The sun was shining brightly so Shelly and I thought we would take a drive to Mt Seymour to check out the ski village.  It is about 15 mins drive from our house up a the mountain.  We probably should have had seasons tickets to…

This Wednesday we hiked the Lynn Valley Loop which is a 2 hour walk through the woods.  It is a spectacular walk through some stunning scenery.  It is quite steep in places and lots of rocks and roots to navigate.  It still boggles me when…

On our walk this morning this deer was just wandering up the street helping himself to the roses in the gardens as he cruised up the street.  Its a bit hard to see as this photo was taken with an i-phone from a distance. It…

Twice a week we are doing “The Rock” walk in Deep Cove, North Vancouver.  Its a pleasant 2km walk through the woods to a stunning lookout on top of a huge rock which overlooks Deep Cove and back up Indian Arm towards Vancouver.  On a…

This morning Tamara came running into the bedroom to tell us we had a visit from a cute (if not smelly) critter.  They look harmless enough, but like the bear… I wouldn’t like to get too close.  The thing about our neighbourhood is that if…

Last weekend we went to the Vancouver PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) and had a great day at the fair.  Lots of rides, Fairy Floss, and entertainment.  

Whilst working late tonight I heard a rumbling in our rubbish bins and to my surprise this black bear was helping himself to the remains or our Sockeye salmon dinner.  I guess he could smell it sizzling on the bbq earlier and I am not…