGTGjYZtMvPVQMCbIM0Jm4qgic94e9hJcwwcbVwLGtwpGLerNAWQtqn4OYw9nWpTcKIjTwoculjPCeLX-DPOA0hEcF-QcdXhqCNPVa/s1600/bird01.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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I didn't go through the whole garden, I'm still working up to that! But I went for quite a long walk through the garden, enjoying the assorted paths and the lakes and the flowers.<br /><br />It'll be nice to see how everything looks when they're finished their expansion!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt8UpS4QNfT4MROVh-vtRQw7Se8nsHNP5nqqySzYBTJ3JFIXA20VRuZr8gy2PoHHReQAm_cdBrB_6HmC7WY4Q45tqZz4n6rlc0VKkkeKSiR2UF5TXiphQq5h8zpNtlNtaSUEtS6MyVxoO/s1600/path01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt8UpS4QNfT4MROVh-vtRQw7Se8nsHNP5nqqySzYBTJ3JFIXA20VRuZr8gy2PoHHReQAm_cdBrB_6HmC7WY4Q45tqZz4n6rlc0VKkkeKSiR2UF5TXiphQq5h8zpNtlNtaSUEtS6MyVxoO/s400/path01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603056588263872610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1s0_oWyQAwe0iGBNEUd-ODQLQkNDTllchs6VGXUaH0UXj_y1FtCfJ-EEBdcupoqoDtzHKfnVMP1eIqwggBJcg282pDNxQerERbZy98EePYqnikJ5bZFp4lLNQKyBXLMnHUk7nWIRsPga/s1600/garden01.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71ICFTE0TYn6JS8F4P4hMRQ5IwYHbFNk6Ijb92m2TI2vBM3NbgjrsASfEwI2dbYLCeQR_59CwRMR0ggf3a_qCCOUvxUdVbmvdwDAH6Xv70wzY0M6s6SZvIKLifgdC5vBoSvdcH1RRTYWB/s400/garden07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603056210933694530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWUuBIwkPEgI9Px7MXVXOxNsFY0W7EWFPBuqaLQ886bRrOf9M9csnlTDf2efvXHfxVAjLCjNk98KiYuHr0ACm7sr6t0qyoDy8ezrIf4oc8w_brejiFHVDnDR3Co8rKv2TaFDIj8hYCE9V/s1600/garden08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWUuBIwkPEgI9Px7MXVXOxNsFY0W7EWFPBuqaLQ886bRrOf9M9csnlTDf2efvXHfxVAjLCjNk98KiYuHr0ACm7sr6t0qyoDy8ezrIf4oc8w_brejiFHVDnDR3Co8rKv2TaFDIj8hYCE9V/s400/garden08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603056205919242018" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-56796205596130353132011-05-01T19:00:00.001-07:002011-05-01T19:05:28.551-07:00Nesting Time...Today, my cousin and her little boy - only 6 months older than the monster man - came over and we all went for a nice walk out at the Reiffel Bird Sanctuary.<br /><br />You could hear birds every inch of the way. Song birds. Ducks. Geese. All sorts of birds.<br /><br />While we were sitting at one of the blinds, we saw these two little birds who were collecting feathers to line their nests with and getting everything ready. They were very busy little birds.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN73M7RrPgbiJUNrbCc47qTHLnLlijeE_LpoyMBL5U9fpj6pEAEYPjvzlQA7ppBXCA1IYywP5T7GSM7aG5AlXLHoUpkjQXZTfRL9Woa7RkLXd1RlTrjC-71HMndgrn2dEAC_jtuP2CxbXA/s1600/nest01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN73M7RrPgbiJUNrbCc47qTHLnLlijeE_LpoyMBL5U9fpj6pEAEYPjvzlQA7ppBXCA1IYywP5T7GSM7aG5AlXLHoUpkjQXZTfRL9Woa7RkLXd1RlTrjC-71HMndgrn2dEAC_jtuP2CxbXA/s400/nest01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933510131139554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhoQx0TqgpHdgR4yxCp20-k-NoM2qXqvPr5MayFrx0y9_-hapYStLvZB1D2SFrmE5KpLQnQO0uCyYzKacfkEfirvIVG0JvXcTFk38gSwAEhGfIrxmkJE55bVtHdKCPR6jUCB7pEjTfL9B/s1600/nest02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhoQx0TqgpHdgR4yxCp20-k-NoM2qXqvPr5MayFrx0y9_-hapYStLvZB1D2SFrmE5KpLQnQO0uCyYzKacfkEfirvIVG0JvXcTFk38gSwAEhGfIrxmkJE55bVtHdKCPR6jUCB7pEjTfL9B/s400/nest02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933333976816418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJGvGvgagGH2Co8OY9Op5Q0_mibsujoYorkVkU3qw-4EUmUtWEFRbyuUVLE2Pu7YkJAT53l5VHsN6GqSxU1SeBo0-GwqUtFu371NrkLmnU0pBZQMTGDAvpR8S40oA-Shwjvm18Y8SbvgW/s1600/nest03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJGvGvgagGH2Co8OY9Op5Q0_mibsujoYorkVkU3qw-4EUmUtWEFRbyuUVLE2Pu7YkJAT53l5VHsN6GqSxU1SeBo0-GwqUtFu371NrkLmnU0pBZQMTGDAvpR8S40oA-Shwjvm18Y8SbvgW/s400/nest03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933328207733858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimgJCGg4Cd0KZvYfZgj5kUV6RR9NIx1nAD3K09M2thFsdK-9HG1ZmmCaK3jzWgclk7NXqRmtcVU5RHJzczxU7Me_CGqRWQuM-QqIB4kcubM1S8QZiFWeg3QY9fY4dcMXMZchsgn_qOn1_/s1600/nest04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimgJCGg4Cd0KZvYfZgj5kUV6RR9NIx1nAD3K09M2thFsdK-9HG1ZmmCaK3jzWgclk7NXqRmtcVU5RHJzczxU7Me_CGqRWQuM-QqIB4kcubM1S8QZiFWeg3QY9fY4dcMXMZchsgn_qOn1_/s400/nest04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933319772595314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sn9YfsCPFLO3aiZqC4F-PMYPQSOOrqZxU_xwe1A-tM9zOZsCk-9aYcpkicfC4WnqZCXEe0eES1jIz_aHBhHIw3VuYvzr60sCc0KNhFZru8PBoOnYX_6k28oz3tBhj8ak15BMq8UaCXM-/s1600/nest05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sn9YfsCPFLO3aiZqC4F-PMYPQSOOrqZxU_xwe1A-tM9zOZsCk-9aYcpkicfC4WnqZCXEe0eES1jIz_aHBhHIw3VuYvzr60sCc0KNhFZru8PBoOnYX_6k28oz3tBhj8ak15BMq8UaCXM-/s400/nest05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933317974463810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YAQyi9-1KZqTlTqwadjgEwwDhm8Fi1HU8w9Wv0a06fGT76QM8c5qGBV6dT60MW_GlmVtErXtDKtP8zOnizeQiXvb1DbEwHvhbPjpsdBSpVPVjqpMXEOsUDDa6KyKx38lmayg2eTWKyN-/s1600/nest06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YAQyi9-1KZqTlTqwadjgEwwDhm8Fi1HU8w9Wv0a06fGT76QM8c5qGBV6dT60MW_GlmVtErXtDKtP8zOnizeQiXvb1DbEwHvhbPjpsdBSpVPVjqpMXEOsUDDa6KyKx38lmayg2eTWKyN-/s400/nest06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601933313604828226" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-9229047300554058342011-04-28T22:11:00.000-07:002011-04-28T22:19:28.785-07:00A Windy Day down at the BeachAfter I picked up the monster, I took him down to the beach by the ferries. He was delighted, watching the surfer trying to get his sail up and working so he could use it with his board. I couldn't help but wonder if it was the same guy as last time.<br /><br />I can see why he was trying to do it today. It was -windy- out there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCt3cTHLmPjhNvK43QMthYq8_1KOdY3gFpSHTOQw_lsi4up4I9wqWRKeHTMM7r5xJWxIsxp4IUhcdFQFHiL3qUW35UG7yA7P-Mxi_FmJ4qbUxirwTg83cydJGctO7F0Mpbrh1SC7GVXKn/s1600/118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCt3cTHLmPjhNvK43QMthYq8_1KOdY3gFpSHTOQw_lsi4up4I9wqWRKeHTMM7r5xJWxIsxp4IUhcdFQFHiL3qUW35UG7yA7P-Mxi_FmJ4qbUxirwTg83cydJGctO7F0Mpbrh1SC7GVXKn/s400/118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600869677323240818" border="0" /></a><br />And, of course, I could exactly keep him away from the water. He loves it. Thankfully, he's also content to stay out of it and throw rocks in.