Tuesday, February 20, 2024

We're calling it Quarry Rd

Sunday again. Dreary again. A drive and a coffee again. But there's something to be said for routine. 
They can still hold surprises especially when they're is not set in stone.

Found an incredible, winding, well maintained mining road in the Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam area.
I had no idea there was any mining being done so close to growing communities. We followed the meandering road as far as we could go then while retracing out route, we spontaneously, since it was so close, went and checked out a little bit of  Minnekhada Regional Park.
(not the greatest idea on a long-weekend Civic holiday)

We now have a new place to return to on a regular weekend drive.

Okay, onto some shots taken (mostly) from a moving car...
































Thursday, February 15, 2024

A monochrome world

At this point in the year, there is an abscence of vibrant colour.

This is where I fall in love with the monochrome world around me.
A routine morning drive, coffee, and mandatory rain has culminated this collection snapshots for this post.









Monday, January 29, 2024

Soggy Sundays and a fish ladder

It rains a lot here on the west coast of Canada. So much so that the weather forecasting folks are using creative ways to tell us something we already know. The newest and ~ominous~ catch phrase is "ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS" Anyway, it's a typical winter with dodgy road conditions, deadly low temperatures, threats of mud slides, record-breaking river levels, flooding and whatever comes in the typical winter bundle.

The last couple of Sundays have been soggy. 

Metrotown across the river.

Outside my living room window.

Outside my bedroom window.

T-pins busy blocking crochet squares.

Grows on the north side of the tree?


Calm reflections on this side of the dam.



Below the dam.

A 'fish ladder' on the left.


Magical moss.

Giving life.

Watch out for the pot holes.



Sunday, January 14, 2024

Snow line

First Sunday drive of the new year. Coffee was hot and tasty. There was a real chill in the air and the snowline has settled further down the mountains.

Winter is here.