A section of New Westminster Quay (three)

We continue the progress along the New Westminster Quay boardwalk on a Monday instead of our regular Sunday to see if the crowds would be better. Couldn't really see a difference. This boardwalk is used enthusiastically seven days a week.

Some shots from the day:

Oh, I bought myself a rice cooker.

Dad on a break. Mom was around the corner sitting on the kids.

What cryptids hunker down under wooden train trestles.

Chair with a view you don't want to leave.

Shadow of lights.

Moody Park is 23.78 acres.

Another local jaunt. Walked straight through Moody Park in New Westminster

With a little lot of help from Google:

It was once referred to as "Moody Square" in 1863. The park was finally established in 1889 and was formally recognized in 1908.

In 1936 a formal long-term development plan highlighting its signature paths was drafted by landscape architect R.H. Savery.

Moody Park is 23.78 acres (9.62 hectare) of green space named after Colonel Richard Clement Moody of the Royal Engineers. Originally surveyed in 1859 the park has served as a recreation hub for community gatherings, lacrosse and rugby for over a century. The park added a hockey arena in 1975 and an outdoor pool in 2009. In the early 2000s community efforts improved safety conditions in the park and features like playgrounds and an outdoor community pool were added as well. It even boasts a decent enclosed dog park!

About the City of New Westminster: The city was incorporated on July 16, 1860. It is British Columbia's oldest city and it turned 165 years old in 2025. It is often called the "Royal City" and served as a vital 'colonial hub' on the Fraser River.

 

Here are a few modern pictures.

Ron McLean Park, Burnaby

Another sunny Sunday. We're speculating that winter is outta here. [jinx?!?]
It's a lovely park as a lot of city parks are with trails that run off into the forest that hugs it.
Stopped for coffee again at La Foret in Burnaby and then came home.
It was a lovely day.

Photos:

Fit like puzzle pieces.

Drones are surprisingly loud.

Did they run out of fencing?

Deer Lake & Christine Sinclair Community Centre

A half cloud/half sun sort of day. Can't really complain, except for how nippy it was out there first thing in the morning. Thank goodness it warmed up - we usually take the roof off and hope for the best.

Took a break from the Quay - that'll probably be another 2 or 3 instalments. Hopefully the next time we venture out it's blue skies and sunshine as far as the eye can see. Although, a gloomy, rainy, cloudy day would show the quay in a different light.  In a different mood.

As for today, the pics at Deer Lake in Burnaby were troublesome because of the lighting conditions but I got a few worth archiving (here). And the images at/around the Christine Sinclair community centre gave me the same exposure/lighting challenge. I need to work on that!

I caught these random shots on today's drive-n-coffee outing:

Hibernating canoes.

Don't feed children to the bears.

Winter reflections.

Dock and water.

Stacked.

Off the dock.

A lake in the middle of the city.

Challenging gravity.

Great excuse when you don't want to help friends move.

Christine Sinclair a Summer Olympics Gold Medal Winner.

Samoyed; sometimes referred to as a 'Land Cloud'.

Deer Creek running.

Her name is Ripley and she's a beautiful old gal.

Do they have signage for when it really floods?