Random House on the walk
This post is for my friend Jane Poe who inquired whether I had any snow! Wednesday one foot of snow fell between the hours of 4:00am and 9:00 pm. The roads have become treacherous sheets of ice,with the most hazardous having been closed. So I haven’t ventured too far. Bryan managed to take these few pictures for me this morning around 8:45 am as he walked Pepper to the bus.
Our renowned Stanley Park, centered in Vancouver’s metropolis has been through a traumatic year, wind storms clear cutting thousands of trees. Such a part of Vancouver’s heritage, and my childhood, it saddens me to see the weather wreaking such havoc on such a magnificent land mark. There is a blitz to raise money to restore some of the many fallen trees.
When I was young I would make a weekly trek over town from North Vancouver to the park. It was a place of such amazement and beauty. With the now defunct zoo to meander,pools to visit a heritage train to ride, and forest as far as the eye could see. Many hours in youth were spent in that park. As a teen in the early seventies, I visited the festival style Be-in's during Easter, where Mounties would parade their horses through a mass of pot smoking teens, while the rock bands played on!
7 comments:
Lucky you with all that snow! Lovely photos - thanks for sharing.
Beautiful pictures. The Winter Olympics are coming next year, right?
Oh I remember Stanley Park (stayed in BC for a month a number of years ago.)Loved the big totem poles there. Then we went& stayed on the Kettle River inland a bit...totally awesome place.
Wonderful pictures!
Ooooohhh snow..stares at the glittery bits in the sunlight on the roof..
Peace Kai.
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Too bad Stanley Park has suffered. The snow in these photos looks wonderful, though. Here in New Jersey, U.S. we still haven't gotten any snow -- unless you count the dusting that we got two days ago and which was melted within the hour.
Absolutely beautiful beyond beauty.
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