Barred Owl - Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver. This guy was perched at the edge of a big forest, staring down intensely into the ferns and bushes by the edge of the meadow. He hardly cared that we were there, much less taking his picture. He looked about for awhile, and seeing that our presence was disturbing the mice between us both, he flew off a short distance for better hunting.
Fiddlehead Fern - Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver
We have been marooned in Vancouver. An electrical failure in the camper has disabled the entire ignition system as well as the electronic keys. Parts have been special ordered (from Texas), but the Mercedes-Benz supply chain is narrow and specialized for these electronic modules, so we are at the mercy of someone's computerized supply chain system and cannot seem to influence anyone to rush more than the system allows - even though our friendly airstream rep. has chipped in to try and pull strings. So, we pack small bags, grab some groceries from the fridge, tow the camper to a dealer across town, and abandon Harvey there to fend for himself. We have booked a room in a residential hotel overlooking Vancouver's west end and we are amusing ourselves here in Vancouver by foot and bike until our ship is operational again. Word is anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks.
We rent a tandem to tour around on. Had a perfect day - cool weather, mixed sky, lots of giggles.
First Nations Totem Pole - Stanley Park
Sea Stack from Seawall bike path looking west
This guy was fishing along the sea wall. Bird book is in the camper so identification will have to wait.
Beaver Pond Lilly's.
Cast aluminum sculpture - 1/2 size waterfront wharehouse building on piers - amazing detail.
Sunset Beach paddlers
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