tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861089241664379342024-03-07T00:14:17.038-08:00Maple Ridge Daily PhotoYour daily dose of Maple Ridge and Greater Vancouver, BC.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-10419414870562454332012-02-18T16:45:00.000-08:002012-02-18T16:45:17.679-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two little ducks went swimming one day.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-30597387482124027922012-02-15T15:00:00.000-08:002012-02-15T15:00:05.707-08:00Flag Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its flag day. This Canadian flag is in Sutcliff Park, near Granville Island in Vancouver.</div>
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From my archives, taken last fall.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1Sutcliffe Park, Vancouver, BC V6G 1Z4, Canada49.2688625 -123.135044549.258501499999994 -123.1547855 49.2792235 -123.11530350000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-35147253513738740802012-02-12T18:54:00.000-08:002012-02-12T18:54:00.080-08:00Blue Heron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Great Blue Heron wading in the cranberry bog. We saw him while walking around the Blue Heron Loop, a section of dyke which encircles a blue berry farm and skirted by cranberry bags. We often see blue herons here in Maple Ridge. I love his chest feathers. Not the clearest photo, I don't have a decent telephoto lens. Taken just before the sun went down. Seeing him was the bright light in an otherwise dull evening.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-63919096623258123042012-02-11T22:56:00.000-08:002012-02-11T22:56:35.566-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Downtown Vancouver Skyline, shimmers in the winter sun. </div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com2Stanley Park, 610 Pipeline Rd, Vancouver, BC V6G 1Z4, Canada49.3042602 -123.14379249.2835532 -123.18327400000001 49.3249672 -123.10431tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-19714922935070338962011-12-06T21:39:00.001-08:002011-12-06T21:43:07.005-08:00A little Snow on Top!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taken a few weeks ago, the Golden Ears with the first dusting.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Slightly more snow on there now!</span>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-10671018568701164242011-12-04T23:45:00.001-08:002011-12-04T23:49:00.973-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's eagle time. The salmon have spawned and they are easy pickings for hungry eagles. Every year we get dozens and dozens of eagles stop to enjoy the feast.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-18832543885819955342011-08-14T22:08:00.000-07:002011-08-14T22:18:05.375-07:00On the Lake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ0r3kWC-xcrWIeQSM-iA-LoWL38lx9wD25CPzXASYIugE9xZ93GQUPXuBWQXNaawEPLn2MVUAprgFE6WxQkMkLpwwJ7McAAcvxjroz_jAjBVhq7HXVhyXZcMcOeFgEjmyupmCRuADeQ-/s1600/IMG_3874.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640947306949610690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ0r3kWC-xcrWIeQSM-iA-LoWL38lx9wD25CPzXASYIugE9xZ93GQUPXuBWQXNaawEPLn2MVUAprgFE6WxQkMkLpwwJ7McAAcvxjroz_jAjBVhq7HXVhyXZcMcOeFgEjmyupmCRuADeQ-/s400/IMG_3874.JPG" /></a> On<span style="font-size:130%;"> Alouette Lake in a canoe. The water was very choppy. This lake is man made. It is a dammed up valley, which was flooded many moons ago after the valley was forested. Thankfully, in 1927, this area was made a Provincial Park and no further logging has been permitted since then.</span>
<br />Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-28822426312319110102011-08-13T11:45:00.000-07:002011-08-13T11:52:34.970-07:00Downtown Vancouver<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1tSBBC5VUAkcmhclttoRFDSABuLxHVOYpSDA60yC_YEGkz6AqLy3utPqefHkOxoZrS677NE9sNBTOM6y8-fkUme74PtZ9tZwhwRuwAVork_WwnToncFSSDzQ6WmpLOsv-hVYCjS683lG/s1600/IMG_4407.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640414638878484130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1tSBBC5VUAkcmhclttoRFDSABuLxHVOYpSDA60yC_YEGkz6AqLy3utPqefHkOxoZrS677NE9sNBTOM6y8-fkUme74PtZ9tZwhwRuwAVork_WwnToncFSSDzQ6WmpLOsv-hVYCjS683lG/s400/IMG_4407.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>We ventured from our suburban oasis into the big city last night. The lights of Vancouver reflected in Coal Harbour, all by the light of a silvery moon. </div>
