Lovely cold crisp morning today; perfect for an early-morning walk. Here are a few shots from around the Inner Harbour, Victoria BC Canada.
View out at the Inner Harbour from the south side of the Malahat Building/Old Victoria Custom House…
… and from the north side.
Entrance to historic Bastion Square.
Here’s a few shots of some of our Holiday Ho, Ho, Ho around the studio, plus a nice shot of the Inner Harbour in Victoria BC.
Little deer pokes out from the part of the spider plant the cats chewed away.
All our little glass animals with red and silver balls.
Birdie and brick.
Little felted wool balls strung to make colourful garlands, along with camels from India and my favourite glass fox.
That’s No Man, by GJ Pearson, all lit up for the Holidays.
Taken yesterday in front of The Fairmont Empress, looking towards the Legislature. The sky was amazing.
I’ve been walking for about an hour a few mornings each week. I love the light and the cool, and the way the air smells. Here are a couple snaps from yesterday.
The Victoria Classic Boat Festival and Blues Bash are both taking place in Victoria’s Inner Harbour this weekend.
A few random shots from Victoria BC in the heat of July. Taken last week when we went for a long walk for my birthday.
Looking out towards the Inner Harbour from the corner of Government and Belleville.
The view from a bench we frequent near The Inn at Laurel Point. The Coho ferry from Port Angeles is arriving.
Just a few of the beautiful roses in the beds around the the Legislative Buildings.
With all the trees in full leaf and the roses beginning to bloom, it feels like Victoria is ready for another tourist season. The harbour is bustling with boats and the cruise ships are back in full force. Wishing everyone a happy summer of travel!
The Inner Harbour, just below the Parliament Buildings, home to the BC Legislative Assembly.
Our Inner Harbour is truly multi-use with the Coho car ferry to Port Angeles, float plane service to Vancouver and other BC locations, the Victoria Clipper high-speed ferry to Seattle as well as the harbour ferries, yachts and sail boats, and even recreational users like these kayakers. Around its edges one can find many attractions and restaurants.
The little harbour ferries connect pedestrians with many points around the city.
The cruise ship terminal at Ogden Point; one in and another arriving.
I had an amazing walk early yesterday morning down to the waterfront at the edge of downtown. The sky was threatening and the forecast was for possible thunder storms through the day. I love walking in the morning; the air is so fresh.
A grey day at the harbour. The famous Victoria flower baskets are beginning to wain, but the “Welcome to Victoria” red flower beds along the lower causeway are still vibrant and inviting.
This was the view from the walkway along Dallas Drive, looking west towards Sooke. Beautiful morning sky.
As I turned to head back, I saw this. I hadn’t noticed it building behind me as I walked. Just after I took this pic, struck the first lightening and rolling thunder.
An almost-stormy day last week.
Looking north at stormy sky, with Ocean Point Resort, float plane leaving, harbour ferry, our infamous blue bridge and a gorgeous SALTS ship in view.
Looking out towards the entrance to the harbour. We considered turning back, but I’m glad we didn’t as this didn’t develop and it was such a nice walk.
We were surprised to see these large yellow irises growing wild.
Lupine blooming along the cliff top.
This Hummingbird flew down and landed on a branch just where we were walking along Dallas Road. It was so close and stayed for so long, we couldn’t resist taking a lot of pictures. In this one, as a bee flies by, you can almost make out the rich magenta colour of its throat.
Scratching its little neck.
And again, with the stormy sky closing in.
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