Stationary Train Passenger In White Rock
A TRAVELER in a motionless relaxed pose, with a suitcase by his side, is ready to board a train he can never catch. The bronze statue is a new feature that stands outside a former train station, and...
View ArticleMatters Of The Heart
SHUFFLING through my archives in search of hearts for Valentine’s Day, I found this picture of the symbol carved into a fence at Elgin Heritage Park. I am not on the fence about heart shapes. I like...
View ArticleHappy Feet Under A Bridge At Granville Island
SHARP EYED pigeons on the lookout for accidental handouts, paddles slapping watery ripples and music ratatap-tapping all drifted around corners like steam from hot cups of coffee. It was not quite...
View ArticlePassport To The World In Vancouver, BC
FOR A WOODEN couple they certainly looked animated. Not one live person joined their happy dance, however, near the entranceway of the Passport Office at Sinclair Centre in Vancouver where I recently...
View ArticleWithin The Emerald Forest At Crescent Park
CRESCENT PARK is a 128-acre natural gem in South Surrey that we usually drive by without stopping on our way to Crescent Beach. The forested parkland has two ponds, gurgling streams, multiple winding...
View ArticleThe Art Of Not Being Penny-less
HAVE YOU gotten out of bed with a big yawn and a stretch and a niggling feeling there is something important you forgot that needed your attention yesterday? Oh, yes … that gift for someone special...
View ArticleSecret Whisperings From Our Gardens
The Secret Garden movie that I watched earlier that day replayed in my mind as I photographed flowers in my backyard. “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden," the...
View ArticleWhales Stemming The Tide In White Rock
WE SHARE this planet with all sorts of creatures ... some we rarely see other than in zoos. Although there is no greater excitement than to spot whales in the wild in BC, seeing them hover on a wall...
View ArticleSometimes You've Just Got To Look Up
IMAGINE HUNDREDS of kites along the beachfront, each with unique hand-drawn pictures, flitting up to the sky like birds. Busloads of kids were pulling the strings and having a wonderful time during...
View ArticleYou Did Good, Dad!
I WISH I had known my dad better. I was fourteen when he died and he had been sick for quite some time prior. There is not a single picture of the both of us together that I could find. I look a lot...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Canada!
CANADA sure looks good for a 148-year-old, especially at Crescent Beach where the hot weather is tempered by a cool breeze. The early morning scene was serene as people from diverse cultural roots...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 1: Setting Off From Vancouver
MANY ON board the Holland America Noordam sailing to Alaska perched like seagulls over the railings to say goodbye to Vancouver. That includes my husband hoping for a fresh breeze to ruffle his...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 2: Settling Into The Noordam, Melting In Juneau & What I...
LAUNCHED in 2006, the Noordam is only 9-years-old yet already shows signs of being a faded beauty. The bust of Juliana, former Queen of the Neatherlands, and other decorative features add class and...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 3: Skagway & The Historic Route To The Yukon In Northwest...
CRUISE SHIPS still need old-fashioned brawn, a firm grip and low-tech ropes to secure huge modern vessels to relatively small piers in Skagway. It was a fascinating process to watch but not as...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 4: Margerie Glacier Interlude
SUMMONED early morning to the upper promenade deck, we bundled up like children prepared to brace against the chilly wind caused by the movement of our ship along the Gloomy Knob area of Glacier Bay...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 5, Picturesque Ketchikan
THE BUZZING sounds of one floatplane after another lifting into the air seemed like a royal welcome as our ship floated into Ketchikan on a bright sunny morning. Of course, the planes were not...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 6: Sunrise To Remember
THE BRIGHT GLOW through the curtain in our suite on the ship must have woken me from my comfortable sleep. I checked the time to see it was not quite five o'clock in the morning. I pulled back the...
View ArticleHot In Alaska, Pt 7: Service With A Smile
"We spray paint them on," joked one service provider when I asked how they keep smiling when as soon as one group of nearly 2000 passengers disembark a new batch is getting on board, expecting fresh...
View ArticleCardboard Boat Race At Crescent Beach
THE EXCITEMENT of children and families gathering along the sandy shore with watercrafts in tow that perhaps were once cardboard boxes was quite a surprise. Each day brings something new to our walks...
View ArticlePieces Of White Rock In South Surrey
I STEPPED onto a ceramic mosaic depicting the historic Marine Drive portion of White Rock while visiting the Semiahmoo Mall in neighbouring Surrey. The tiles mingled with the bricks on the sidewalk....
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