<br />Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-72271184380537970002011-07-20T11:01:00.000-07:002011-07-20T11:07:40.000-07:00Summer bounty!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNhFedRNhKU/TicYd4mEk0I/AAAAAAAAGFM/YQihcUXemsQ/s1600/IMG_3820.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631496760737436482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNhFedRNhKU/TicYd4mEk0I/AAAAAAAAGFM/YQihcUXemsQ/s400/IMG_3820.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The makings of a tasty treat. Apple, rhubarb and strawberry crisp. Local berries are delicious this year..sooo sweet. We only have a few in our garden, so had to buy these. But the rhubarb is home grown. Our blue berries are not terribly abundant this year, and are still green. Our non existant summer has played havoc on local produce.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-3447664180521058792011-07-18T14:51:00.000-07:002011-07-18T15:03:58.714-07:00Hanging Around Downtown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWHuEF5tjNG_v1braIYQXaqT7QDV7WHA2Lg1JlpEV9Rume7xdiliGPrSVtst5l4b1zLYAqOmQO3mECc6D37rRJWNqM77DFG0uNnTJmiX4Z7OAbOW08aN3wW9OlHbMpSzhqHZWEivcH7-J/s1600/IMG_4074.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630814982061472082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWHuEF5tjNG_v1braIYQXaqT7QDV7WHA2Lg1JlpEV9Rume7xdiliGPrSVtst5l4b1zLYAqOmQO3mECc6D37rRJWNqM77DFG0uNnTJmiX4Z7OAbOW08aN3wW9OlHbMpSzhqHZWEivcH7-J/s400/IMG_4074.JPG" /></a> The hanging baskets in the center of town are lush and fresh. The lack of hot weather agrees with small container plantings, which can tend to dry out quickly in the heat.<br /><br /><br /><div>Taken on 224th street looking east, into Memorial Peace Park.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-42996313302782557492011-07-12T21:16:00.000-07:002011-07-12T21:26:38.639-07:00FOUND black cat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4ZNWTOZpT0proRtQpoATXiIE52Gu6T2FcYMVxUQYf5zBg6MA1Tnqw51dLq0gRc7wTZZw0zUqiE85Iv8NL8f9TN3cFxOnriDg8w39hJgOFAR6EAKi7aOkb92vsnJBJrIozyEOKPK5W1Vv/s1600/IMG_4064.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628686428926920290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4ZNWTOZpT0proRtQpoATXiIE52Gu6T2FcYMVxUQYf5zBg6MA1Tnqw51dLq0gRc7wTZZw0zUqiE85Iv8NL8f9TN3cFxOnriDg8w39hJgOFAR6EAKi7aOkb92vsnJBJrIozyEOKPK5W1Vv/s400/IMG_4064.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This fellow has made a home for himself in my back garden and deck. I livein the area of Greenwell and 122 ave. in Maple Ridge.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">All black male short hair cat.</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">He arrived last week while we were away. We keep a dish of food out for one of our cats and he has been helping himself. He is very thin. Washes regularly and is very clean. Appears healthy but is quite thin. </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">He has a tatoo in his ear which was traced to a vet ib North Van. However they say this cliente has not been in their office for quite some time and their phone number is not in service.</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">He is so cute and friendly. Some body must be missing him. </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">If you recognize this cat please conact me at ksstcyr at telus.net</span></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-52340160059969646182011-06-30T00:50:00.000-07:002011-06-30T00:55:00.576-07:00Watering Hole<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3P1ci_nAvgs/Tgwrqz6DblI/AAAAAAAAGD4/FLepD-uJoSM/s1600/IMG_3848.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623918049167109714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3P1ci_nAvgs/Tgwrqz6DblI/AAAAAAAAGD4/FLepD-uJoSM/s400/IMG_3848.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-35319557424280635392011-06-13T11:33:00.000-07:002011-06-13T12:12:11.160-07:00Bikes on Dikes Rides Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx61_kYksiyXlqwW6vznQE5y6ted8rWALsUkzf2eWgEAcah1TLFXifqzd6ZtWuJ2W-RyEY8t3tcuL_SCx9DBXdboAP7UqeBQiJYGT5KscBOmSilqNoTkVkSanVnfokG_B_uDNibZ4mEGb/s1600/bikes+on+dikes+2007.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617776390298205554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx61_kYksiyXlqwW6vznQE5y6ted8rWALsUkzf2eWgEAcah1TLFXifqzd6ZtWuJ2W-RyEY8t3tcuL_SCx9DBXdboAP7UqeBQiJYGT5KscBOmSilqNoTkVkSanVnfokG_B_uDNibZ4mEGb/s400/bikes+on+dikes+2007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">If you are a regular here, this may be a familiar photo.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I published it previously on this blog in 2007. See the original post by<span style="color:#ffcc00;"> </span><a href="http://mrdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/07/bikes-on-dikes.html"><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">CLICKING HERE</span></strong></a>.