Early Blossoms

On the right side of yesterday's snowy photo you can see the branches of a small tree. If you look very carefully you can see they are bursting with tiny pinkish flowers. Despite the continued cold weather there are lots of other blossoms beginning to appear. Here are some that were braving yesterday's brisk winds along the West Bay Walkway.

Meanwhile...

...back in Victoria, to celebrate Fern's return from sunny Mexico as well as her birthday, we arranged a truly Canadian welcome home snowstorm for her. To enjoy this spectacle to the fullest, her uncle took the whole family the one of Victoria's favorite Sunday Brunch venues, the Oak Bay Marina Restaurant. It's a magnificent all-you-can-eat buffet - Eggs Benedict, croissants, shrimps, beef and a cornucopia of other good things to eat (click HERE to see the Sunday Brunch menu). Even a vegan like myself went back to the buffet twice and had to loosen my belt. The snowstorm only lasted about 15 minutes and was little more than a pretty reminder than winter is not over yet

Mexico Monday

Forgive me folks for another day of Mexico but I am still adjusting to being back and haven't gotten out to take any photos. These I picked for their beautiful warm colors which we are all in need of at this time of year I think.

Somewhere Sunday

My family and I escaped the wet pacific northwest for two lovely weeks in Mexico and these are a few of the 1000+ pictures I took. I challenged myself to try to capture some candid portraits and there was no lack of interesting people doing interesting things including these here. They were participants in a local parade celebrating 'Sayulita Days' which included a fair and other festivities. - Fern

The Staples Building

To continue with our look at Victoria's downtown, here is one of our skyscrapers, the Staples Building. It's on Fort Street opposite Russell Books less than a half block distant from the intersection of Fort and Douglas Streets.