Newton Alley Murals

Sunday morning's weather was perfection. Not a cloud in the sky. There was a steady breeze that kept the increasing heat at bay. We took the lid off the Sidekick and were on the road by 7:45 a.m., the latest.
Big advantage of that is the manageable volume of traffic and the cool temperature.

Went down through Surrey to the Newton neighbourhood to check out the laneway murals.
Took a few snapshots, stopped for McDonald's coffee and muffins and then came home in time to avoid the really intense heat of the day. 

Some mural shots_

Yes, he's tall and I'm short.

Nearly missed the door.

Waiting for dad and maybe a treat.

The clouds from a parking lot

A cool sunny Sunday morning.
Bright blue sky with minimal clouds.
I did the driving this morning - the jury's still out on how well I'm doing.
We did coffee first then did errands at a couple of stores at the mall.
I sat in the car while he went in to shop. 
So, what do you do when you're sitting behind the wheel just waiting? You take random shots of the things in your line of sight.

Some Spring Flora

A midweek excursion - which is a rarity for me, but luckily I'm easy to persuade - most of the time.

Paid a quick visit to our little Rose Garden in Queen's Park to check out what the spring flora looked like.  It did not fail. I plan to make multiple trips to the garden and the summer marches on. The roses are looking ready to bloom.
Then down for a manditory coffee to round out the gorgeous day.

in front of my living room window

what did he spot?

soaking up the sun

it's all about the perspective

gonna sit a spell

A Sepia kind of Sunday

Spent a lovely Sunday morning with my two oldest and bestest friends today. 🙂
When we meet up we settle in at the local Sixth Street Grill restaurant for some giggly fun and yummy breakfasts or lunches.
As the clouds move in we went for an atmospheric drive through the səmiq̓wəʔelə - Place of the Great Blue Heron [Riverview Hospital that opened in 1913] Grounds.

[Of note: The expansive (and labyrinthine) hospital grounds have been the back drop of many Hollywood productions like Deadpool 2, Elysium, Supernatural and Riverdale.]

Took a handful of pictures of some of  the decaying building and some of the trees. [Shot in Sepia]
An eclectic collection of plant species from around the world - many relocated to the UBC Botanical Garden in 1916.