Beautiful Oasis in the City - Skywatch Friday

Enjoy the day with me at this beautiful, small classical Chinese garden.

It was a perfect outing before going for tea and a movie with a good friend.

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It Snowed ~ Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

I hope you're well. I'm doing great. Keeping super busy as I'm still in the throes of renovations and catching up on appointments, meeting with friends and getting things Christmas ready (which will take some time).  I'm trying to get ahead of things so I can hopefully enjoy a peaceful and relaxing Christmas. I'm in need of a good rest.  This year has been non-stop with this, that and the other and I haven't had a chance to have a vacation or just kick back and relax.

Anyway, I wanted to share that we had the first snowfall of the season today.  It was high on the mountains not down in the city.  It snowed more than once because the snow appeared lower down on the mountains as the day wore on.

I used AI to erase a telephone pole.

I made sure to dress for the day and I was quite comfortable as I went out and about.

It's been raining for several days but we had a bright and beautiful day when I went out on Monday. 

This is a new mini park on a very busy street.

I love all the flowers and the mural art.

Thanks for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post. I wish you a wonderful weekend.

A Week of Beauty - Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

This is just a short note to wish you a fantastic weekend whatever your plans.

Today I'm sharing a week of skies here in beautiful Vancouver. 

I've enjoyed  looking above. I hope you have too.

Thank you for stopping by my Skywatch Friday post today.

Mid-October Skies - Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers, 

Happy Friday & Happy Weekend ahead to you all.

As we get farther away from summer, we begin to experience wetter days and cooler weather in my part of the world.

These photos were taken earlier this week just before a day of rain.  It only lasted a day.  At least this time around.

The last 3 photos above show the roads and sidewalks at the corner of Main Street & Broadway that have finally been repaired.  They were in a state of chaos while the subway was being built.  The only remaining item to fix on this corner is the completion of the new subway station on the corner.

The current state of the new station.

The new subway along the Broadway Corridor (east-west direction or west-east) is scheduled to open for passenger service in the autumn of 2027. For now it only stretched from Arbutus in the west to Clark Drive at Vancouver Community College (VCC) in the east. It really should have extended to the most westerly part of the city where the University of British Columbia (UBC) is located. I'm sure it will eventually be extended.

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A Beautiful Autumn Day ~ Skywatch Friday October 9, 2026

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

Welcome to another Friday and start to the weekend and sharing beautiful skies on Skywatch Friday.

We've had some spectacular weather this week and the temperatures have reached warmer temperatures on one or two days.  I took the occasion to walk to various errands in the neighbourhood and to share a few photos of the neighbourhood. The autumn colours are in full display and one can really enjoy the colours when the sun shines. I find the light so beautiful at this time of year.

     

 

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

How is it October Already? ~ Skywatch Friday

Hello friends and fellow bloggers,

Welcome to my blog post.  I can't believe we're already into the month of October. Summer's warmth and sunshine are pretty much history and we've had some cooler temperatures and rain.  But we've also had some sunny days with an autumn chill and some beautiful skies.

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for visiting my Skywatch Friday post.

Skywatch in Late September (2026) ~ Skywatch Friday

Hello friends  and fellow bloggers,

Skywatch Friday is here again & it's time to share and see more beautiful skies from around the world.

Our week has been very busy with running to and from the home improvement stores looking for this and that.  We're making changes to both the primary and master bathrooms and there sure seems to be an enormous amount of supplies and tools required to do the various improvements.  

Anyway, time was getting on when we made a recent visit visit to the home improvement store, Home Depot.  While I was making my way back to the car, the birds were making their flight to their nightly resting spot.  It's always a thrill to see so many birds at one time and I quickly snapped a few photos to share in this space.

So many birds

An airplane even got in on the flight action

We've been spending a lot of time here

Thank you for your visit! Enjoy your weekend.