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3dR154jNVA143IF663gPoJI9wqjFVLrpGCsg1zo7VgErUv7zQcOrxVyBw9BaFUyDp5HCB2EtlGk348EXR3RH2Z89AbcjK25P6Z5oxmuscFLb-FLEc0ZP0px-n2wKy5U5HcRbAhfUXR5M/s1600/windybeach01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3dR154jNVA143IF663gPoJI9wqjFVLrpGCsg1zo7VgErUv7zQcOrxVyBw9BaFUyDp5HCB2EtlGk348EXR3RH2Z89AbcjK25P6Z5oxmuscFLb-FLEc0ZP0px-n2wKy5U5HcRbAhfUXR5M/s400/windybeach01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600869676948508434" border="0" /></a><br />It was a nice day though, despite the wind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeK0WoWAjeMU759UmdRebJkQSmeAKw0fJpZf_V8fN00TUHp-AhnBEzDzlBmeaWfy0SwbKYPxZTtukbvz48yVQyWtYgNDxu785QevERaxqTxKVeCbT2OVS4c0wTLB2x91rXIG4own_ZrHi/s1600/windybeach03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeK0WoWAjeMU759UmdRebJkQSmeAKw0fJpZf_V8fN00TUHp-AhnBEzDzlBmeaWfy0SwbKYPxZTtukbvz48yVQyWtYgNDxu785QevERaxqTxKVeCbT2OVS4c0wTLB2x91rXIG4own_ZrHi/s400/windybeach03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600869670195172882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ura47lMP7GJclmggFultwDWa8XoOq8i1suhL2SZEBDKOfvK1yRBMOgRgQIIgSTcJVqyG5PUyTdktMhzgVWHz9JMpzZn8n-8V3Xg4WxNMv3XCcpgfXoydnQ5g1u7ZsrZM21EkQHCAAZpD/s1600/windybeach04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ura47lMP7GJclmggFultwDWa8XoOq8i1suhL2SZEBDKOfvK1yRBMOgRgQIIgSTcJVqyG5PUyTdktMhzgVWHz9JMpzZn8n-8V3Xg4WxNMv3XCcpgfXoydnQ5g1u7ZsrZM21EkQHCAAZpD/s400/windybeach04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600869667297490562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CTk0Wm9AIsh3bo9fpC-VI0lde8Z-VzZGaLjVZrp1L96iRCNRc4Ksl85yIDHOI0_UJff3Ex-N-yQrMmrePDlV4xHKsqtS21mByQ6z7tB2v5tux882f_O5G9ZYJC7cgjzMtJQ8hSHY-waj/s1600/windybeach05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CTk0Wm9AIsh3bo9fpC-VI0lde8Z-VzZGaLjVZrp1L96iRCNRc4Ksl85yIDHOI0_UJff3Ex-N-yQrMmrePDlV4xHKsqtS21mByQ6z7tB2v5tux882f_O5G9ZYJC7cgjzMtJQ8hSHY-waj/s400/windybeach05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600869661890601170" border="0" /></a>Of course, as usual, it was difficult to convince the monster that he had to get his butt into the car so we could leave. Even though he was freezing his little butt off!Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-86192522599488907232011-04-23T19:37:00.000-07:002011-04-23T20:00:31.278-07:00Bowen IslandThis weekend, for no real reason other than it was a nice day and we felt like doing something, we decided to head off to Bowen Island for a little day trip. It was a gorgeous day for the trip and the ferry ride over is always beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Sic2on-p-yGIO39HsqdbkRTLLty9dZ9gHDH0VsIY6JXFhlroEEcauKaaVBXT_6cEkKTFZkVaVgF5hyIFTgn-NiwvaOXIEsDvyQ63MOhCAaKgUlDRJXc3J3R1fJIpkKGtKw_QL3xFZ2LH/s1600/bowen02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Sic2on-p-yGIO39HsqdbkRTLLty9dZ9gHDH0VsIY6JXFhlroEEcauKaaVBXT_6cEkKTFZkVaVgF5hyIFTgn-NiwvaOXIEsDvyQ63MOhCAaKgUlDRJXc3J3R1fJIpkKGtKw_QL3xFZ2LH/s400/bowen02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598976001042984114" border="0" /></a><br />Needless to say, our water loving monster was in love with the Ferry and being out on the water. He did -not- want to get back into the car when the time came.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTdWXtC8CgarIqrAXNCrd8LdR9kHbkfJsSGZbfNe1qqT2Cen8n43k_7S_EWHVQQLizomi4IPgxPFAkIC2bNgijMGOC0bDVTPOL4FDn1tXYzvaHWN0HtDxkAaX9am3_KAovgA-Mk3CkHVR/s1600/bowen04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTdWXtC8CgarIqrAXNCrd8LdR9kHbkfJsSGZbfNe1qqT2Cen8n43k_7S_EWHVQQLizomi4IPgxPFAkIC2bNgijMGOC0bDVTPOL4FDn1tXYzvaHWN0HtDxkAaX9am3_KAovgA-Mk3CkHVR/s400/bowen04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975997529667618" border="0" /></a><br />And it was some kind of windy out there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeTMqgZS779P8q7FvfSPzj0o29_-EdXBcalidZbzc4Uy1pHYmR6NUmorWPS44nV2PLg9q1bgDQsZCy_ZoeoaujKI2zj_aWWDwbHWutambP9gIyu_ySZeqZuLYzfbqrCQfO0BSBdHlwjZc/s1600/bowen05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeTMqgZS779P8q7FvfSPzj0o29_-EdXBcalidZbzc4Uy1pHYmR6NUmorWPS44nV2PLg9q1bgDQsZCy_ZoeoaujKI2zj_aWWDwbHWutambP9gIyu_ySZeqZuLYzfbqrCQfO0BSBdHlwjZc/s400/bowen05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975996013377282" border="0" /></a><br />The views from around the island are beautiful. It's a very peaceful kind of a place. At least, it is right now. When it's full summer and tourist season really kicks into full gear it's still beautiful. Just not quite as peaceful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5U3y3hygKSS_1ySQOR6f9OrXDz_F1ycc7wY-4rHZzifaIfGIp333H_tS2xDlD-q03-glKdh-tK81kFcVL4w9vNHmw8sa_RyaQBHM-ksneUildswZafreugQrVnEKwhASTF7XMAfDQk1q/s1600/bowen08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5U3y3hygKSS_1ySQOR6f9OrXDz_F1ycc7wY-4rHZzifaIfGIp333H_tS2xDlD-q03-glKdh-tK81kFcVL4w9vNHmw8sa_RyaQBHM-ksneUildswZafreugQrVnEKwhASTF7XMAfDQk1q/s400/bowen08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975987666811602" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to the beach and, naturally, found another place that the monster was loathe to leave. He was fascinated by this itty bitty crab but kept jumping back every time it moved.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb1eSWvmDaM39q0LV6EiPk2wFuspMFnMgKixOd9UhvMXmB6yO3nAusJNuOiM85gpeaC7qJF0eJD1ZtWt1Yc4zSJP8EoQclAFPTghXAjvN5cqsN4NNO9zU3b-ljcA8IzxpLxKoQ70cmkCI/s1600/bowen09.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb1eSWvmDaM39q0LV6EiPk2wFuspMFnMgKixOd9UhvMXmB6yO3nAusJNuOiM85gpeaC7qJF0eJD1ZtWt1Yc4zSJP8EoQclAFPTghXAjvN5cqsN4NNO9zU3b-ljcA8IzxpLxKoQ70cmkCI/s400/bowen09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975986654883410" border="0" /></a><br />The starfish were clustered about in the rocks beneath the pier. There were a lot of them there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQE5gPM_SgfBOeBGrkhuwPAy-9NpLL7JYHWx2-xOSkWmASjwLk30Pv8lN-IrQH5EwE-D0VbvnBeAIZJHkRpWooxJlkHQYv7h_Rx9BJkoiUm0PgBDcRVBsJqlViRB5_rJemdXsvetB0o1P/s1600/bowen10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQE5gPM_SgfBOeBGrkhuwPAy-9NpLL7JYHWx2-xOSkWmASjwLk30Pv8lN-IrQH5EwE-D0VbvnBeAIZJHkRpWooxJlkHQYv7h_Rx9BJkoiUm0PgBDcRVBsJqlViRB5_rJemdXsvetB0o1P/s400/bowen10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975496819867842" border="0" /></a><br />Just love the cool shades. So happy to be set up like Daddy. He even left them on for a while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0GyGRdPoLsB_NWVCTJ8C0ZDBL-RtXrtIWZqyjGaHE-iiEkLr7gUDF-hAJWsg_x1-38oM8w2FsmY1PaawBXTTDtpTGNJEKMwKDFl3CE1YdqDAkSMT5jXRY28vdUZRrrl5Rho5qxaPKPRU/s1600/bowen11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0GyGRdPoLsB_NWVCTJ8C0ZDBL-RtXrtIWZqyjGaHE-iiEkLr7gUDF-hAJWsg_x1-38oM8w2FsmY1PaawBXTTDtpTGNJEKMwKDFl3CE1YdqDAkSMT5jXRY28vdUZRrrl5Rho5qxaPKPRU/s400/bowen11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975493311354354" border="0" /></a><br />The view from up high on the island is ever more spectacular. You can see downtown Vancouver from up there! It's gorgeous!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELirmePT8DnWdMlsJ0TEGJARGSvnYsWm3iTTA-I9PYjp-KIhoV3pQUiQK3eBTYu16Qs6QwzJ1m6-E6nPjAE7ILyOS-v25bPlDOB4OTNa9OQPDgwxulNouai_Xw1dWqyEbt1nGTbJumFBQ/s1600/bowen12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELirmePT8DnWdMlsJ0TEGJARGSvnYsWm3iTTA-I9PYjp-KIhoV3pQUiQK3eBTYu16Qs6QwzJ1m6-E6nPjAE7ILyOS-v25bPlDOB4OTNa9OQPDgwxulNouai_Xw1dWqyEbt1nGTbJumFBQ/s400/bowen12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975491079584146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cre0GxwP0pQmMx6mMZCqQL4bOYdSELslOu8TCH8i4ztIYxV2Wvt11kqTrQXHy1yYNEj7BwFhSbtUBbbbWYtVkGyAcdO8HqvhXLRRytOjRC5ZDEAJCRG2clOD8N8wlVLQzDDS-XPda0a5/s1600/bowen13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cre0GxwP0pQmMx6mMZCqQL4bOYdSELslOu8TCH8i4ztIYxV2Wvt11kqTrQXHy1yYNEj7BwFhSbtUBbbbWYtVkGyAcdO8HqvhXLRRytOjRC5ZDEAJCRG2clOD8N8wlVLQzDDS-XPda0a5/s400/bowen13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975489233620002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ZDWm_uDi59iyRnjTTgW-XteDdNW4nEybohf_DooVBc_CPEwXO8FFHUiin4aoTVtZoyGdOGq2Jr9Nrftgk185aF2o5zng8nDASBgxALaxM9eK4rZm53QAjynv-B5UxZ1L7tJ1zBnj7Yv/s1600/bowen14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ZDWm_uDi59iyRnjTTgW-XteDdNW4nEybohf_DooVBc_CPEwXO8FFHUiin4aoTVtZoyGdOGq2Jr9Nrftgk185aF2o5zng8nDASBgxALaxM9eK4rZm53QAjynv-B5UxZ1L7tJ1zBnj7Yv/s400/bowen14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598975483652622674" border="0" /></a><br />I love the way the houses are nestled into the trees on the rocks. Can you imagine the view each of them has?