Log Drives, Trees and People on a Sunny Summer Sunday

 Ooh, what a beautiful Summer Sunday we've been gifted with!
(I happily did none of the driving today. It's really not my cup of tea).

We started our day with a visit to a new-to-him coffee shop "Take THE Cake" in Queensboro, and sat out in the sun ion their patio, already feeling the sun's intense heat.

After our coffee, we did a couple of errands and swung by the river, onto a wooden platform overlooking the Fraser. Neither of us recall ever seeing the tide as low as it wat this morning. 

From there I took mostly random things that attracted my eye along our route home.
(Thus the subpar image quality, as usual) 

Some of the photos from today's outing: 

Piper Spit's Summer View.

Up early so we could revisit Piper Spit on Burnaby lake this Sunday. For normal people the 6:00 a.m. drive would have been a breeze. Not so much for me. I was anxiety riddled by the time I parked the buggy. Anyway.

We were the only two out on the spit all the time we were there.
(The park opens at 7:00 a.m. We were there at 6:00. I'm usually a stickler for rules, but . . . )

Let's  call these our stealth shots?

We're planning on going back in the middle of winter to see what the spit/lake looks like blanketed in snow. But before that, we should probably check it out in the Fall next. Hmmm.

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.