All posts by Paul Cipywnyk

Burnaby Mountain Sunset

There were a lot of people on Burnaby Mountain tonight. Long weekend? Hoping to see the Northern Lights? That didn’t pan out, but it was a lovely sunset.

Burnaby Mountain sunset

This is a series of shots taken of downtown Vancouver from the mountain, with deliberate variations in focus. . .


Playground of the Gods at night

Moody Kitty Waking Up Shots

I don’t often shoot with my cellphone, because I have lots of dedicated photo gear.

But today I went through the photo folder on my Samsung A5, and transferred them all over to my computer. There were more than I expected, around 150.

Lots of shots of our late Choco the Cat in there, and accumulating some of new kitty Sora.

Here are some shots of Sora waking up from her afternoon nap. I kinda like the low-light, grainy, moodiness of the cell cam. . .

kitty sora low light cellphone photos
Yes, that’s a kitty face wondering if Daddy was awake in the wee hours of the morning.

Selling Old Stereo Speakers Leaves Me Happy, and a Little Sad

Kinda happy/sad.

Just sold a pair of made-in-England Wharfedale stereo speakers that had been in the family for about 50 years.

My late Mom scrimped and saved and bought them so her kids had a quality experience listening to symphonies, and operas, and Ukrainian folk and Christmas songs.

They were big and heavy, and didn’t match anything that we have. I hung on, and hung on, but finally let them go.

I got about average of what I’ve seen similar ones going for on Craig’s List, so that’s the happy part.

And I think they went to someone who will appreciate them. We spent nearly an hour unscrewing the recalcitrant back panels so he could check out the tweeters, mid-ranges, and woofers. He knew his stuff, and seemed to like what he saw.

But it’s sad letting go of things sometimes, too. . .

wharfedale speakers

Afternoon Walkabout at Barnet Marine Park

It was a lovely afternoon for exploring Barnet Marine Park in north Burnaby, BC. I try to get up there a few times a year. It was fairly  busy just before the end of summer and the start of school, so not as many birds around.


Drummond’s Walk, named after the late Doug Drummond, a Burnaby mayor who “shared the dream that many citizens had expressed to him about public access and trails on Burnaby’s waterfront.. . . for all to enjoy.”

Hard to believe he died 17 years ago, I remember attending his funeral.

birds at Barnett Marine Park Burnaby BC


Cormorants