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I have also got this picture along with others being used with my permission on a local realtors website </span><a href="http://pameladanz.com/blog.html"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#003333;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">CLICK HERE TO VIEW IT</span> </span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Today I went to look at the Maple Ridge Municipal Web Page...and what should I see? This photo has been published again on the header of the city website. </span><a href="http://www.mapleridge.ca/index.html"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;">CLICK HERE TO SEE IT</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. Click on the word HOME at the top of the municipal website. You may have to wait a few seconds for my photo to scroll in.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I am thrilled to have had it selected. I Knew when I first took this shot that it was the epitome of what Maple Ridge is all about. I am thrilled that it has been used in this capacity!</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-79208910681554081612011-06-12T20:37:00.000-07:002011-06-12T20:43:08.034-07:00Afternoon Delight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZY-WRcyyoYlroLEZOYzHcNb7m4FHTACHVywuqlWYUFYEz4Zg64X0Et7EzzDbsSd_tIanb_kiMRTIyUH74ewY0aAy3wbZpgH7qhh6pEIHT6f766mR4UwvLhb0bx-0UliY1jzXVQCgeGB2/s1600/IMG_3781.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617544522009183522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZY-WRcyyoYlroLEZOYzHcNb7m4FHTACHVywuqlWYUFYEz4Zg64X0Et7EzzDbsSd_tIanb_kiMRTIyUH74ewY0aAy3wbZpgH7qhh6pEIHT6f766mR4UwvLhb0bx-0UliY1jzXVQCgeGB2/s400/IMG_3781.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Afternoon in the garden.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-35743303417896017312011-06-07T22:51:00.000-07:002011-06-07T22:56:41.137-07:00Favorite Chair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqok4fV8XI1pVYe6RErTdsF-qIq6044Eds4xdMkCPsxjVcjDpsGGERFGijKkXKc3CcujMU6vZAIhGZBo4ln0OD-gW2d6NAE9-RYUL546SmlifM73ZKLOMgIObp4mzb-XByTCWaFB-jx4Pb/s1600/IMG_3731.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615723073295432498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqok4fV8XI1pVYe6RErTdsF-qIq6044Eds4xdMkCPsxjVcjDpsGGERFGijKkXKc3CcujMU6vZAIhGZBo4ln0OD-gW2d6NAE9-RYUL546SmlifM73ZKLOMgIObp4mzb-XByTCWaFB-jx4Pb/s400/IMG_3731.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I love all the paterns in this photo. The shingles and the paving stones keep the eye entertained in this shot.</span></div><br /><div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-16108675538943054182011-06-05T20:01:00.000-07:002011-06-05T20:05:07.516-07:00My Blue Heron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XwbXG0LxGuZtuUxOY5FHq7Yo-D_xYCznhyphenhyphen7t2hvpWk4l1jld9PuE67VMnkVwTDHvTjQMwfwSu8usARV8qQXprmqvs_kBfzrTrdVl_3ld_0GyHC4txL_fWyaTsOyu1c-gZGoggiSkPyye/s1600/IMG_3706.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614936941288372562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XwbXG0LxGuZtuUxOY5FHq7Yo-D_xYCznhyphenhyphen7t2hvpWk4l1jld9PuE67VMnkVwTDHvTjQMwfwSu8usARV8qQXprmqvs_kBfzrTrdVl_3ld_0GyHC4txL_fWyaTsOyu1c-gZGoggiSkPyye/s400/IMG_3706.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This fella didnt mind the rain. We watched as he caught a fish.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Thankfully the weather turned beautiful and sunny yesterday. It would seem that summer has finally arrived.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-11849163894426446052011-06-02T13:03:00.000-07:002011-06-02T13:11:44.737-07:00Wet, Wet, Wet<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJqz963iNk0/TeftXZi2upI/AAAAAAAAGBc/9DI_QoV0bhA/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613716446790466194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJqz963iNk0/TeftXZi2upI/AAAAAAAAGBc/9DI_QoV0bhA/s400/IMG_3705.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This has been one of the worst springs I can ever remember, weather-wise. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The rivers are swollen and the snow pack has'nt even begun to melt yet!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-15887781139369476332011-05-31T20:45:00.000-07:002011-05-31T20:48:40.628-07:00It's Our Time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiyCt7Z6mZQ7EbZ2_4gKhL3yoagSYBynn7Ay9enc-g5ysMMQxUpYlNm7FG3NcBIZQQq-A3KDYXzvICO4iYK5_fT7P6r9SAq27OlMWjM-QvxvE-ywYiqGfnM75wZy7rd4EYx3i0fqMto2f/s1600/IMG_3693.