Keep It Surreal

Beautiful sunrise earlier in the week.

The next day the fog rolled in, shrouding the mountains and making for another great Vancouver sunrise.

I discovered this fascinating shop in Vancouver’s Chinatown while doing Christmas shopping with my girlfriend. Next time I’m redecorating my place, I will definitely be going back to get the Om light and a sacred Buddha.

The silhouette of Mount Baker looking holy in the rising winter sun.

The rising sun sneaking in under the overcast horizon.

The illuminated behind the masts of the sailboats moored in Coal Harbour.

The morning sky starting to light up across the calm waters of Lost Lagoon.

Dawn breaks in the skies above the Inukshuk on the English Bay coastline.

The Engagement Rings return to English Bay for the 2010 Olympics. The artist Dennis Oppenheimer also created The Device To Root Out Evil, an upside-down church that proved too controversial for a park in Coal Harbour (unfortunately).

The setting sun lighting up Vancouver’s skyline against the fading silhouette of the Coast Mountains.

The fiery sky above Queen Elizabeth Park’s gardens.

The Vancouver skyline’s little towers dwarfed by the Coast Mountains at sunset.

The jaw-dropping view from Queen Elizabeth Park, the highest lookout in the city of Vancouver at 501 feet above sea-level.

Clouds hanging atop Mount Baker’s volcanic dome.

My Dad was in town last week for a visit. He loves bird watching so I took him to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in the Ladner area. When we were walking on the coastal dikes these Sandhill Pipers walked about 300 feet across a shallow lagoon and come right up to us!