Working it, in Victoria

July 22, 2013 by Created by RCW

And to prove I am not just about the flora and fauna, I present the people of Victoria…okay, just a handful, but it should give you an idea.

: She knows, right?

: A good read for a sunny afternoon

: Now we know how she chooses her skirt length

: Relaxing on the driftwood of the beach

: Fast walking, fast typing woman

: To tired to cross the road, the dog gets some help

: All the rage in the sewers of Paris and Milan

: Like this photo enough to present for second time

Aves Victorianum

July 21, 2013 by Created by RCW

Some of the fine-feathered freeloaders I saw on my trip to Victoria.

: Nestled within the canopy of a conifer, this fellow was looking for lunch

: Was really happy with the detail on this image

: Found the myriad crows hard to photography on sunny days as they are nothing but contrast

: Taking a break from the sun under the shade of water plants

: Mom and just one of her ducklings swimming through a hotel pond

: A moment’s libation at a bird bath filled with rubber ducks

: Three sparrows looking for snacks among the rocks

: This fellow waited patiently for pub diners to drop crumbs

: Something caught his attention

Victorian flora

July 20, 2013 by Created by RCW

Or the flowers of Victoria, to be more precise.

A few snaps from my wanderings around Canada’s jewel on the west coast and capital of British Columbia.

: Learning to love playing with water droplets on leaves and petals

: This reminded me of a carillon

: The colours were so rich…almost overwhelming

: I like the simplicity of this image…yet with a sense of anticipation

: I liked the juxtaposition of nature and society

: Although almost buried, the shock of whiteness blasts through

: The endless possibilities for renewal in the opening petals of a flower

: Amazing colour variations as the bark peeled back to reveal new excitement

: The sense of continuity is the form of two flowers

: Verdant beauty standing out against the brown grasses

Deer, no headlights

July 16, 2013 by Created by RCW

While moving my laptop back indoors from my brother’s back deck, I heard a noise from the cliff face above. A small family of deer were moving through the brush and seemed to be concerned about me not in the slightest.

: Peering through the brush, this one is more hesitant

: As though saying, “Don’t mind me”

: Hightailing it along the cliff face to catch up to the others

: Checking me out as I take some photos

: Not exactly what to make of the strange biped

Lady in repose

July 15, 2013 by Created by RCW

Lady in repose

Sun and salsa music wash over a woman relaxing in downtown Victoria

Musical interlude

July 14, 2013 by Created by RCW

While sitting in a pub in downtown Victoria, BC, I became fascinated by idle instruments sitting in a corner.

I thought the chip out of the cymbal was fascinating

Loved the colour striations and the way the light plays with the grooves

Even the drum sticks look a little worse for wear

Cones in silence

July 12, 2013 by Created by RCW

Cones in silence

Pine cones lay amongst barren rocks, awaiting the hunger of rodents to scatter their progeny to more welcoming homes in happier climes.

Forgotten tribute

July 11, 2013 by Created by RCW

A nation born

On the backs

Of men not welcome.

Forgotten thanks

Never remiss,

Never too late.

Humble peace for your

Nation-building sacrifices

[Dedicated to the sacrifices of the Chinese population within Canada as they helped build the railway system that connected the country shore to shore, as commemorated in an art instillation in downtown Toronto]

Building a trestle, the basis of a bridge perhaps

A lone man stands in the line of fire should that rope fray

His safety harness, a lone hand

Cognition

July 11, 2013 by Created by RCW

Tooth meets tooth meets tooth

And the wheels turn;

Achingly, grudgingly, lethargically;

Movement begetting movement.

Alone, spinning without purpose;

United, moving with common cause.

So simple, so effective, so elegant;

So easily forgotten.

Land claims

July 10, 2013 by Created by RCW

Nature reclaims her right.

Man’s incursion a blip,

A tentative ownership

Of lands unpapered.

Rights and privileges

Once stolen, retaken.

We are all temporary,

Denizens of our day;

Reclaimed and resoiled,

We complete the cycle.

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Working it, in Victoria

Aves Victorianum

Victorian flora

Deer, no headlights

Lady in repose

Musical interlude

Cones in silence

Forgotten tribute

Cognition

Land claims

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