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Seen around town: riding the sunset at English Bay

Seen around town: A flock of Canada Geese flying (mostly) in V-formation

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.

Snapped this Pacific Gull ten storeys up, on the roof of a condo building the other day. Seagulls are one of Vancouver’s signature urban critters. Squawk!