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifSA2ogemdHLHRaxrbT5z3p4uYJ1iXJnDhRiBJQiSsWKZbSbQXv5-bbI8cbn-sAo0ZXQHcosXO9A8KBlRc8k1fkgvmNXQUMJdBJbil5rIuaiwEShexq8Mknmpz04mPgHKIR74Y7BucAsB/s1600/bowen15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifSA2ogemdHLHRaxrbT5z3p4uYJ1iXJnDhRiBJQiSsWKZbSbQXv5-bbI8cbn-sAo0ZXQHcosXO9A8KBlRc8k1fkgvmNXQUMJdBJbil5rIuaiwEShexq8Mknmpz04mPgHKIR74Y7BucAsB/s400/bowen15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598974000865870994" border="0" /></a><br />And, of course, little automated lighthouses dot the islands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0fVLxpy1uFh-4BijOS6r98_SDuMU3Sryc8mqf6DnVkAQzNoa0ZtcQCgExV4niBRL76z0pu5cbG45oZHiYpKS61g1Hs1MDN1IYKqszOn2dRoH-d703egn9FYOUiA9OjF2hMA2LUaTihnK/s1600/bowen16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0fVLxpy1uFh-4BijOS6r98_SDuMU3Sryc8mqf6DnVkAQzNoa0ZtcQCgExV4niBRL76z0pu5cbG45oZHiYpKS61g1Hs1MDN1IYKqszOn2dRoH-d703egn9FYOUiA9OjF2hMA2LUaTihnK/s400/bowen16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598973996284470242" border="0" /></a><br />Did I mention that the monster man -loved- the ferry? Oh yeah, he was in heaven. Again, did not want to get into the car but at least didn't toss a temper on the ferry on the way back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUPo1fEFfuc3TbnGCzRxtohIJ3KSYC41oIkPbc7ExzQMwlFtTGANczVqLZU1D2oOhd8DGUkN24cD1c0gw1gZQ4v3W1g4wrb6IvqWxg4Lhf6zII3S0l8LK3GODa_sBMsVyiDMvNBwTZ7tU/s1600/bowen17.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUPo1fEFfuc3TbnGCzRxtohIJ3KSYC41oIkPbc7ExzQMwlFtTGANczVqLZU1D2oOhd8DGUkN24cD1c0gw1gZQ4v3W1g4wrb6IvqWxg4Lhf6zII3S0l8LK3GODa_sBMsVyiDMvNBwTZ7tU/s400/bowen17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598973993310221170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVZqbWWTplpW-_l9SRC5bwPyRBJB6ZM3sng5fFfbLFPu4NM_pvUg1ZD9a7SlRQv3rYbztSCz8LxWc_4fCwIDdlDeVxtpnVd9wrUl1sPlfZzdmiAPnZqhSe9-LHZf1pCb5RVpPz5_B4RtD/s1600/bowen18.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVZqbWWTplpW-_l9SRC5bwPyRBJB6ZM3sng5fFfbLFPu4NM_pvUg1ZD9a7SlRQv3rYbztSCz8LxWc_4fCwIDdlDeVxtpnVd9wrUl1sPlfZzdmiAPnZqhSe9-LHZf1pCb5RVpPz5_B4RtD/s400/bowen18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598973986491570690" border="0" /></a><br />Really, it was just a gorgeous day. So glad we went!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiravVFuencthmQvbHakiq54gCPrJaqQkoHO6eOB2GFgqQ7LY3taqBp8nNFkR4vmQmTMkmrA8q595UvvqMZMCzvMZ1j-FhTozdaDEA95DxilLZ2qWSYOXOLLrxjCBLoC-53HHoxdtE_UdoH/s1600/bowen20.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiravVFuencthmQvbHakiq54gCPrJaqQkoHO6eOB2GFgqQ7LY3taqBp8nNFkR4vmQmTMkmrA8q595UvvqMZMCzvMZ1j-FhTozdaDEA95DxilLZ2qWSYOXOLLrxjCBLoC-53HHoxdtE_UdoH/s400/bowen20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598973978649858498" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-9322980786941811792011-04-15T21:48:00.000-07:002011-04-15T21:56:03.549-07:00Cherry Blossoms revisited.I know, I know. More flowers. More blossoms. But I just can't help myself. They're so pretty and delicate and beautiful. It's like a quest to get the perfect blossom picture.<br /><br />So today was all the white ones, no pink to be seen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34ofCjfsxl4NeOGZqML4XNODF2JvPaabE4CiSpakUuA1EcoTByMdWgmErg5EvXG-HMph9w6flsgoUIZxXozh-IeBeFJxAKYAmDj91jNFFziPxXtG5fjfbTzotLM_VDGeTlvdWd96nDyJw/s1600/blossom01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34ofCjfsxl4NeOGZqML4XNODF2JvPaabE4CiSpakUuA1EcoTByMdWgmErg5EvXG-HMph9w6flsgoUIZxXozh-IeBeFJxAKYAmDj91jNFFziPxXtG5fjfbTzotLM_VDGeTlvdWd96nDyJw/s400/blossom01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596040117108999426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBZ6fS_2IowTWng-cIKHaiDlKAqk9dCpu6ldNEw_sG2NZSLJa0Gxmlakz16khXCFfH3fB9aR1dRKknie08nIveXVpl3IxXN2GEwzZzvrdB7WI9k_mX-S9aOEl2dDaW8ziDJpT0LIJx-5C/s1600/blossom02.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rcgn8C3-cz31z1eBqFy5BeG2xoRODg5gqDvrpKPmYUUmrF_E2i1hWJQIxe5UJADsjCD-xNCtQvFjGtiH0Wb2FVdlVCjAdaf79HVkreNgOgVFchrULNtLMnuhd6hUZ4SUEh5pEmX_MDc3/s400/blossom04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596039784550410114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31xByg1-7VYczqmnUT9CB3-0ufD25kR5Y59HogisLa3fDQZKCmE6Gk8Z78bGZqzcsE9bZlTdB6pL4e_jCquqbEpSiYOOnos1sbjAYV-4njPNY6SVZ_7RwzUf9sxnj-nfFdPHCzJiTRFFL/s1600/blossom05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31xByg1-7VYczqmnUT9CB3-0ufD25kR5Y59HogisLa3fDQZKCmE6Gk8Z78bGZqzcsE9bZlTdB6pL4e_jCquqbEpSiYOOnos1sbjAYV-4njPNY6SVZ_7RwzUf9sxnj-nfFdPHCzJiTRFFL/s400/blossom05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596039779662217490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0M0xMqU_n220gCb46CTdXT0EN9SFNjR-AsknZUnfg3UKQQPmCLNFTE8SAHxja0RjBiSYeSjGMhOSn_kfai5qiQ5kegxd6iTo8NmEbx-bhG7rOmu4NlWYBaNsS66VeyLBL0rZDEqw6vWW/s1600/blossom06.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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And Vancouver is a beautiful city anytime but especially beautiful in the sunshine.<br /><br />Which is why I went to take pictures of the city today.<br /><br />A nice walk on the beach and lots of great shots. It was a very good day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyBOwxOjTlCTV15xwRVAXLah_RTnYiOFtoEHERl9BFQfqZVGy0NEc51yTfDoI3HxkQ9lgu2XRkaOjzghvCnGIrIoc0nZHJ9W31ff7207TrbDZZMQCgIwZ4s3loPSSFMgd2kokYqx8VuIH/s1600/englishbay01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyBOwxOjTlCTV15xwRVAXLah_RTnYiOFtoEHERl9BFQfqZVGy0NEc51yTfDoI3HxkQ9lgu2XRkaOjzghvCnGIrIoc0nZHJ9W31ff7207TrbDZZMQCgIwZ4s3loPSSFMgd2kokYqx8VuIH/s400/englishbay01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596033133452452290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi1YrJQqKB1kGayb5LkBGpTGtBtQ8IR7FRyAxNtGHRjsSBKVy_DKeK8rOzz8giJ_ilQ-bQM5KDepHGUjArqm3Q7SIBtvA_s3SrOIPQpq64A2wvJzaAlG92bVOOQItSVZc8evihPSU-HJR/s1600/englishbay02.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaQfIplluSl_m-d2pSgAMlHJSKwEnBLeaLb5lJRAqS_88RC9EomvFqKDSASxTiNmKfhxQSgeSgAf2qnzBo2DyZD_NonwmRs0cEeMTCl2_s85RU8fSY1SesnqC7xMMeshLLtR3qiIBMJBu/s400/englishbay06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596032780509287442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2gxn3xuQwZVa7v6L0SQ2cbq2cq9ySj7HW9EP4k1ziRZfyp35kSmHxaOcst2zhIkikR8c3g6s4aZmAzTj3Pb5si6W4_GlAdwdqNQTFnPxO0HQEC6McX6z8DoCMHIQKQPmsw2adDCgWBIO/s1600/englishbay07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2gxn3xuQwZVa7v6L0SQ2cbq2cq9ySj7HW9EP4k1ziRZfyp35kSmHxaOcst2zhIkikR8c3g6s4aZmAzTj3Pb5si6W4_GlAdwdqNQTFnPxO0HQEC6McX6z8DoCMHIQKQPmsw2adDCgWBIO/s400/englishbay07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596032777089168450" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-7002814891933936562011-04-12T20:29:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:16:11.526-07:00DerelictI've made no secret of my love of old buildings since I started this project. And by that I don't just mean the old buildings that are historic and pretty though I love those too. No, I have something of a love for buildings that have seen better days. Buildings that have been left to fall to pieces. Buildings that nature is reclaiming. There is something both beautiful and sad about them.