Shot from our balcony this morning.
Category Archives: Nature
Gorgeous English Bay Sunset, Full Harvest Moon
Got a couple of shots of the sun setting toward the end of my delivery shift today at English Bay in Vancouver.
And then on the way home, this. . .
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Volunteer at World Rivers Day in Burnaby, BC
Volunteers from the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society had a great time volunteering at World Rivers Day at the Burnaby Heritage Village today.
I shot several hundred photos of the festivities and when I get them winnowed down I’ll post them to a Flickr album.
Floral Memories
Facebook reminded me today of this shot I posted four years ago, part of a Flickr album of a walk around Burnaby Lake.
Snippets From Vancouver Travels
A few shots from my travels around Vancouver today.
This wee arachnid managed to hang on to the side of the car for several kilometers and several stops. I finally took pity and eased it off and into some grass.
Sad to come across what was likely a window-strike goldfinch. It was so pretty I was tempted to take it home, but I’m no taxidermist. I moved it into some shrubbery.
I ran across several of these modified signs in a Vancouver ‘hood today. Seeing as they must have been tagged years ago, it’s interesting that city crews haven’t removed the additions : -).
Barred Owl in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
We heard a barred owl calling on our evening walk around Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby. We found it in the forest.
Lush, Soft Colours in the Drizzle at Discovery Place Conservation Area
I’d never been to this pocket park and short trail in Burnaby, BC. near the hospital.
Watching Evening Light Change at Porteau Cove
A lovely stop coming home from Squamish on the Sea to Sky highway on BC’s beautiful coast.
Temperature Perceptions Shift as Autumn Approaches
Funny how a usually comfortable temp on the rising side can make me feel hot, and the same temp on the falling side can make me feel cold.
I’m in that awkward “summer is ending fall is approaching what to wear” phase 
.
Even contemplated lighting the pilot light in the high-efficiency gas fireplace/heater on the main floor, but will hold off for another week or two, unless the usually colder females in the house want to.
The long-anticipated and much appreciated rain has also likely affected temperature perception. Here on the wet temperate west coast we never heat 24/7 even in the depths of winter. Usually an hour or so a few times a day to take the chill and dampness out of the air suffices.
Ha, threw on a long-sleeved sweatshirt, had a mug of coffee, and now I’m starting to sweat in my basement office .
Thanks Burnaby Firefighters for Dealing with Blaze in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
Heartfelt thanks to City of Burnaby firefighters who dealt with a blaze in Byrne Creek Ravine Park today.
Also thanks to City of Burnaby staff for calling volunteer streamkeepers to keep us in the loop.
I was invited to take a look, but since firefighters were still working on it, I was asked not to go in all the way.
It’s been so hot and dry this summer, and the City of Burnaby added extra No Smoking in Parks and on Trails signs in the area, but we regularly saw inconsiderate smokers putting the park and their neighbours at risk.
Please, please, what does it take for people to act responsibly?
I don’t know if smoking caused this blaze, but I wouldn’t be surprised. I documented the mass of butts on trails in the area in a post earlier this summer.
I was allowed to go this far, wearing my safety vest and with an invitation from City staff.
UPDATE: Burnaby Now report here.