planted city

here are some recent reflections from around town

I’ve got some more pics here if you’re interested in checking ‘em out.

Seen around town:

The clouds may be grey and the rain heavy, but the trees and plants here in Vancouver are putting on a light show right now. Call me a fan of decaying chlorophyll.

Post-sunset up at Burnaby Mountain last night. The silouetted figures are part of a cool, permanent public art installation called ‘Playground of the Gods’:

Two Japanese artists of Ainu origin, Nubuo (father) and Shusei (son) Toko, are the artists who dedicated these sculptures to the city of Burnaby in 1990. The poles carved in wood represent the story of the gods who descended to earth to give birth to the Ainu people and express 25 years of goodwill between Japanese sister city of Kushiro and the District of Burnaby. (Vancouver Observer)

More snaps here if you’re interested.

A Jericho Beach summer evening here in Vancouver. It’s amazing how the city comes to life when the sun comes out in this normally rainy burg.

Gonna ride my bike til the break o’ dawn… 

Some recent water themed shots from around Vancouver

Here are a few more shots I’ve taken around #Vancouver over the last few months. If you’d like to see any of ‘em larger just click on the picture you’d like to see.

Steven

P.S. I’d love to take a look at an album from around your town. I used the tag ‘#my town’ in case you’re interested in doing the same. 

Happy New Year Tumblr Folk! Here’s hoping your 2012 is full of creativity, opportunity, empathy and resilience.

(Photo: Morning dew at Spanish Banks in Vancouver, Canada. You can check out more of my pics over at Flickr.)