July 26th, 2019 — Alec Soth signing books at Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver after giving a talk about his photography. Soth was in Vancouver to give a workshop with Fotofilmic on Bowen Island.
Category: Pictures of the day
Hope died
July 22nd, 2019 — At one time if you had to go anywhere in BC east of the Fraser Valley you had to go through Hope. It was a thriving community filled with 24 hour restaurants and gas stations plus a busy little downtown to serve the locals. Then the Coquihalla Highway opened and Hope died along with lots of small businesses such as the gas station above along Highway 1 at the entrance to the city. Totally unconnected but interesting was the Tesla charging station below, just a few blocks away from the above gas station.
Coral Princess
June 12th, 2019 — The Coral Princess at Canada Place cruise ship terminal.
Tree sculptures
August 14th, 2014 — Tree sculpture on the beach next to the causeway to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal above and another on the beach near Port Renfrew below.
Apartment building repairs
June 8th, 2019 — Repairs being made to the apartment building at 38th Avenue and Yew Street.
More urban forest
June 4th, 2019 — Another example of the urban forest this time at the entrance to Ballard Power Systems on Glenlyon Parkway.
Picnic on a paddle board
June 13th, 2019 — Picnic on a paddle board in the scenic Lonsdale Quay area with the ice breaker Jacques Cartier in the background at Vancouver Drydock.
Back pack on sidewalk
June 13th, 2019 — This backpack was left on the sidewalk outside of Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver. Pedestrians walked by ignoring it for some time. A half hour later I returned and it was gone; removed I hope by the owner.
To mow or not to mow
June 16th, 2019 — Lawn mowing on Salt Spring Island is a personal preference. Some like it short, some like it long, like a hay field, more suitable for sheep or horse, as illustrated by these adjacent properties in Vesuvius Bay.
Jumpers
June 13th, 2019 — These two men climbed to the roof of a shed on Burrard Dry Dock Pier off of Wallace Mews in North Vancouver intending to jump into the water but thought better of it and climbed down. Below, one of the same two men walking the rail on his way to the shed. 