Out for a Stroll

The sun came out on Wednesday and warm weather brought Victorians of all kinds out for a stroll or a run or a graze. These Canada Geese went for a swim later but the rest of us were content with walking or running around. The photo was taken in Rainbow Park, a tiny little green space on the Songhees Walkway.

Archival

Usually I try to post photos that are current but sometimes, like today, I am forced to post something archival because I have nothing current. Here are a couple of photos I noticed recently when I was archiving photos I took last November. They were taken during the blustery dramatic days of late autumn on the West Bay Walkway and seem to capture that season well. The panorama below is BIG - click on it once or twice to see it full size.

Points

I took this photo standing on Saxe Point looking east. The next point in view is Macaulay Point. On the upper right of this photo you can see some green meadows - those meadows are on Macaulay Point. Out of sight beyond Macaulay Point is the next point, Work Point, which marks one side of the entrance to the Inner Harbour.

Government Street at Night

I heard somewhere that movie directors often spray streets with water before shooting because the reflections make the scene much more interesting. Since then I've noticed a lot of gratuitous rained-on streets in films. These photos of Government Street at night seem to support this technique - that wash of color from the lights reflected in the moisture on the pavement adds a lot to these photos.

Oh Winter

We went for a walk today and it was such a grey, grey day...I love it all the same. - Fern