Trout Lake Autumn and Winter...

I don't often do this, and in honesty this happened by accident really. Two photographs taken from the south shore of Trout lake, looking north towards the North Shore Mountains. The first taken in mid Autumn with the trees showing off their glowing foliage. The second taken from approximately the same position a couple of months later when the lake was frozen over and the mountains shrouded in low cloud and snow...

Mid October

Mid December

Autumn Colour!

 

I love the colours that come out at this time of year here in Canada. Yesterday on a walk around my local streets I only had to go to the corner of my block and to find this wonderful tree. There are several others of the same species further along the street, But they are all well behind this one as far as the development of colour goes, so over the next week or two the whole block should light up like this!!

Last year I also captured a number of shots that really show the powerful colours that glow throughout Vancouver, whether in the parks, local streets, or right downtown.

Canada Place - Downtown

Yaletown

Green - Yellow - Orange - Red

Stanley Park

Canine Photography

Anyone who knows me well knows that  I love dogs. Sadly my lifestyle does not lean towards the responsible ownership of a canine companion at this stage, however I look forward to the day when I can bring a new one in to my life. Tara's friend Julie and her husband Mike recently took on a Labrador puppy named Jack and he is a delightful young fella! In August we met up North on the Island and went camping for a couple of nights. Jack came along and was a lot of fun to have around. I took a few shots of him playing and just hanging out at the campsite with us. Following are a few of the results. The campsite was right between the beach and the road so we had to keep the cheeky little fella on a lead so he didn't disappear on us!

Caution, if you are a sufferer of AAAAAWWWWWWWW syndrome, you may wish to look away now!

Shakin' hands

Come get me

Whats that beeping noise?

Pensive

New Place : Kitsilano, Vancouver!

Recently moved in to a great new place in Kitsilano. Minutes from the beach, Broadway, 4th, and 10 mins from downtown.... a few shots of it now that its reasonably furnished, just needs some images on the walls!!

 

The deck out the back is a nice bonus although we are headed in to winter. Next year it will be killer! Added bonus is that when the sunset is putting on a show the view from the deck is something like this.....

Thanksgiving Dinner

Last weekend was one spent in the kitchen! Don't do it heaps but just seemed to be on a mission to create some nice food! First up was Pumpkin soup which turned out to be Squash soup. After almost destroying the blender, the soup turned out thick and tasty, but lacked the orange look I was after, ending up a rather dull yellowish colour, similar to that of baby puke. Photo's were not a good option here, so just let the taste buds enjoy that one!

On Sunday we created two delicacies. Our favourite cake of all time is carrot cake. Moist, thick, rich in flavour and oh so nastily covered in cream cheese icing. It is simply devine! We baked it in the early afternoon and then allowed it to sit for icing later, while Tara began the roast. We picked up a delicious looking cut of beef from IGA just round the corner and roasted it for a couple of hours whilst preparing other dishes to go along side. The house smelt fabulous, that smell should be a fragrance you can buy for those glade plug-in things "roast dinner" and "Cake in the oven".

Tara's Roast Beef

The Carrot Cake with chopped walnuts and cream cheese icing!

We capped everything off with a delicious gravy produced from the roast drippings just as Tara's mother arrived in time for dinner. Roast beef with mash and gravy, carrots, broccoli, delicious italian bread rolls and then for desert, a big slice of class A carrot cake. I was stuffed! Not the most traditional Turkey thanksgiving dinner, but a smorgasbord none-the-less!!

Succulent and Juicy!

ohhhhhh yeeeaaaahhhh!

I had to cut myself another piece, but just a smaller bit this time!