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 296px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613092799983798146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiyCt7Z6mZQ7EbZ2_4gKhL3yoagSYBynn7Ay9enc-g5ysMMQxUpYlNm7FG3NcBIZQQq-A3KDYXzvICO4iYK5_fT7P6r9SAq27OlMWjM-QvxvE-ywYiqGfnM75wZy7rd4EYx3i0fqMto2f/s400/IMG_3693.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">June 1st, 2011. </span></div><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Let the Stanley Cup Finals Begin!!!!</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Go Canucks Go!!!!!</span></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-84504347644255153252011-05-29T18:17:00.000-07:002011-05-29T18:19:24.721-07:00Kanaka Bridge<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FU_25r9dywU/TeLwYwxd3cI/AAAAAAAAGBE/zxmqIvAC4Ys/s1600/2004_SS_821.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612312393856966082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FU_25r9dywU/TeLwYwxd3cI/AAAAAAAAGBE/zxmqIvAC4Ys/s400/2004_SS_821.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The </div><br />foot bridge over Kanaka Creek.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-42725063434172209962011-05-28T02:06:00.000-07:002011-05-28T02:12:12.478-07:00Canadian Pastime!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiV2Opat7v4XNvWfIvnbgWpOGkzGxGkihTvwiC6GDdNHIHjDvdNQbjAztns_V5wb5dOIpwummSSIlYClw-rORJbEfMBltsQJIjCR0faYaNQXlUssVU6ODX2PGk1JtfYeazM2x1BAJH7F6/s1600/IMG_3693.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 296px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611691344047209618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiV2Opat7v4XNvWfIvnbgWpOGkzGxGkihTvwiC6GDdNHIHjDvdNQbjAztns_V5wb5dOIpwummSSIlYClw-rORJbEfMBltsQJIjCR0faYaNQXlUssVU6ODX2PGk1JtfYeazM2x1BAJH7F6/s400/IMG_3693.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the latest fashion trend around town. Crazy hockey fans can be seen all over this region. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is my hubby after the Vancouver Canucks won the Western Conference finals and now head into the Stanley Cup Finals. We will be Playing the Boston Bruins. The Best is the West versus the Best in the East.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">WE ARE ALL CANUCKS!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-76661525189656393102011-05-27T09:37:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:49:55.068-07:00Shipping Out.Canoeing is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGpFO4OxAOqJAMIzfjV9Y7SdiQYPwA3e1dYOOGYXGCRbxcsT1kO5nCDmHt9RhM0Czn4MPwiFMGz2ry4HED_rpwoKf5Yqx7Xe1Bc-Hlrs-aepRopnWknd_X6b8rNDPvrzUy2BeISIc7F4f/s1600/IMG_3690.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611437629346010914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGpFO4OxAOqJAMIzfjV9Y7SdiQYPwA3e1dYOOGYXGCRbxcsT1kO5nCDmHt9RhM0Czn4MPwiFMGz2ry4HED_rpwoKf5Yqx7Xe1Bc-Hlrs-aepRopnWknd_X6b8rNDPvrzUy2BeISIc7F4f/s400/IMG_3690.JPG" /></a> a traditionally Canadian pastime.<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Local boys strap the old canoes on and get set for a long weekend of paddling. This past week end, was Victoria Day in British Columbia.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-77908888539449271082011-05-25T22:52:00.000-07:002011-05-25T23:50:53.265-07:00Sewer improvements<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7y6zgU_t0Po/Td3tKyl3qJI/AAAAAAAAGAg/hEcxewdPNvA/s1600/St.Cyr_50th_Anniversary%2B099.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610901480408590482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7y6zgU_t0Po/Td3tKyl3qJI/AAAAAAAAGAg/hEcxewdPNvA/s400/St.Cyr_50th_Anniversary%2B099.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is my house last summer. I took this to show off the new path that we had laboured over to install with our own hands! Later we installed the 4x4 ties around the garden beds to finish it off. It was sooo pretty with the nice new grass sod.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-09cLBQj_8rg/Td3sOU5a7dI/AAAAAAAAGAY/ygVgtbNPiHg/s1600/IMG_3567.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610900441645379026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-09cLBQj_8rg/Td3sOU5a7dI/AAAAAAAAGAY/ygVgtbNPiHg/s400/IMG_3567.JPG" /></a>Today, this is what it looks like.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The reason for all this is that our neighbourhood, including the closest 4 streets was flooded. We have been battling near misses for years. When we get the Monsoons that we are prone to, all the neighbours are out with pumps and gumboots working hard not to allow the water into their homes.