Today’s waterfront walkabout west of Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver featured several birds ‘n beasts.
Permission to come aboard?
Yeah, the place is a mess, but who cares when the sun is out?
Mmm. . . Crab for lunch!
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Sunny Walkabout Near Lonsdale Quay
It was a gorgeous day to walk the waterfront west of Londsdale Quay in North Vancouver.
Listening to Sora the Cat’s Troubles
Someone started a thread on FB not too long ago asking if people talked to their cats. Of course! 🙂
Cat carers also know that cats talk to people, it’s just harder to interpret what they’re saying.
This is particularly true when it comes to illness, for cats are loath to admit/show they are sick. This is likely thousands of years of evolution, in which cats know it’s dangerous to display weakness.
Anyway, from the moment we woke up this morning, we noticed Sora was off. The usual “wake up everyone” French kissing and nose chewing was absent. She didn’t even jump on the bed. I had to go out and find her huddled on the stairs where she meowked plaintively at me like a frightened kitten. I had to carry her to bed for the morning cuddle. Odd.
Odder still was she ate very little of her breakfast. Now, Yumi and I joke that if I ever stop eating, I’ll be at death’s door :-). And Sora certainly takes after Dad in the eating department.
She was at the vet last week, and was given a clean bill of health, so we figured perhaps she’d eaten something weird and kept her under close observation to see if she deteriorated.
She fell asleep on my lap for several hours after lunch while I caught up on magazines, and later she had a bit of dinner. Still not the usual ravenous beast, but eating, drinking, and eliminating. Definitely perking up, and even chased her toys a bit.
Whew! Still keeping an eye on her. . .
UPDATE August 22: Back to her normal, bouncy, rascally self. Yay!
Pearly Blossoms on Burnaby Mountain
It was chilly and wet, and occasionally I took breaks from the rain under some of the lovely trees while venturing out to shoot these pearly blossoms on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, BC.
A Cold, Wet Visit to Kamui Mintara Playground of the Gods
I enjoyed a visit to the Kamui Mintara Playground of the Gods on Burnaby Mountain despite the rain and cold.
Casio Calculator Bites the Dust After 31 Years
An old friend gave up the ghost today. . .
I bought this solar-powered Casio calculator at the weird ‘n wonderful Olympic store in Koenji, Tokyo, 31 years ago. Olympic is just a few blocks from one of the apartments I lived in during my Japan years.
Olympic is one of those places where you can get dry goods, clothes, luggage, sports equipment, bicycles, electronics, etc., spread over four or five jumbled floors.
We dropped into Olympic on our last Japan trip a few years ago.
Macro Orchids
Yumi’s orchids are looking lovely.
Post-Rain Balcony Photo Shoot in SE Burnaby
I love how rain refreshes nature and brings a lush glow to our balcony plants in SE Burnaby, BC.
Starting the Day Right with Byrne Creek Walk
Mundy Park Forest Walk on Toasty Day
With temps pushing into the 30s in the BC lower mainland, we sought out a forested place to walk. Here’s a baker’s dozen of photos from Mundy Park in Coquitlam, BC, today.
