Shot today while out and aboot.
I used my iPhone 12, which has developed the interesting habit of sending all phone calls to voicemail and sometimes not even letting me know someone has called. More on this later!
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Lafarge Lake, black and white, November 22, 2025
I was in the area of Lafarge Lake on Saturday and despite the weather being rather soggy, took the time to stroll the 1.2 km path around the lake. I saw a surprising number of waterfowl, including:
- American Coots
- Buffleheads (a pair of males)
- Canada Geese
- Hooded Mergansers
- Mallards
If the weather had been better and I’d had my camera, I could have gotten some decent shots. As it was, I took some scenery pics. Here’s one I converted to black and white to be all artsy.
Lafarge Lake used to be a quarry, which makes its adoption by so many species even nicer to see.
It’s that leafy time of year again
And here they are:
And a bonus shot of the Brunette River, shot from a different perspective, as the usual spot looked quite muddy/slippery/fall-into-the-river-y:
More assorted fall photos, October 29, 2025 (and thereabouts)
Shot over the past few days using my 150-year-old iPhone 12.
More fall shots, October 26, 2025
Apart from The Rains, I quite like the middle of fall.
A leaf’s end, while seguing from colour to black and white
Shot today, post-run.
A few more fall fotos, October 17, 2025
Taken before and after my run today, and shot on my iPhone 12, now five generations behind the curve (and loving it).
Early October clouds
Ominous!
The weather has been pretty typical of early October so far, though. Summer was also surprisingly normal, not too hot or humid. I do wonder if we’re being set up for an extended period of The Rains or lots of snow (boo, hiss). For now, though…it’s fine!
Various early summer photos, July 3, 2025
Like the title says, everything from flowers to (toy) bombs.
The toy bomb was kind of weird.
Fuzzy on the trail
As seen today on an unusually warm late May afternoon.
EDIT: Nic is less lazy than I am and has identified this as a forest tent caterpillar. It grows into a forest tent caterpillar moth, which is an extremely on-the-nose name.
Dinosaurs clash (and other photos)
From around the neighbourhood today:
A few shots around Burnaby Lake, April 30, 2025
Taken after my run on my iPhone 12, which I’m getting closer to going from joking about replacing to actually replacing.
And it won’t be with another iPhone.
But now, the pics!