<br /><br />And today, I found this house. Which fit my little obsession beautifully.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDDF6wHN0XW_40LG1tvVs_HQGgbaWxmWIIWues5Bp42QG0F8Aej-OR7A6M7NUDbN6ByMLLWOmPa1hLrmu510poVKkO-AaN9exNInPKC7aU8Q2uQq6_o0d36c1Tgh7_96KgjLL60y24tWm/s1600/derelict01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDDF6wHN0XW_40LG1tvVs_HQGgbaWxmWIIWues5Bp42QG0F8Aej-OR7A6M7NUDbN6ByMLLWOmPa1hLrmu510poVKkO-AaN9exNInPKC7aU8Q2uQq6_o0d36c1Tgh7_96KgjLL60y24tWm/s400/derelict01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594910990924789170" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyXHrJcIcpk6rmNXlQF-RbOg-f6rWvdG_ef2Bhfwpia26J7lkTUCX-AdQSURHEawhf8r9iH6L4hjyb_3sjInLqu2rpaZ3FR0rD26PWN-mV2deAawkirKZ0wi020EwfuN-LfMC18BdtGDE/s1600/derelict02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyXHrJcIcpk6rmNXlQF-RbOg-f6rWvdG_ef2Bhfwpia26J7lkTUCX-AdQSURHEawhf8r9iH6L4hjyb_3sjInLqu2rpaZ3FR0rD26PWN-mV2deAawkirKZ0wi020EwfuN-LfMC18BdtGDE/s400/derelict02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906734393442210" border="0" /></a><br />There were a couple of men from a landscaping company working there. The house is slated to be destroyed eventually. One of the men was working in the weeds with a chainsaw while I was taking some pictures along the other side of the house. The weeds - a huge mass of thorny bushes really - are so tall you couldn't even see the man working.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uGrDhXHWHO-p1K6_tD_8gYi69gc3sIaKF3HdEYNdElPtoynF7w_xHEI3Dv_MEsqFmQ5w_wabjV0fRS2jAQAR1w7LwGsUOIEVc3D58d6p_n4zzkkZcmWwu3rmR2Awl8mpa_vH2PDCzVux/s1600/derelict03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uGrDhXHWHO-p1K6_tD_8gYi69gc3sIaKF3HdEYNdElPtoynF7w_xHEI3Dv_MEsqFmQ5w_wabjV0fRS2jAQAR1w7LwGsUOIEVc3D58d6p_n4zzkkZcmWwu3rmR2Awl8mpa_vH2PDCzVux/s400/derelict03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906732735924658" border="0" /></a><br />The back of the house is collapsing and I couldn't go back inside. I was tempted to ask, I really was, but the two guys had been in there the other day and there were asbestos warnings everywhere. And, of course, the falling down part of things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqs95YXtiQKimukM2agfarx5jx1hyphenhyphenROqoidBQY1t0I4l2kKtow9OMl8-aEPRXEgq4NYWppEu-gu9_Q0rXnulkHu7P-28ueOkblfWAMvj7FI1xCgFJg62LQSZ0lOfIkteQ0ix3UNx_BaBT/s1600/derelict04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqs95YXtiQKimukM2agfarx5jx1hyphenhyphenROqoidBQY1t0I4l2kKtow9OMl8-aEPRXEgq4NYWppEu-gu9_Q0rXnulkHu7P-28ueOkblfWAMvj7FI1xCgFJg62LQSZ0lOfIkteQ0ix3UNx_BaBT/s400/derelict04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906718499158850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmKS4Oz290bclGfJjP7jQG3bzwB1f5BpypvC55sHqVn71DGsKLmODPw4Rg3qj0u4o6AAIh4dH1LCD-fsIiP_G7uacvGGVMU7ouwxvhQdYJ5xoiS8z4FbUwA3ZYsAQxxQ7EZ-ZfvnLhWw5/s1600/derelict05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmKS4Oz290bclGfJjP7jQG3bzwB1f5BpypvC55sHqVn71DGsKLmODPw4Rg3qj0u4o6AAIh4dH1LCD-fsIiP_G7uacvGGVMU7ouwxvhQdYJ5xoiS8z4FbUwA3ZYsAQxxQ7EZ-ZfvnLhWw5/s400/derelict05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906709219722450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXHlO1gsXU-U6LT-EpdXdnyvvu-IY5g2SUDujSANuuXh2O21rpBBMMNeZrpmqlhyphenhyphenH1uGPBeT_PB2EC1vTBynApAk8qour_ITEjCUrR4-TAMeQz_OHyswNnXVacLaOZebcvfQrY8Q_MVOj/s1600/derelict06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXHlO1gsXU-U6LT-EpdXdnyvvu-IY5g2SUDujSANuuXh2O21rpBBMMNeZrpmqlhyphenhyphenH1uGPBeT_PB2EC1vTBynApAk8qour_ITEjCUrR4-TAMeQz_OHyswNnXVacLaOZebcvfQrY8Q_MVOj/s400/derelict06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906706044892450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yylfihjV0Z2TuI2rrfS5UaF1eXZH77gRKh5Xi-29bLYgFN7OblGz963K5hr4e-aK0_AoSyNcOWHMwvUICic09Ct9PAKQEtEu04uEoLfTXLbKhfE6fdKGiOqC911taAyI7UXMrXOeiLmR/s1600/derelict07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yylfihjV0Z2TuI2rrfS5UaF1eXZH77gRKh5Xi-29bLYgFN7OblGz963K5hr4e-aK0_AoSyNcOWHMwvUICic09Ct9PAKQEtEu04uEoLfTXLbKhfE6fdKGiOqC911taAyI7UXMrXOeiLmR/s400/derelict07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906219539620258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qn2qCRHktCaoTBKfdiZGolNkVFI3_OhdUtKddUkQ3SyWN1wYS7y0zzYFspCuONWbIO9JxCEgwZuTPSdTuVSZ6IHadmu5Gn3Xs0oyTvlgY_HgQyoxKrPWt7aKSG9Kaaj7djKnhaU2WvFf/s1600/derelict08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qn2qCRHktCaoTBKfdiZGolNkVFI3_OhdUtKddUkQ3SyWN1wYS7y0zzYFspCuONWbIO9JxCEgwZuTPSdTuVSZ6IHadmu5Gn3Xs0oyTvlgY_HgQyoxKrPWt7aKSG9Kaaj7djKnhaU2WvFf/s400/derelict08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906205901853410" border="0" /></a>Part of the problem with this house is the ground it sits upon. Kind of proves the old "Location Location Location" adage. If this house were in one of the old neighbourhoods in Vancouver or New Westminster, someone would have fixed it up years and years ago and it would have sold for... uh... well... a whole lot of money. You can see that it was a beautiful home, once upon a time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fEm3UaVE9rLzNDIfSGeiSUb-SFA-aqMWw2SqQqA741IiUAw9URfHNrtobgNdiEi0lSu-Z2aLoF9GMEwBN79wQhJ50QQ-UxqKKyJ1QCCWTy-RNRk9XDUGkVUYQCyIKlHhgVcboniiqsyV/s1600/derelict09.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fEm3UaVE9rLzNDIfSGeiSUb-SFA-aqMWw2SqQqA741IiUAw9URfHNrtobgNdiEi0lSu-Z2aLoF9GMEwBN79wQhJ50QQ-UxqKKyJ1QCCWTy-RNRk9XDUGkVUYQCyIKlHhgVcboniiqsyV/s400/derelict09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906182968567314" border="0" /></a><br />This is the only shot I could get of the back. Believe me, there's no way I'm getting through those thorns to get around to the back at the actual house. So I drove to the next farm and took a picture. The horse below gave me a suspicious look and the Rottweiler looked very friendly. I just couldn't decide if he was "oh, climb out of the car so I can eat you friendly" and it seemed better to err on the side of safety. So this pic was taken through the fence, unfortunately.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1c9vOHaPHQv_puvleJEfGVeMEL3RCQpCaN6pKb9gL3VYtWF7GkoyYYyeeoMuhQFY57tdnnr3Df7fgg8TNVp85Kmd54OkcXkYVImVNctJwhiIZ_VW0xpr-HNuGPsZhImFw9fNLf4h-qhs/s1600/derelict10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1c9vOHaPHQv_puvleJEfGVeMEL3RCQpCaN6pKb9gL3VYtWF7GkoyYYyeeoMuhQFY57tdnnr3Df7fgg8TNVp85Kmd54OkcXkYVImVNctJwhiIZ_VW0xpr-HNuGPsZhImFw9fNLf4h-qhs/s400/derelict10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906175813411170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgoILlRpaIASQUr58wGjwQ7gTrF3zQnyB6evwJBcXaR8Cg1jj-Oc67_-kPAeWcuM1QPbZgvUkWMv6glje-a9jXQvXsWoxeQkLZsLjJaFUIGqwlR4aAEEF-vRVb-qDOEwIz_Hhv4KtwIw7/s1600/derelict11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgoILlRpaIASQUr58wGjwQ7gTrF3zQnyB6evwJBcXaR8Cg1jj-Oc67_-kPAeWcuM1QPbZgvUkWMv6glje-a9jXQvXsWoxeQkLZsLjJaFUIGqwlR4aAEEF-vRVb-qDOEwIz_Hhv4KtwIw7/s400/derelict11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594906172306167170" border="0" /></a><br />A great old building and a great day out and about. And awesome that the guys were willing to let me take some pictures! Sometimes the timing is just perfect!Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-64693402946785605242011-04-11T20:27:00.001-07:002011-04-11T20:33:19.358-07:00Peacock FeatherSo I was picking up some easter supplies at the craft store and saw some peacock feathers.<br /><br />So, naturally, I was inspired for my photo for today. This one was the winner. But one thing I love about the blog is I can post all of the also-rans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNuJZ4T8_O14Y3HKi0D4c3MLCjfBJx3uT37gfbORQqzGkcrmFAwIjD2PRga05PKnKh0XmsY0U0lXLBTkjRX5XanNndsEwpSxZ3fQ-qIyiU6yHKs1mFdoqtn2anVD8h3_pu8_Mtad8l65I/s1600/101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNuJZ4T8_O14Y3HKi0D4c3MLCjfBJx3uT37gfbORQqzGkcrmFAwIjD2PRga05PKnKh0XmsY0U0lXLBTkjRX5XanNndsEwpSxZ3fQ-qIyiU6yHKs1mFdoqtn2anVD8h3_pu8_Mtad8l65I/s400/101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594533955977575410" border="0" /></a><br />I love the detail in this one. Once again, me and my macro lens at work. I love the macro!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp_maXTI3KfUnk2cf7Wdpgh36SFc9ICWQ3YmjdvxljQJGYuw7k31OmMNUZCBBlTL56DHLOhyMfWiR65I0PKbi-eGYFawIxm-hUon6YYTla5RSlOVlqeiTD2Cz1AeFyk2tqcLxMmqELzE8/s1600/peacock04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp_maXTI3KfUnk2cf7Wdpgh36SFc9ICWQ3YmjdvxljQJGYuw7k31OmMNUZCBBlTL56DHLOhyMfWiR65I0PKbi-eGYFawIxm-hUon6YYTla5RSlOVlqeiTD2Cz1AeFyk2tqcLxMmqELzE8/s400/peacock04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594533952996679586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qe2g3V6i9jSs8b4jOcVLQK21MsU3sPgwERJqmk0RNwSln3YZDINkPqQkMpsNOAH6tWM3XmP4zxmmrmY-_Zl41tOUQXOoRMWLBiNlansW4JGqaBpsn4X9hi9HWRgkt5afMsdhIUOChnh-/s1600/peacock03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qe2g3V6i9jSs8b4jOcVLQK21MsU3sPgwERJqmk0RNwSln3YZDINkPqQkMpsNOAH6tWM3XmP4zxmmrmY-_Zl41tOUQXOoRMWLBiNlansW4JGqaBpsn4X9hi9HWRgkt5afMsdhIUOChnh-/s400/peacock03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594533948740604722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZEAqeNRz2SwaaNrGhQbFxQ7lxEzH4i7cfzq-5Qk_cc9SBJOJ0I9FoxS4w9cWUQ_gv1QNqGH7KF6oVdnu1aikYjsMOPs35NWWNx7I0oVAhWiHmOvO-4_8dF0zPwFOoQ_i07IyAnwlkPOM/s1600/peacock01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZEAqeNRz2SwaaNrGhQbFxQ7lxEzH4i7cfzq-5Qk_cc9SBJOJ0I9FoxS4w9cWUQ_gv1QNqGH7KF6oVdnu1aikYjsMOPs35NWWNx7I0oVAhWiHmOvO-4_8dF0zPwFOoQ_i07IyAnwlkPOM/s400/peacock01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594533945631239986" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-40064889117211782892011-03-29T00:10:00.000-07:002011-03-29T00:14:43.548-07:00Nitobe Japanese GardenToday I had to drop Dave off at the airport so I figured I'd drive out to UBC and the Nitobe Memorial Japanese Garden.<br /><br />I've made several trips out there. I used to love studying there when I was attending UBC.<br /><br />I'll be making another trip out there in a month when the cherry blossoms should be in bloom.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs3U0ivsCayUVBdi4Fht-g74OG35ZLSje8JjZW1JZ_hTE01OsrHaQGEW6OM2_T5_pCFgP0nYn8ZPL2hVIiV7xYqqPSbQ8ITcLQN8RXKXQV6XXRO0QaxxQuR4tkoOhTlgGDdpW2LlEzIm4/s1600/nitobe01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs3U0ivsCayUVBdi4Fht-g74OG35ZLSje8JjZW1JZ_hTE01OsrHaQGEW6OM2_T5_pCFgP0nYn8ZPL2hVIiV7xYqqPSbQ8ITcLQN8RXKXQV6XXRO0QaxxQuR4tkoOhTlgGDdpW2LlEzIm4/s400/nitobe01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589396363734230114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIIIY_VF630__hy8scwWfH-jtmNs7bBHx5rpk53PHQEWIF0XXva-UGdxygg7riwsCwW_KF5IM57iWARh3hHSOcDYpGLc-MYpvtLbKZLqwMRlN2JIEAcIsigvFGjBp_pZZVDpTpyLoMFSU/s1600/nitobe02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIIIY_VF630__hy8scwWfH-jtmNs7bBHx5rpk53PHQEWIF0XXva-UGdxygg7riwsCwW_KF5IM57iWARh3hHSOcDYpGLc-MYpvtLbKZLqwMRlN2JIEAcIsigvFGjBp_pZZVDpTpyLoMFSU/s400/nitobe02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589396362922698034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IsTzUWD7cIfk4n8wknLxXUsVQ8v_4hhpJLIwJ_tWocj2p36kJpjIdg8AJBn1KD8rdqve_4OIiPGMiKAwOUEXEL4NksVhvdgHANUf08GDCvpbltfzEsJpws7K8Xux-VWsqHGxNH1K5EVi/s1600/nitobe03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IsTzUWD7cIfk4n8wknLxXUsVQ8v_4hhpJLIwJ_tWocj2p36kJpjIdg8AJBn1KD8rdqve_4OIiPGMiKAwOUEXEL4NksVhvdgHANUf08GDCvpbltfzEsJpws7K8Xux-VWsqHGxNH1K5EVi/s400/nitobe03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589396355121719490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoS5NgWjge4hLJZTyIWfsMPkLPexdvQtANhoM8HZnlgi3YoW-kwon-GACyDG4VDog6QMHxutVYHUWRo35HscS7tio_-pilGazqRhH6N2vzl8qFmKQGF5hqYvDw7YhGz1EPqEnlmVnPtlh/s1600/nitobe04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoS5NgWjge4hLJZTyIWfsMPkLPexdvQtANhoM8HZnlgi3YoW-kwon-GACyDG4VDog6QMHxutVYHUWRo35HscS7tio_-pilGazqRhH6N2vzl8qFmKQGF5hqYvDw7YhGz1EPqEnlmVnPtlh/s400/nitobe04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589396348683476354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-gr6tniRQhlmyPBfXac-PNLDDzeZywgmbZpoOsEOdP5iO9OPXZ8EY_uJt4_65POfoX4rS2LLfRj2dBK60Pf_cXqkxzvPEdCjhwYFFLDqIjST0CimvWCUzIA-H0v8yU7KlQiiF2s0IJ1_/s1600/nitobe05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-gr6tniRQhlmyPBfXac-PNLDDzeZywgmbZpoOsEOdP5iO9OPXZ8EY_uJt4_65POfoX4rS2LLfRj2dBK60Pf_cXqkxzvPEdCjhwYFFLDqIjST0CimvWCUzIA-H0v8yU7KlQiiF2s0IJ1_/s400/nitobe05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589396345019488386" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-66856101799106433542011-02-24T20:32:00.001-08:002011-02-24T20:40:26.413-08:00Abandoned Milk CompanyAgain, I'm not sure what it is about me and abandoned buildings. I just love them. Love thinking of what they looked like when they were in good repair and active. I'm fascinated by the decaying process. Paint peeling, roofing collapsing, walls breaking down.<br /><br />Today was an old abandoned milk company. I think. What looked like the office had a battered old Foremost milk company sign on the brick. It has obviously not been in use for a good long time now.<br /><br />The land has been expropriated for the South Fraser Perimeter Road so I imagine this old building won't be around for too much longer before it gets torn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpmOddHP08NXC8tAeXNaBPRbSi2pcN8qpi2FOQG1elPesP0GyEqEs7aIuZKOVK4GBGKa7mIBD4SKTmnnac6oC7cz2giZ5mhEdH8YVDNpToOj2A3O6c2TELaX47EGJH69RTmXovy1dunRU/s1600/055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpmOddHP08NXC8tAeXNaBPRbSi2pcN8qpi2FOQG1elPesP0GyEqEs7aIuZKOVK4GBGKa7mIBD4SKTmnnac6oC7cz2giZ5mhEdH8YVDNpToOj2A3O6c2TELaX47EGJH69RTmXovy1dunRU/s400/055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577481240564440530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcnOr8AxORTfQfwnNgnRx-9NDAlMQk1bKky2GWWNVrRu3ZIAUUBC4QvMHxHg2mK7ZUhu0K-1fdGvUNn3XNNVBCkZnqGmdO9CYd8yX90YKuwQTFmsmFtzH0CnrGGm9aTLa65GtIW6WBgnL/s1600/abandoned02.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Beautiful blue skies. Too nice to stay inside. A bit chilly but really, after 9 years in Fort McMurray? Not that chilly.<br /><br />So today I decided to take a drive out to the Buddhist Temple about 20 minutes away. It's a beautiful place. The garden is lovely and the temple is amazing.<br /><br />I spent some time, enjoying the smell of the incense as people came to worship. It was, honestly, a very peaceful experience.<br /><br />I did have one small glitch. I asked a worker if I could take pictures. Now, he didn't speak English. And I don't speak Chinese. