Graffiti is so incredibly varied and imaginative. In Perpignan, I saw some graffiti expressing love in French and one with […]
Archive for ‘Nature’
Sunrises and Sunsets
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry mentioned in Le Petit Prince that when one is sad, one likes to look at sunsets. Maybe […]
Beaches in Winter
Walking on the beach seems to be one of the must do things in Vancouver! The snow and frost with […]
Christmas Wonders
Christmas reminds me of times spent with family and friends, of playing in the snow with my kids, of winters […]
The Wonder of Winter
On the rare occasions that we get a nice snowfall in Vancouver, I find myself dropping everything to go outside […]
Snow and Frost
Snow is always filled with memories of my childhood in Quebec. Every day we played in the snow, made snow […]
Nature etc
The first dolmen I ever saw just blew me away! To think that thousands of years ago (4000 to 3000 […]
Ice, Rock and Sand
My geographers’ background has made of me somewhat of a fanatic when it comes to rocks, rock formations, erosion patterns […]
Trees
The rainforest in and around Vancouver is a reminder of our smallness in the grand scale of life. Some of […]
My Beautiful BC
I just love nature in all its forms… colour, seasons, varied landscapes. I have always been fascinated by the forces […]
Birds
Crows in Vancouver migrate from East to West (the beach) every morning and go home to roost at dusk in […]
Autumn
I really dislike the idea of autumn because it marks the end of summer and my garden, shorter days, cold […]
Fishing Boats & Nets
Fishing boats in France are so wonderfully varied and colourful. From the Pinasse in the small port of La Teste […]
Grapes and Wine
How can anyone resist the beauty of the sun shining through a grape vine! In all the years I have […]
Walls and Windows
In the Catalan region of southern France, one can still see the old round ovens jutting out of the side […]
Cuba
I recently returned to Cuba after too many years. I had the very good fortune of meeting a cuban tour […]
Cherry Blossoms
The first Spring I was in Vancouver was mind-blowing. I tried to count all the varieties of cherry blossoms, that […]
Spring Flowers
After a long grey rain filled winter, there is nothing that can compare with the first snowdrops and the crocus […]
Tulips
One day I dropped in to see a friend who had a flower shop. She had gone to the auction […]
Butterflies & Ladybugs
Butterflies are so beautiful and in danger of extinction because of all the pesticides used in farming these days. I […]
Roses
I have been a gardener for over 30 years and have never mastered the art of roses. A woman who […]
Summer Flowers
The abundance of shapes, colours, textures and sheer beauty one finds in the summer flowers never ceased to astound me. […]
Poppies
Of all the flowers I think poppies are my favourite in my garden. There is something about their way of […]
