Friends have a Northern Flicker nest in their yard. Cool!

Temperatures are set to soar in the lower mainland of BC, so I moved my Byrne Creek/South Slope walk up to just after breakfast instead of my usual mid-day break.

Even at 8:30 am the sun was sizzling over Taylor Park Elementary

The Skytrain tracks provide a bit of shade

It’s always a few degrees C cooler in the ravine by the creek