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPBsSq68ZE3YRsGIWlF2dmjKRQtMOKuF5X5Zm8DQ2XjMN05NcuWfy7DCF-yrwYcDw2Efuu4Iikw3LTYZLmPw1WjIP_V6pOuH7Rm5Mr_Ox7zAZ9fGJtf8Jdp49PJIWqDYACdrbYVsSOrm9/s400/temple10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576740439657542210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh115_xaDrk91nBLyP-_bmQZdG4Vr5kDHlhBt64gXGBsUp-1Rd_EEmk-e3rtk9f5UlwG3p8uTFVY5Wf7FbNf3ADbrAgSo1JxWdW1uo-S6tERGGzfSEZr3PB3p0TKoEetzkwO4hTAi_izKG8/s1600/temple09.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh115_xaDrk91nBLyP-_bmQZdG4Vr5kDHlhBt64gXGBsUp-1Rd_EEmk-e3rtk9f5UlwG3p8uTFVY5Wf7FbNf3ADbrAgSo1JxWdW1uo-S6tERGGzfSEZr3PB3p0TKoEetzkwO4hTAi_izKG8/s400/temple09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576740435310510178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQKjYMN4G6N3hr29TdOAIqS_Mf39WtYOLM6s1uZWJtghmPnfLZ6wyBwr7-nlBgy2BA9IRmwr0tmwQCZKgWqMezjG-f39OIr9W_9IK5yIUSCZ-PTmuI44qfVv6OZBss-tP4KRPGOyxALqq/s1600/temple08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQKjYMN4G6N3hr29TdOAIqS_Mf39WtYOLM6s1uZWJtghmPnfLZ6wyBwr7-nlBgy2BA9IRmwr0tmwQCZKgWqMezjG-f39OIr9W_9IK5yIUSCZ-PTmuI44qfVv6OZBss-tP4KRPGOyxALqq/s400/temple08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576740435067884114" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-70777896512760154212011-02-20T19:35:00.001-08:002011-02-20T19:40:43.477-08:00StevestonToday wasn't as nice a day as yesterday but nice enough that we could go out to the park for a couple of hours. I was ready to leave long before the monster man was. But when his hands were so cold they were red, I put my foot down.<br /><br />We headed off to Steveston to run an errand and I opted to get a few of pictures down at the wharf. It was nice but the monster wanted to go climbing onto the boats. I swear, that kid has no fear at all. Gives me plenty of fear.<br /><br />Anyway, I did manage to get a few pictures today.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd_Sfw5XmbInsOuanduS_Kdd-eh2Hjn0DGr3zAh-lKfgTZ23dqCJlSwraUPMzt6xQ709YT62gJD84su44KA1IetCn1vCiZggQJ43xrBBg8AuqVuY1XLKB1yraDa_HO5N4gY3Au8JUhUBS/s1600/steveston01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd_Sfw5XmbInsOuanduS_Kdd-eh2Hjn0DGr3zAh-lKfgTZ23dqCJlSwraUPMzt6xQ709YT62gJD84su44KA1IetCn1vCiZggQJ43xrBBg8AuqVuY1XLKB1yraDa_HO5N4gY3Au8JUhUBS/s400/steveston01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575981772650064706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLgSYX2WpX07L0IJ0U3xLcVoV3dl3qSIMJ1vs5qT5hBGwoavhwrxwrESKk6UD8Ad5PwhZq1LVjUn9yNssnebvqjijH8m2f2Xd1RQyzUY1eq08rqOIR_TwIIJ67hxi13ORGvmC-XcaE0kS/s1600/steveston02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLgSYX2WpX07L0IJ0U3xLcVoV3dl3qSIMJ1vs5qT5hBGwoavhwrxwrESKk6UD8Ad5PwhZq1LVjUn9yNssnebvqjijH8m2f2Xd1RQyzUY1eq08rqOIR_TwIIJ67hxi13ORGvmC-XcaE0kS/s400/steveston02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575981760407843922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ6o1C3f4WyGsQMRfED8CkmDCXDLfj0D4tLy_Qe1txVQCw9f0ghXJyYKdRLhyphenhyphentfMXanZmduCXdgEyMLGuTL70df8uDvsfHCB3uSvaYQ-KL_79wKtavSDQymxFVmtZfnD2Oq1ZmVIW5aIG/s1600/steveston03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ6o1C3f4WyGsQMRfED8CkmDCXDLfj0D4tLy_Qe1txVQCw9f0ghXJyYKdRLhyphenhyphentfMXanZmduCXdgEyMLGuTL70df8uDvsfHCB3uSvaYQ-KL_79wKtavSDQymxFVmtZfnD2Oq1ZmVIW5aIG/s400/steveston03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575981751000735170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62MwYvcjkZPqgmyFrL59Id6wPy23dVhTLY_VP9rvy1_yUTL3Jx7HwfaBBeXQTepBqOIyI2D3nTUIJKLk1EUGFSa6t3L_wD4l8LHX4pni71AmpLfC2Xk60_sfBypZmD3OXsRT1FQ1nZ2T6/s1600/steveston04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62MwYvcjkZPqgmyFrL59Id6wPy23dVhTLY_VP9rvy1_yUTL3Jx7HwfaBBeXQTepBqOIyI2D3nTUIJKLk1EUGFSa6t3L_wD4l8LHX4pni71AmpLfC2Xk60_sfBypZmD3OXsRT1FQ1nZ2T6/s400/steveston04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575981749052777202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIAzgBRsDm5bcY0RVIOb9ixXC_hw1fAXIE-CDCssAzSmJXchBwKPcrpXyB5RzVRLk6OlFwMBjh7oV8N-nrdCGKrM6fMvDMkjpLJsB8RpB6uKkmylaFvmsGRIkixYdZ0KWfqhnxoxzZYEB/s1600/steveston05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIAzgBRsDm5bcY0RVIOb9ixXC_hw1fAXIE-CDCssAzSmJXchBwKPcrpXyB5RzVRLk6OlFwMBjh7oV8N-nrdCGKrM6fMvDMkjpLJsB8RpB6uKkmylaFvmsGRIkixYdZ0KWfqhnxoxzZYEB/s400/steveston05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575981739755518018" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-40199320869940887022011-02-19T18:29:00.000-08:002011-02-19T18:33:44.213-08:00Whiite Rock PierWe went out today with my cousin and her little boy who's only 6 months older than the monster. It was gorgeous out and the day just screamed for the beach. Which is exactly what we did, heading down to White Rock and the Pier and Promenade there for a nice walk and some fun.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTTp6McXbQvLoyFbDqF_LSRQCSo9b5oB5PvlG70J5s0-noXykNNNngyqbvruePH79mjr1VAYmLBiMGCncuKprzKDiGBGIgU6J2gGmatKazuzk5TTB0O8lzoRitEo2gc8imo8Dcj9RyInk/s1600/whiterock06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTTp6McXbQvLoyFbDqF_LSRQCSo9b5oB5PvlG70J5s0-noXykNNNngyqbvruePH79mjr1VAYmLBiMGCncuKprzKDiGBGIgU6J2gGmatKazuzk5TTB0O8lzoRitEo2gc8imo8Dcj9RyInk/s400/whiterock06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594248232580098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7OIXYmuf4equ3c0XPSIhLD3LMaXJIEAm9X0AfsnxdJNKQwcICLZ50qMayCzw4N-3jBGELU1kaR7Rksz3sLSKH2CisBJ6iE31sMDQ0oJAjkrAEt4LKzJouiBBkcWtFyAcVF57dXVba_Ea/s1600/whiterock01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7OIXYmuf4equ3c0XPSIhLD3LMaXJIEAm9X0AfsnxdJNKQwcICLZ50qMayCzw4N-3jBGELU1kaR7Rksz3sLSKH2CisBJ6iE31sMDQ0oJAjkrAEt4LKzJouiBBkcWtFyAcVF57dXVba_Ea/s400/whiterock01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594089481624562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqPiQ4mhmHKeg3FxK2Z9gYEBNqf3lSSOd6JOYzIfiDTaTBoQ0MzRRPcX9oWdnbjyUGRTQnk9wRlBlchoFYqi7C37HyRv_de-6Ff6odIR9HgO4RT-7H17RIRm-KA_quZ4wI4dIboIOVloy/s1600/whiterock02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqPiQ4mhmHKeg3FxK2Z9gYEBNqf3lSSOd6JOYzIfiDTaTBoQ0MzRRPcX9oWdnbjyUGRTQnk9wRlBlchoFYqi7C37HyRv_de-6Ff6odIR9HgO4RT-7H17RIRm-KA_quZ4wI4dIboIOVloy/s400/whiterock02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594078465759890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-TkOuncJhGKGbI5ooWQpoQ9StVLrGwfTpPWFPB2SB9YLom82EZRyM5y2p45PMxuXjKOjRDpL1IhmJE52oDNXpu2MXkkz6MfDYjD_LaraRpNsleyr76o7YXfZARgu9H_-ZrPfkya-Ojl_/s1600/whiterock03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-TkOuncJhGKGbI5ooWQpoQ9StVLrGwfTpPWFPB2SB9YLom82EZRyM5y2p45PMxuXjKOjRDpL1IhmJE52oDNXpu2MXkkz6MfDYjD_LaraRpNsleyr76o7YXfZARgu9H_-ZrPfkya-Ojl_/s400/whiterock03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594069758065682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeBfWhOej0uH2l7d6m4EELSohT_yCnRZL3Rqp1TsH67MA1Ku-I9Ha8-suo6EP0fK3DjiUvZCHBV0IFQX69I6PfQNSdkcQ2LWZ76QC6Kseq8Q7o-8Ua6D73j7iEVjzYvTH7XN6H9B4bfyk/s1600/whiterock04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeBfWhOej0uH2l7d6m4EELSohT_yCnRZL3Rqp1TsH67MA1Ku-I9Ha8-suo6EP0fK3DjiUvZCHBV0IFQX69I6PfQNSdkcQ2LWZ76QC6Kseq8Q7o-8Ua6D73j7iEVjzYvTH7XN6H9B4bfyk/s400/whiterock04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594073940956562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr0lhH-un_UTprThoZhHA8gAzPB-S1or-DabeajCZ9Px0ZX-RZaYfbAAP-ISnGHSDDGznqddBMl_LaQNyRqpEjAgcv9loWApUZd1C5He5-6PXRAkM5K3TWuFeFz-JyitPAyy14X9ebwsX/s1600/whiterock05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr0lhH-un_UTprThoZhHA8gAzPB-S1or-DabeajCZ9Px0ZX-RZaYfbAAP-ISnGHSDDGznqddBMl_LaQNyRqpEjAgcv9loWApUZd1C5He5-6PXRAkM5K3TWuFeFz-JyitPAyy14X9ebwsX/s400/whiterock05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575594068639147794" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-63985325639056387472011-02-17T00:14:00.000-08:002011-02-17T00:18:09.275-08:00Red Sky at Night....