Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Coombs market
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Locals and tourists alike at Coombs market... |
The interior though is photo worthy too though with its colourful hangings, and the various nooks and crannies crammed with food offerings from around the world.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Cosmic
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Composite photo showing the lunar eclipse... |
Earlier this week we witnessed a rare event in Victoria... a trifecta of cosmic conditions came together to create a super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse.
A supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closet point to earth so that it appears larger than it normally does.
A wolf moon refers to the first full moon of the year.
A blood moon occurs during a lunar eclipse when the sun's light, coming from the far side of the earth, passes through our atmosphere and takes on a reddish hue as it indirectly bathes the moon.
In Victoria, conditions were perfect... it was a cool but clear crisp night. The event lasted about fifty minutes and the moon looked eerie... almost like a giant Hollywood special effect from a sci-fi movie.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019
Cold Day at Sidney
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Grey skies don't stop the crowds from coming... |
Ocean temperatures here typically range in the 5 to 6 degree C mark. You don't have to break through ice the way you do for Polar Bear Swims in the lakes and rivers of eastern Canada.
That still didn't stop the crowds in Sidney from squealing like little girls and running out of the water as fast as they could after their short sprint into the water.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Spearfish Canyon
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The walls of the canyon... |
In the early morning light, the scenery and serenity was a thing of beauty. The canyon walls had interesting textures of trees and rock. The rocks that peeked out of the trees were shades of pink and pale yellow.
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Distant rock formations peak out from the forests... |
Monday, January 14, 2019
Marina
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Victoria's newest marina is all shiny glass and metal... |
With its curves and gleaming metal surfaces, I have to admit that it looks appealing. I'm guessing the owners of the waterfront condos immediately behind it have a different opinion since they lost their views of the inner harbour.
The marina was built to accommodate high-end luxury yachts up to 175 feet in length. As of early-2019 they are accepting reservations for spots if you're looking for a local place to park your boat.
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Two (not quite super) yachts in residence at the new marina... |
Friday, January 11, 2019
Rushmore
The four Presidents of Mt. Rushmore gaze over crowds of tourists... |
Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski worked on both projects. In fact, it was his work on Mt Rushmore that resulted in his invitation to create Crazy Horse Memorial.
According to Wikipedia, each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but the project ran out of money before they could be completed.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019
Idiot on display
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Presenting history from the other side... |
We were sitting at the very back of the venue. Whenever I take photos I try to be mindful of blocking the view of other visitors. Not this douchebag idiot, who saw fit to video record most of the event with his camera up in the air blocking the view of the people immediately behind him.
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A complete jerk films the show for himself and blocks others... |
Friday, January 4, 2019
Rich Rico
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All that remains of Fan-Ta-Sea Isle after a big blow... |
It was a fine and sunny warm day when we came across the remains of Fan-Ta-Sea Isle, the name of the driftwood sculpture featured several times on this blog.
And, in another bit of serendipity we came across Rich Rico, the artist who first put together the sculpture way back when, and that has amused and entertained pedestrians over the years.
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Artist Rich Rico... soon to embark on a new mission |
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
It's art, beaches...
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Colourful, organic beach art... |
Sadly, this art installation is gone. It did not survive last week's intense wind storm that reduced it to driftwood.
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2018 Jan 10:
If you take a stroll along Victoria to Esquimalt along the pleasant Westsong Walkway, you can enjoy the scenery of Victoria's inner and outer harbours. You'll be treated to views of birds (seals and sea otters too, if you're lucky), as well as ferries on the water, aircraft landing and leaving, upscale float homes, kayaks and dragon boats... It's a great way to soothe the soul while enjoying sun, fresh air and awesome vistas.
Along the way, you'll also encounter this piece of driftwood sculpture.
In one form or another, it has been here for years. It "evolves" over time as people (one person?) add more pieces to the art installation and freshen up the paint job.
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