Sour Candy

Sometimes a candy is so sweet......and so sour at the same time that it just makes your face clench up.

Causeway Artists #6: BB Blues Band

If I seemed a little negative about the big BC Day celebrations centered here in Victoria's Inner Harbor, it's only because I so much like the normally relaxed, uncrowded atmosphere. And, while BC Day celebrations brought some big-name talents to the Inner Harbor, there are some equally talented though less famous performers every day on the causeway. Here's another one of my favorites, Ian Bennetts of the BB Blues Band. If you're strolling on the Inner Harbor causeway, slow down, sit down, relax, and let Ian waft you away to "margaritaville" with his mellow voice and 12-string guitar stylings.

Street Scenes #3

Metroman in CrosswalkThis is a busy crosswalk at the junction of Government and Humboldt Streets.

Dallas Road August

Here we are on Dallas Road again, re-visiting a small headland I photograph almost obsessively though I've only posted on it once before. Anyway, this view is taken with a polarizing filter attached to the lens and it has a wonderful effect on the water and sky - deepening the colors of both so they look more like what is seen with the naked eye. The water here is often this color but this warm-looking aquamarine color is deceptive. The water is icy.

Street Scenes #2

Mother and ChildThis scene was photographed on Douglas Street, Victoria's busiest business and shopping street.