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyocjEZBiliTftVS7yLo8qEsFRQzID9-_Kh110EDq_8k08Q_QKKVo8l8wgfOigFD5KQVktMtTrnQN1mRoDOchbPXejVnrahaVEg6iAK2zjMASZ6SD1ycOZmhMaTKVNH_DRHntetohUVJP5/s1600/047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyocjEZBiliTftVS7yLo8qEsFRQzID9-_Kh110EDq_8k08Q_QKKVo8l8wgfOigFD5KQVktMtTrnQN1mRoDOchbPXejVnrahaVEg6iAK2zjMASZ6SD1ycOZmhMaTKVNH_DRHntetohUVJP5/s400/047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569810258250994" border="0" /></a><br />Mother Nature was very cooperative tonight. The sky was colourful and gorgeous. Not a lot more to say about that<br /><br />Oh yeah. The wind was crazy and it was a bit chilly taking the pictures. But really really worth it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmblw1z27i6Lprc9lhxTsNNKcej-rfBWEhAQADO5pjcMA6RFjEj5gQ63i9btxtU24cR0kp0KmMSvx5ZkYRsmvSly8ukQoOLx64MEp_vRNzzE9J4MVLkoNg-8R9kfVhADiuL0RD2Bm6lIJ/s1600/sunset00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmblw1z27i6Lprc9lhxTsNNKcej-rfBWEhAQADO5pjcMA6RFjEj5gQ63i9btxtU24cR0kp0KmMSvx5ZkYRsmvSly8ukQoOLx64MEp_vRNzzE9J4MVLkoNg-8R9kfVhADiuL0RD2Bm6lIJ/s400/sunset00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569307754873186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOXt1FBV8dn9ysfi5X5-rJr1r9U0_u3ZlCB5cxHC4eQ3fGw-2Nb00uOw50lx12oxFwIVr5lbLrem1Kj4LOuGWRzhm5Ni6EbWOke-GYTReSOireuGBy_cPn-tDywCWUUdLp1qToS9pudUm/s1600/sunset01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOXt1FBV8dn9ysfi5X5-rJr1r9U0_u3ZlCB5cxHC4eQ3fGw-2Nb00uOw50lx12oxFwIVr5lbLrem1Kj4LOuGWRzhm5Ni6EbWOke-GYTReSOireuGBy_cPn-tDywCWUUdLp1qToS9pudUm/s400/sunset01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569308161237346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzunYUBwcRMxuugq-9sllutqLHIokQdwpxluaDYyKG7BXyo9g6CFdysUhNWU2kJKinSsmZSFo33DT4dMFus50ZW2oaOxU6kI9WAupDt84gix7oaM-GPKMwtUFAmzf-aeO9p8E0Kwn4658/s1600/sunset02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzunYUBwcRMxuugq-9sllutqLHIokQdwpxluaDYyKG7BXyo9g6CFdysUhNWU2kJKinSsmZSFo33DT4dMFus50ZW2oaOxU6kI9WAupDt84gix7oaM-GPKMwtUFAmzf-aeO9p8E0Kwn4658/s400/sunset02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569303604479170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6y6AoWNCSslWGY07UCcarrI7AIQqeO4-7246Vj-_MVhfgIZFGWAl7M5X5kj_jyLovBIYo7s38vRISbsWSmuZRcqiymRlENZI6FMV9k9_xacM9SPI1ctvUjTGGWJHIhHYmEQvDCSlqEn7/s1600/sunset03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6y6AoWNCSslWGY07UCcarrI7AIQqeO4-7246Vj-_MVhfgIZFGWAl7M5X5kj_jyLovBIYo7s38vRISbsWSmuZRcqiymRlENZI6FMV9k9_xacM9SPI1ctvUjTGGWJHIhHYmEQvDCSlqEn7/s400/sunset03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569299410097602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN_djABQlN6VliLDUtDdVf4a5PjqOtTR6K4JQTu1n1IwnNWW_nAORT8gGGuod7eOqwMstw45m4w8tl4jL2AKQZOpvHI0Io6aBfbGctpXijIN-Zh_cDugnucoUQmDroA7Apwn6nPRm_R62/s1600/sunset04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN_djABQlN6VliLDUtDdVf4a5PjqOtTR6K4JQTu1n1IwnNWW_nAORT8gGGuod7eOqwMstw45m4w8tl4jL2AKQZOpvHI0Io6aBfbGctpXijIN-Zh_cDugnucoUQmDroA7Apwn6nPRm_R62/s400/sunset04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574569296592367522" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-60388145363032835802011-02-13T13:41:00.000-08:002011-02-13T13:45:50.740-08:00Valentine's Day approaching...So, since tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I had some pretty red roses in the house, I thought that I would take pictures of them today. And my Mom was nice enough to lend me her ring so I could sneak some sparkle in there too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGln4qys-3DkiNmQE2LaiIBzhSUefhGKmcNfjmMOnP5fWECnhxrLyTbPTZpiM1LrlBEBt1szwUbHp5uAO7X4SUfLLqRQ3wRzxSb4TCPHvqWbftL03ilznGt3N5tFApH48ELfd122N-0KS/s1600/044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGln4qys-3DkiNmQE2LaiIBzhSUefhGKmcNfjmMOnP5fWECnhxrLyTbPTZpiM1LrlBEBt1szwUbHp5uAO7X4SUfLLqRQ3wRzxSb4TCPHvqWbftL03ilznGt3N5tFApH48ELfd122N-0KS/s400/044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573292866717531442" border="0" /></a><br />And for the other two pics, just pretty roses. They smell fantastic, naturally. What's not to love?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnChfrRUwCA0bobx3CHMV0jWrGgezIp3Xrs0uZ7IRtwfs1HUby2xyJznPPomkuDpObz6xhBZObaReNR98oka6ukF52xLYVmT7pOWb4KGuY_lm-sPXdI0lt1x60n6bgm6SIoZMEaMFzU4E/s1600/valentine02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnChfrRUwCA0bobx3CHMV0jWrGgezIp3Xrs0uZ7IRtwfs1HUby2xyJznPPomkuDpObz6xhBZObaReNR98oka6ukF52xLYVmT7pOWb4KGuY_lm-sPXdI0lt1x60n6bgm6SIoZMEaMFzU4E/s400/valentine02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573292857808142578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-fDXhmScShkA7MN1XEPh9seUZsGOptLDQDy9Nc0g6Dd12kxOfBY5s1VeOY9bn51e0Ozuzznqn_vKxDI31Ju79oVHUg2xKdFWgR0mWwTWIbVuDkM5bpJqNRwOJZMXPxc8cKiNGl0oTJvZ/s1600/valentine01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-fDXhmScShkA7MN1XEPh9seUZsGOptLDQDy9Nc0g6Dd12kxOfBY5s1VeOY9bn51e0Ozuzznqn_vKxDI31Ju79oVHUg2xKdFWgR0mWwTWIbVuDkM5bpJqNRwOJZMXPxc8cKiNGl0oTJvZ/s400/valentine01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573292853379940658" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-1841774910716291112011-02-12T22:46:00.000-08:002011-02-12T22:49:56.635-08:00Lunar New YearsWe were in Richmond today at one of the malls and they were having a big Lunar New Year celebration. It was great fun. There were three dragons and two drummers and assorted dancers making their way through the mall eating red ribbons from the store entrances to bring them good luck. <br /><br />They had singers and dancers on stage near the food court. And more drummers.<br /><br />And crowded. Wow. It was crazy in there today. But great to see the monster fascinated by all the colours and music.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJr15dWDA7CkbBK5Wk4xLtJ5V4Qf4t7E6N-T3MeecEZzY_Q2BYtqbiONgW_kuAx5rVy3M7LbMrHTrXAZlD0yIluMZn-EMEUporJWce5rjsyqWifcFasHxVvv-UvTEV1auO7zIPmqFzC9xi/s1600/newyear02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJr15dWDA7CkbBK5Wk4xLtJ5V4Qf4t7E6N-T3MeecEZzY_Q2BYtqbiONgW_kuAx5rVy3M7LbMrHTrXAZlD0yIluMZn-EMEUporJWce5rjsyqWifcFasHxVvv-UvTEV1auO7zIPmqFzC9xi/s400/newyear02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573062683744428690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA3btCdZ87xd4HR7lbI87dEztMgObOiZ7sp-upBQCHJgPRloWjFyjoroaJiqxHD5sGkZi_n5Q425qRLHP56Ooua3qmhbXIP2W3CXu18KXICqdpeFSBABZZHjOC3Nsb4sezyiFBTiHEAdV/s1600/newyear01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA3btCdZ87xd4HR7lbI87dEztMgObOiZ7sp-upBQCHJgPRloWjFyjoroaJiqxHD5sGkZi_n5Q425qRLHP56Ooua3qmhbXIP2W3CXu18KXICqdpeFSBABZZHjOC3Nsb4sezyiFBTiHEAdV/s400/newyear01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573062680008574978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukhyphenhyphenyyPVCnKvNDPpsYxSK_5s-XOTV5ehq4i0rZQUcjuUavqnMgWGYLMnofbsHc1GmQW-W4mgZlwjlzlxfhVCwn133Q6CeKJMUW0dFlJjkX9enQVIycl_CbsD9TedJMC7zmsBMupALv2Y3/s1600/043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukhyphenhyphenyyPVCnKvNDPpsYxSK_5s-XOTV5ehq4i0rZQUcjuUavqnMgWGYLMnofbsHc1GmQW-W4mgZlwjlzlxfhVCwn133Q6CeKJMUW0dFlJjkX9enQVIycl_CbsD9TedJMC7zmsBMupALv2Y3/s400/043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573062674330182178" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-39813195710977745242011-02-11T19:23:00.000-08:002011-02-11T19:26:55.407-08:00Rusty old FridgeI can't tell you why different things catch my eye. They just do. Tonight it was this old old fridge, left to rust in a shed. <br /><br />Despite the crappy light, I managed to get a few good shots.