November 19th and 22nd in one assorted post

[Back-dated entries from November 19th and 22nd, 2015]

First few shots are random image on my work schedule. I leave home in the dark and come home in the dark. We get a 'window' of day for a few hours when I get home. My little buddy Pixel is never too far from my side when I'm home.

November 19th. 
 

always in earshot, soaking up the afternoon sun while I edit pictures

decided to break a middle-of-the-night stumble with my forearm

supervising my progress - his head is wedged up against the laptop's fan that blasts out very hot air - silly boy

heading home after another thrilling graveyard shift

road work put to bed for the night

my bed awaits beyond that lonely lobby

November 22nd.

And a typical Sunday morning coffee run. Visited a couple of old places but they sure do look different and a new season settles in. Swung by Central Park and the environs hunting down more of our urban creeks.

To start the day, a lovely sunrise was working its way into the sky behind Mount Baker and the Alex Fraser bridge. Shot before my first coffee of the day. Not bad, eh.

A portion of the trip might be called 'my temporary obsession with web-footed birds'.

Mount Baker at sunrise

Alex Fraser bridge at sunrise with gulf islands in the background

and my web-footed-bird obsession takes over

hangin' out with the boys

whatchoo lookin' at?

the obsession continues

he was a very patient subject

a splash of colour

synchronized stink-eyeing

heading out across the pond

the creek

heading off under Kingsway

crystal clear water

caged water

skytrain flies by overhead

old BC rail tracks below the "oh so efficient" elevated skytrain tracks

corporate branding

nestled behind the urban overgrowth

art? graffiti?

a short cut _ you wouldn't catch me down there at night

it has to be said; sky train

facing the north shore with just a dusting of winter on the higher peaks

a parting glance

how do they sleep at night?

heading home

my ever present companion Pixel parked behind my monitor, superving as I sift through photographs searching for those worth posting

 [finally caught up]

Deer Lake Brook

So The weather has settled in mostly single digit temperatures now and there is more rain than sun on any given day. Welcome to winter in a rain forest region.

Our love affair with the Central Valley's Still Creek continues. A once dead creek for over 75 years has returned as a route for spawning Chum salmon. And thanks to google imagery and the magic of the interwebs there is a map of its meandering way both above and below ground. It runs into Deer Lake through the Deer Lake brook and from there into Burnaby Lake and from there into the Brunette river ending up in the Fraser river. A long way for the salmon to go but they are again and it's something to celebrate.

Still Creek route through town

Mr Crow just moseying on by with not a care for us in the world.

Luna.