Photos I’ve taken of scenery, interesting objects and other things.
Brunette River showing more green along its shores, plus a bonus great blue heron in the lower-left corner. Ignore the bit of the new SkyTrain maintenance yard construction also on the left. As the vegetation does it thing over the next few months, most of that should be blotted out, preserving the illusion of untouched nature.
I like these kinds of illusions.
These shots were taken on the first day of spring. The weather was sunny and pleasantly warm, so I grabbed my camera and went to Lower Hume Park. Lo, there was a heron out fishing in the Brunette River, and a few other birds about.
Taken yesterday after my run. I don’t know why, but I love these stretchy shadow shots.
…walk into a bar. Actually, they’d probably fly in.
I went to Sapperton Landing this afternoon and shot some scenery and birds and scenery with birds. It’s getting late as I type this, so full gallery soon (for real, I swear), but here’s one each of the above-mentioned birds.
A few shots from around the neighbourhood today.
Yes, I actually made a full gallery of bird shots, and only a few days after taking the photos. What wonders! Includes bonus bunnies and planes.
Rare because it was in focus! Also, the outing was mini, not the birds. They were full-sized.
I gave my camera a thorough cleaning and took it to Lower Hume Park this afternoon to test it out and see if it would behave or go berserk.
It behaved!
I saw a Northern flicker, a pair of mallards, a bunch of robins and a song sparrow. I got pictures of all of them, but the song sparrow refused to stand still, so every shot is either an action shot, or it has its head down or facing away.
Here are three of the flicker, a robin and the male mallard.
A crosswalk across a large parking lot:
And the same photo, after I finished abusing it with the perspective tool:
Construction sign that was:
The original for comparison:
The one in Burnaby, not the one in New York. I didn’t want to walk that far today.
The weather was drizzly and misty, which added a certain mood. And I touched a tree. Again.
I might add a few more photos later, but there’s just enough friction with WordPress’s Gallery block that I’m inclined to stop at three for now.
And it allowed me to get this shot of the Brunette River. It was also drizzly in that “doesn’t seem like you’re getting wet but end up soaked by the time you get home” way. But worth it, because I touched a tree.
This striking split between a clear and cloudy sky in the late afternoon when we were out birding on Friday, shot at Burnaby Lake.
Seen on a trip to rockin’ uptown New Westminster yesterday. I love coming across little neighbourhood bits of art and inspiration like this.
I also like the way the mailbox appears to be quietly observing in the background.