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The Family of Swans that Live at the Bottom of the World Almere, The Netherlands
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Sunflowers #1 - Almere, The Netherlands This newly created city in the Netherlands has boulevards strewn with flowers, while on a bike ride, I shot these . . . I was in the middle of a great field of them
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Jericho Beach Life Guard Boat Vancouver, BC, Winter Olympic City, yields to summer pleasures. English Bay has numerous beaches and Jericho is known as ‘The Sunset Beach’.
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Angelic Seagull Moments are the stuff of life ... this is the closest yet I have come to capturing an angel with my camera. This image is the logo inspiration for InPix Films.
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Self-Assured Cygnet 2 days old and brimming with confidence, this Cygnet stands out from his siblings. He seemed aloof to the peeping neediness of the clutch . . . his mother seems to agree; this one is worthy of Leda or even Zeus himself.
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Milk and Honey Stinging with purpose to reap the creamy nectar; such is natures contrasts. Therein lies the message and the rule: reap and sow, black and white, yin and yang . . . celebrate purpose and contrast to enjoy life’s bounty.
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The Wise Worm Muse Would I but rise from the earth, surmount the moss, survive the snows, risk my life for limb . . . all to attain lofty heights? Nay, a thousand times no! Let the early bird come to find me here, not there; for I realize my best by knowing my strengths, not by foolishly chasing lifestyles of others!
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A Fallen Star Into a field of golden rays fell a star and so became: Found Beauty.
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Fronds of Ferns Near the backyard fence, close to the ally, in the shade . . . ahhh, Found Beauty
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Vancouver in the Misty Rain I found beauty on this gray day, only by looking closely enough . . . Often, beauty is found through action and purpose; worthwhile effort indeed!
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Furious Vancouver “Keeping still in the midst of fury, our buildings become beloved homes”
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Shadow and Light : RijksMuseum, Amsterdam, NL
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Shrouds of a fictional night . . . Amsterdam, NL
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Science World, False Creek, Vancouver, BC and Our Moon
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It’s all Just the Way it’s supposed to be . . . Cresent moon over Science World
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Dandelion Dreamscape . . . “My Youth, so out of focus to me now”.
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“Reflections of Past and Present “ Amsterdam, a haven for Found Beauty.
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Downtown Vancouver Alley Scene
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Downtown Amsterdam Alley Scene
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Shore Art : Scheveningen, NL
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Storm . . . Passed Holland
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The Canadian Rockies, Thompson Highway, Parks Canada Beautiful to Drive . . .Best to be a Passenger
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam It was a cold and stormy night, nary a soul in the regular spots, an erie emptiness for a place regularly so full of life . . . like paintings hung on lonely walls in great rooms somewhere.
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Queens Day, North Holland 2008
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Keep Reaching; The Sky’s Not a Limit
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Left, not Lost Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC Olypic City 2010
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