Thursday Walking Group - Granville Island Again

mhr, who is a wonderful French photographer (please click on her link to see some excellent photos), asked me to take some photos when next we were there. So here are a few, untouched ( I can’t learn blogging and Photoshop at the same time), so not very brilliant and would you believe my batteries went dead before I came to the daffodils in bloom. But this very early rhododendron and the pussy willows are bursting out today and the photo of the boats is a typical sight on this walk.

I am blessed with a wonderful camera, a Canon PowerShot, A620, thanks to my son-in-law, but unfortunately I am not blessed with the “eye” for composition. But frankly, this spot is so beautiful that I hope you can enjoy my photos regardless. I wonder if they are in focus!As we start our walk, we pass by a wonderful marina, with some gorgeous boats: some sail, others powerboats. Even a few fishing schooners.

Beyond Granville Island we walk past some attractive condominium buildings which have wonderful gardens, bordering the walk. So there is always something to see for the person who is interested in plants.

Later on there is a green park where there are usually people with dogs, chasing after balls and each other. The dogs, that is, not the people. Farther on there’s a pond with lots of ducks who make their home nearby. Sometimes it’s half frozen and the ducks skid about on the ice.

All the way along this walk we pass the boats moored in the inlet and today the water was like glass. To my mind, Spring in the lower mainland of Vancouver along with Victoria and parts of Vancouver Island are unmatched by any place in the world and today Spring was in the air.

Click on the photos to enlarge, although I’m sure everyone knows this except me, until recently that is. Note the snow on the mountains in the background of the boat photo.