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFgBFjA9a6m9e8nciU9amdmRbqKIqAan2M-m0DgI2oenXRyhhdh4inG7eNCasbf3mRZ1K10il8WsI6nOWvL1AxzDFfqlxDTAQf7txF9LHYu6PjjN9tEd2OoLSjZ5gfxyH2uoWAuiGRoDo/s1600/rust03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFgBFjA9a6m9e8nciU9amdmRbqKIqAan2M-m0DgI2oenXRyhhdh4inG7eNCasbf3mRZ1K10il8WsI6nOWvL1AxzDFfqlxDTAQf7txF9LHYu6PjjN9tEd2OoLSjZ5gfxyH2uoWAuiGRoDo/s400/rust03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572638986663940834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdC6IQIW801YuO3TOHj9XI5gGFMmfVcjlPLaYOPtmqkeAfPK6btBEkTgD1TWhy_iVjjY1c2eSNeBxCTMr_qmLM8mXckpzbGhWfGkeedFlShCWOTNQa1cJdHLhmR-aaX0MvgUlAdtgzwUY/s1600/rust04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdC6IQIW801YuO3TOHj9XI5gGFMmfVcjlPLaYOPtmqkeAfPK6btBEkTgD1TWhy_iVjjY1c2eSNeBxCTMr_qmLM8mXckpzbGhWfGkeedFlShCWOTNQa1cJdHLhmR-aaX0MvgUlAdtgzwUY/s400/rust04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572638981952027282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHechkmg91qDes9NGMDcj3tqnI28lGDkYxUvOX80WMxiqrNaKiQNvVlIlyb8AIBKweDHbP3624lgeomRGbakeEgOH6kJ7hdFMOQqHNxiiAcP46TP9LnzWbUDg6DT7NM281Kb6gE4wwYn6/s1600/rust01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHechkmg91qDes9NGMDcj3tqnI28lGDkYxUvOX80WMxiqrNaKiQNvVlIlyb8AIBKweDHbP3624lgeomRGbakeEgOH6kJ7hdFMOQqHNxiiAcP46TP9LnzWbUDg6DT7NM281Kb6gE4wwYn6/s400/rust01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572638978384612098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ytQMvyKtWouBh_h2deZdos84dXrAhEo3KAyKGxPDMrwA059ODioZe1WBkMuueQaT6bnWJLL38OTZ4g8B7lCtigIDs98p2CZ0JVZSgMWqFttGK-xDQo47soqvWTde5IaDPP745c7NtDa/s1600/rust02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ytQMvyKtWouBh_h2deZdos84dXrAhEo3KAyKGxPDMrwA059ODioZe1WBkMuueQaT6bnWJLL38OTZ4g8B7lCtigIDs98p2CZ0JVZSgMWqFttGK-xDQo47soqvWTde5IaDPP745c7NtDa/s400/rust02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572638980238949586" border="0" /></a>Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864230124800038447.post-64441111485360590892011-02-10T18:07:00.001-08:002011-02-10T18:25:28.304-08:00Boundary BayI go out to Boundary Bay quite often. The dogs have been with me a few times and they love it. I'll admit that if no one is around, I let them off their leash. They have a lot of fun. I just make sure they know I have the biscuits so they come running back when I call. Otherwise I'd be chasing the damned beagle off into... well... the middle of nowhere, no doubt.<br /><br />Anyway, today I took them and let them have a little run while I got some pictures. One of those pics is my picture of the day, of course.<br /><br />Morning out over the bay for my pic of the day.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTF5jRz4OsfHhIyUIqmQvmTE4r7iV9YHjSLX9mPLjoKjb0LU_imK3SafOeH0wgdMvV-QKNzyiYkXkCg_PxP_jrs5ER39Vi72MiQpo4d6r4TrO-36JLiieprAm1NW1qW9WFXeqvByQzNIj/s1600/041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTF5jRz4OsfHhIyUIqmQvmTE4r7iV9YHjSLX9mPLjoKjb0LU_imK3SafOeH0wgdMvV-QKNzyiYkXkCg_PxP_jrs5ER39Vi72MiQpo4d6r4TrO-36JLiieprAm1NW1qW9WFXeqvByQzNIj/s400/041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572249522225820866" border="0" /></a><br />I've mentioned to people recently that we've had a lot of bald eagles down here. By a lot I mean I saw more than twenty today. These were just two of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyae_VpLhidyw1jloZWdtXRwI-Q3rXdx6xgdNLPLvtR8jk7up9QxNwp63TjTEE3ozHTZk8ItssmI6QzbUs6O35SxFDE_Y0n1gLmjh8ZH2836rAaEdjRoHU3xi67a_PZgtL-Zh_ZkxeH_y/s1600/boundary01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyae_VpLhidyw1jloZWdtXRwI-Q3rXdx6xgdNLPLvtR8jk7up9QxNwp63TjTEE3ozHTZk8ItssmI6QzbUs6O35SxFDE_Y0n1gLmjh8ZH2836rAaEdjRoHU3xi67a_PZgtL-Zh_ZkxeH_y/s400/boundary01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572249516329364306" border="0" /></a><br />Now... when I was on the other side of the bay, I saw a blue heron with a mouse. I pulled over to take a picture. AS I was pulling over to take the picture, a bald eagle swooped down, scared the heron who dropped the mouse and took off. The eagle then enjoyed the mouse. It was incredible to see. Just wish I could have caught the first part of it with the camera! Of course, that would have had me crashing into something so probably just as well I didn't.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEdWOFKy3GCQA7ceAIwPHAb3Kq6rjBcUOgVjXRPUWZehCYDTbMyyGQMJ1F4JkvyxxLtGIjIsuSr0q-qIyqkLyeT4ZqMlSu9AL40Ha5pTtd8wGXbZVgHB6thvaoborexNQT1jUfUsBJ0R/s1600/boundary02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEdWOFKy3GCQA7ceAIwPHAb3Kq6rjBcUOgVjXRPUWZehCYDTbMyyGQMJ1F4JkvyxxLtGIjIsuSr0q-qIyqkLyeT4ZqMlSu9AL40Ha5pTtd8wGXbZVgHB6thvaoborexNQT1jUfUsBJ0R/s400/boundary02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572248977186873170" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRXYKqVTwZR7mJnYzjklM3I1hJTg4yvkwn5Uo6u9xIS8n7VNf1K3RpX-S21fFohuZdOPtJ6kJ8ODtB7K-WZTLwA01fa4cKSQDgGpBAXKLkJ0DZlMAXhvmfDLmVjOakkm4k0eAoK6h3zSH/s1600/boundary03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRXYKqVTwZR7mJnYzjklM3I1hJTg4yvkwn5Uo6u9xIS8n7VNf1K3RpX-S21fFohuZdOPtJ6kJ8ODtB7K-WZTLwA01fa4cKSQDgGpBAXKLkJ0DZlMAXhvmfDLmVjOakkm4k0eAoK6h3zSH/s400/boundary03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572248977422401842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zMrvNcmtgbS4e8a2iTL7eNcD1XjqYHncXMjMmUqav_huqe0egTl5WocjFuAk9e2tBW6sTtulFmHvD7aU4XEC2QFCr3abqbFUOzjltnhEmwJ8aog4Yx0FaVHIWj0zowuVO0q6qlqKYEtm/s1600/boundary04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zMrvNcmtgbS4e8a2iTL7eNcD1XjqYHncXMjMmUqav_huqe0egTl5WocjFuAk9e2tBW6sTtulFmHvD7aU4XEC2QFCr3abqbFUOzjltnhEmwJ8aog4Yx0FaVHIWj0zowuVO0q6qlqKYEtm/s400/boundary04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572248985201592386" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUXwH7Ocy6yxBGFmolsRg04PzrMJZkwiBG8Av0-imQKdF1m3OOL_1Kv40m-8r2P9RvS8FAlTrALi2ywm6ezAb6wT5nZerYGIKh-YslQcIiKn-jpOvAEJx_Q5bL1CdAW3qS0Cu2uTAoVwM/s1600/boundary05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUXwH7Ocy6yxBGFmolsRg04PzrMJZkwiBG8Av0-imQKdF1m3OOL_1Kv40m-8r2P9RvS8FAlTrALi2ywm6ezAb6wT5nZerYGIKh-YslQcIiKn-jpOvAEJx_Q5bL1CdAW3qS0Cu2uTAoVwM/s400/boundary05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572248989682792690" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kvGIybT4NZNJQBWgsJ6ug1O5LDeyhFXYUVR569EXgXjYR1S0m0PUYF9av1KiLtx0v88gN46Kl1zr0G4HcXO6OpA-PMgdbsu9Gkh7CbPnUGjmS22i9ebarvsHii6J2-VHmdpaqA9l4bml/s1600/boundary06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kvGIybT4NZNJQBWgsJ6ug1O5LDeyhFXYUVR569EXgXjYR1S0m0PUYF9av1KiLtx0v88gN46Kl1zr0G4HcXO6OpA-PMgdbsu9Gkh7CbPnUGjmS22i9ebarvsHii6J2-VHmdpaqA9l4bml/s400/boundary06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572248991577237186" border="0" /></a><br />All in all, a very good morning.Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909058101816236544noreply@blogger.com0