Victory Square one week later 18.11.15
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Vancouver
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We Remember 11.11.15
91st Remembrance Day Service, Cenotaph, Victory Square, Vancouver, November 11, 2015
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Sunrise this morning in “…this sceptred isle”
Sunset tonight on arriving safely home to “Oh Canada“
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Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver 11.10.15, a happy place to restore the spirit at any time of year…
…as someone showed yesterday leaving this gilded frame surrounding a view of Stanley Park.
Wishing everyone a Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Monday.
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Fire in the sky – 12.8.15
The night sky over Vancouver’s English Bay after sunset two nights ago.
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Vancouver skyline viewed from Spanish Banks II 8.8.15 Pen and Ink
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Vancouver skyline viewed from Spanish Banks 5.8.15
Both sides now…
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all.
Joni Mitchell 1967
I took this photo with my iPhone a few weeks ago looking up at the Wall Centre here in Vancouver. The words of Joni Mitchell’s song, Both Sides Now from her album Clouds, instantly came to my mind and a moment of warm reverie came over me as I looked up at the clouds and remembered hearing her voice for the first time in 1969. I was driving my old yellow Triumph TR2 down the Old Kent Road in London, and as she started singing on the car radio I had to pull over to listen to the rest of the song, a magical moment frozen in time and one which has remained with me ever since.
Ben’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half has given me the perfect opportunity to share the photo and to listen to the unforgettable voice of Joni Mitchell singing one of her greatest songs once again. Thanks BenCanada Day Muse
Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver has been featured many times on thechangingpalette. It is a definite muse and constant source of photographic inspiration, from the crisp clear days of Winter, to the glorious hot days of Summer…
…with the wonderful colours of Spring and Fall in between
….and breathtaking skies and sunsets all year round.
Today was a spectacular Canada Day to walk along the beach to Granville Island
…and the perfect way to celebrate this special day
…made even more special for this newly doting Grandpa.
Wishing everyone a very Happy Canada Day.
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