Winter blues.

Kelowna and Okanagan Lake, British Columbia.
Sony A7 11, 24mm - 240mm Sony Zeiss lens.

Winter came early this year.
And with it, a chance to view the damage from the spring.

Many of Kelowna's private docks built across public land that were destroyed in the spring floods,
today remain as modern day ruins.

Sony A7 11, 50mm F1.4 Summilux Leica lens.

One of my son's has moved to Gibsons and helped open Restaurant 101 and,
as always,
the ferry trip is part of the adventure.

Horseshoe Bay to Langdale.

Sony A711, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

Braving the sea,
October swim.

Spanish Banks, Vancouver

Sony A7 11, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

Struggling to hang on to the last of summer,

But the smell and light has changed...

Sony A7 11, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

In the public sphere,

it is also the little things,
that alleviate,
this.

Bay Street, Warden and St Patrick's Subway Stations, Toronto.

Blackberry Passport and Priv Phone Cameras

In beautiful housing,
it is the little things,
that so often make the difference.

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver.

Sony A7 11, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

Today is the last day of Summer 2017,
and even 2 weeks ago there were hints of it's demise.

Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver.
Sony A711, 16mm-35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens and 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

On last weekend's Historical Walk of Mount Pleasant with James Johnson,
I saw and was fascinated by these forgotten tattered remains,
perhaps of things once proudly held.

Maybe I was thinking as well of the end of 16 years of Liberal Party rule in British Columbia.

Vancouver.
Sony A7 11, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens from 1962.

August 15, 2017

Above 1,800 meters, it is still winter.

My oldest son, standing on Mount Seymour 1st Summit.
North Vancouver, B.C.
Sony A7 11, 35mm F2.8 Zeiss lens.

Sidewalk 'Nymph'

Main Street at 7th Ave., Vancouver
Sony A7 11, 16mm - 35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens.

Vancouver Mural Fest 2017,

Hanging out '2'

Sony A7 11, 16mm - 35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens.

Vancouver Mural Fest 2017,

Hanging out...

Sony A7 11, 16mm-35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens.

Saturday was Vancouver's Mural Fest 2017.

Vancouver's attempt to civilize back lanes
and other left over spaces.

These fellows had another way...

Sony A7 11, 16mm-35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens

Baby,
it is hot outside.

Sony A7 11, 35mm F2.8 Zeiss lens and 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens.

Glorious summer,
unrelenting sun,
 and children playing on the beach.

An ageless past time.

English Bay, Vancouver.
Sony A7 11, 135mm F3.5 Canon RF lens from the early 1960's

Intensity,

Gastown, Vancouver.

Sony A711, 50mm F1.4 Summilux Leica lens.

Unfocused,
and focused.

I like them both,
Under Rideau Street bridge, Ottawa.

Sony A711, 90mm F2.8 Elmarit Leica lens.

Crowds,
and not.

Canada Day, 2017

Ottawa, Ontario.

Sony A7 11, 90mm F2.8 Elmarit Leica lens.

Canada Day in Ottawa,
between the down pours...

'Too much art',  National  Gallery, Ottawa.
'Showing his colours', Byward Market, Ottawa.
'Prepared' Byward Market, Ottawa.

Sony A7 11, 90mm F2.8 Elmarit Leica lens.

During an evening wander with a few members of Kelowna Photo Walks,
I saw this beautiful young woman
just chilling with her book, a coffee and a cigarette.

Instead of trying to get a quick sneaky shot,
I just asked her.

I love the results.

When in doubt,
it is best to ask.

Kelowna, British Columbia.
Sony A7 11, 90mm F2.8 Elmarit Leica lens.

Me,
now 60 years old.

One of the some 35 million (and growing) lottery winners.

Thank you all,
blessing to our times,
blessing for today
and each day to come...

Audian Gallery, Whistler, British Columbia.
Sony A7 11, 50mm F1.4 Summilux Leica lens.

And,
then it got better.


Canada Day 2017
At birth I feel like I won the lottery,
but that is no reason to pull up the draw bridge,
and become oblivious to the world around us.

Kelowna, British Columbia.
Sony A7 11, 16mm - 35mm F4.0 Zeiss lens

And it got worse...

The new normal?

Kelowna, British Columbia
Sony A7 11, 90mm F2.8 Emarit Leica lens.