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>One of our neighbours sons is an engineer and he found out that we only had 7 inch storm drains which were far too little capacity for the rain we get here. When we get a good downpour, the drains back up, then the road becomes a river and then the homes on the north side of the road have runoff coming down their driveways. The water going down the downspouts has nowhere to go so it backs up around the foundations.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvzdXjgNFl31LlMQQtsUppxZyii0xK4VL3tyl81tpUbflj5HAki8ocsjfxdttBdCWbhaNT8uj5ciB7qVfd6r1O1VnwZk6Kl90kz7TIVPMy5PP0MTMZRkjJSsEwf3uTqdhpRClrSnvsXC4/s1600/IMG_3565.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610900434777356738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvzdXjgNFl31LlMQQtsUppxZyii0xK4VL3tyl81tpUbflj5HAki8ocsjfxdttBdCWbhaNT8uj5ciB7qVfd6r1O1VnwZk6Kl90kz7TIVPMy5PP0MTMZRkjJSsEwf3uTqdhpRClrSnvsXC4/s400/IMG_3565.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><a href="http://thousandwordsworthy.blogspot.com/2010/02/abc-wednesday-d.html"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Click here to see THIS POST last year to see what we did to improve our drainage. It worked too, we havent had a problem on our property since we did THIS.</span></a></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumgtfBUNp-g1Ua9pON5Fd6YnkZUFqKRYyj2uAQ0I_adk0Zoajv8Dzbx_uXoMmrGph65MzrFGupDaXHRrj0gVE7MDBHhoiyLCYrLajGHVKCVWotSXopZKLOwuUKMFEdZ-hCJ59MBlbih4d/s1600/IMG_3562.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610900429350021042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumgtfBUNp-g1Ua9pON5Fd6YnkZUFqKRYyj2uAQ0I_adk0Zoajv8Dzbx_uXoMmrGph65MzrFGupDaXHRrj0gVE7MDBHhoiyLCYrLajGHVKCVWotSXopZKLOwuUKMFEdZ-hCJ59MBlbih4d/s400/IMG_3562.JPG" /></span></strong></a> The last bit of the path got unpaved and the corners of the ties had to be pulled up. We had to lift these out because we were worried that the workers would just bulldoze over it.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>When they dug up the road, they blocked the drain near us. That night, we had a huge rainfall and all that water ran into my next door neighbours house, flooding her basement yet again!!! She called the citys emergency line but nobody came to help her because there was a hockey game on! Keith and I had gone to that game. By the time we got home from Vancouver 90 minutes later, the rain had stopped and the crew still had not shown up to assist her. Dont you love how they chuck their pipes into my flower bed? Well, if it fixes the problem for the neighbourhood, I suppose it is worth it!</div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-78296211441415193822011-02-21T18:50:00.000-08:002011-02-21T18:54:18.432-08:00Blue Heron Loop<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WC1kuMG-D7U/TWMlGajbOXI/AAAAAAAAF9M/3U5CcGZznZU/s1600/IMG_2832.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341555752155506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WC1kuMG-D7U/TWMlGajbOXI/AAAAAAAAF9M/3U5CcGZznZU/s400/IMG_2832.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Winter blueberry fields.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-36208352006991950832011-01-16T18:28:00.000-08:002011-01-17T15:42:08.381-08:00Little Donkey<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sKcovaA9Nt0/TTOpotNTXhI/AAAAAAAAF5s/TopVE8dWDe4/s1600/IMG_2476.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562976481527946770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sKcovaA9Nt0/TTOpotNTXhI/AAAAAAAAF5s/TopVE8dWDe4/s400/IMG_2476.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Little donkey grazing on a local farm.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This was taken January 8th.</span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386108924166437934.post-87181183425523588432010-07-04T03:54:00.000-07:002010-07-04T03:59:12.299-07:00Maple Ridge Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjWcd8HC6b9Kwyj_5RtVdbFI992VFdLHE3fNIumGibb8ONY11BxATOWHur8Ku8hyphenhyphen_2ohDH-yoUMBekXPgLlYSf9jOhyphenhyphenQikpcbUdhxazajKKkwTD3T3j641Jh5W4yLTUDGKGzUa9MX3r_B/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490003518976451298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjWcd8HC6b9Kwyj_5RtVdbFI992VFdLHE3fNIumGibb8ONY11BxATOWHur8Ku8hyphenhyphen_2ohDH-yoUMBekXPgLlYSf9jOhyphenhyphenQikpcbUdhxazajKKkwTD3T3j641Jh5W4yLTUDGKGzUa9MX3r_B/s400/089.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Picking wildflowers in Maple Ridge Park. What a contrast.... this relatively new being meets an extremely well aged life form.</div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.com5