Ready, Set, Action!

I need to play a bit of catch-up with you. Lately I have had the energy of an amoeba. Thus, I haven't posted in a while. This last cycle has been particularly vicious one, but I am starting to feel more like myself again.


I hadn't felt well enough to leave the house in a long time so Friday was very special because I got to go OUT! I celebrated by taking Ruby on the Skytrain for the first time and everything went swimmingly. BC Transit has done a great job on making the Skytrain (BC's subway system) completely available for those who use wheelchairs or scooters.



I spent the day in Vancouver and then later ended up in Burnaby. Here are some pictures:

A Square with Walls of Fountains

Very peaceful place to read or have a cup of tea.

A Building I Liked With

a Pretty Fire Escape

Eagle Clutching a Fish




Tampopo Says To Support Your Local Cupcake Shop

(and she prefers Coconut Buttercream Frosting, thanks for asking)






Now, This is Advertising!

The Fountain

I first thought this was really ugly, but by the 3rd

time I passed it it had really grown on me.

Dinosaur Head Fossil

Beautiful Floral Display, Taller Than Me

Skytrain Station

(Open Air with buskers, vendors...)

Vancouver Has a Lot of Fountains

& I Heart Water

Group of 7 Style Eagle

A Very Charming Window

When I was on the skytrain I was watching out the window and we were passing over an industrial area. I watched the various warehouses pass by. Suddenly I did a double take. The back of one of the warehouses looked like a gorgeous brick apartment with quaint window boxes filled with red geraniums. Down below was a street scene and the parking lot looked like a neighbourhood.

All of the sudden it clicked. Of course! It was a movie set. When Mr. O'M worked down town we were used to seeing movie sets. We still see the signs for them all over and occasionally see them when we are driving, it just took me by surprise in that context, looking down over one. I wished I had my camera out so I could have taken one of that particular set. It looked so picturesque!