A Dose of Summer

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Looking Out to Sea, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

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September 8, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Madrone, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Madrone at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C.

Taken on June 8, 2008 with the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.

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Daily Ray of Hope

September 5, 2008September 5, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Daily Rat of Hope, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Yeah! Once again one of my photos was used for the Sierra Club’s Daily Ray of Hope Newsletter. I love the quote they picked to go with my photo this time. I’m pretty excited.

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August 20, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Poppies, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Poppies in Victoria, B.C.

Taken in June 2008 with the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.

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Photo Hunt – Clouds

July 31, 2008July 31, 2008 Tam26 Comments

This week’s theme for the Photo Hunt is clouds. I’m going to do something I’ve never done… I’m going to post more than one photo. Why you ask? I can’t decide which one to use, so you’re getting to see all the candidates.

If you’d like to join in all the photo hunt fun, click here and be whisked away to tnchick’s site for all the pertinent details.

Taken in February 2006, in the air over Tampa Bay, Florida. There were tornado warnings going on all day. We had to wait in the airport for seven hours before we were allowed to take off and even then there were black clouds and lightening happening all around. Pretty scary, but beautiful.

Taken in June 2008 at English Bay, Vancouver, Canada. We were in Stanley Park. Gorgeous park and some great photo opportunities.

Taken in January 2008 at Lake Mead, Nevada. The sunsets in Nevada can be breathtaking, especially when air force jets have made trails that catch the light.

Taken in September 2007 at Morecambe Bay, Britain. This bay is famous because at low tide you can walk the 11 miles across, with a guide. There’s quicksand, hence the need for the guide.

Taken in July 2007 at Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. Central Massachusetts is beautiful.

Taken in July 2007 at Davis Lake, Oregon. This was one of the coolest cloud formations I’d ever seen. Hat, stack of pancakes, uh… you name it. Just very cool looking. Karen actually spotted it and then I shot it.

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Photo Hunt – Bright

June 30, 2008June 30, 2008 Tam1 Comment

Bright Night Lights, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

I’m late with the photo this week, and very late for my previous entry, but better late than never as they say. I took this one this last week while strolling around Victoria Harbor. I was there for a few days of R and R. The lights are amazingly bright on the Parliament Building, which is lit up every night.

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Photo Hunt – Water

June 30, 2008June 30, 2008 Tam2 Comments

Looking Out, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

I’m a week late with this… actually, over a week late. But, I have a good excuse. I was on vacation and didn’t have fast enough internet to upload photos. I’ve been playing catch up since getting home. So… the June 21 photo hunt was water. I was standing in Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, June 21, taking this photo.

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Tall Ships Passing

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 Tam2 Comments

Tall Ships Passing, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

As we crossed the Strait of Juan de Fuca several tall ships passed us. Probably 6 or 7 in all. It’s amazing to see just one, let alone a whole parade of them.

We had a really nice time in Canada, and so did Weston. Never has there been (OK, I’m biased) a better traveling little guy. Martin and Mary were great company as well…. so thanks guys for coming along and enjoying what Vancouver B.C. and Vancouver Island B.C. had to offer. It was a splendidly relaxing time.

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A Look From Inside

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

A Look From Inside, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

We spent the entire voyage across the Juan de Fuca Strait outside in the front of the ferry because Weston was allowed on deck, but not inside. However, sometimes a girl has to go in for a brief, uh, rest. Out there in the very front, or bow, of the ship you can see tiny figures… those would be Karen, Mary, Martin, and Weston.

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Leaving the Harbor

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Leaving the Harbor, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

The morning of Wednesday, June 25, we headed down to the ferry dock and boarded for our trip across the Juan de Fuca Strait to Port Angeles, Washington. From there we headed home, with stop at the McMenamin’s Olympic Club in Centralia for a bite of lunch. The drive home was made pretty enjoyable by the playing of the name this band game. I was the moderator. I put on a play list from my iPod and the other three had to guess the artist. I gave bonus points on some songs for knowing which movie the song was used in or what band the artist might have fronted in the past. Mary was the run away winner, leaving poor Karen and Martin behind. They have both vowed to best her the next time we play.

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Working Late

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Working Late, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

During the day the area where the artist in this photo is packing up for the night is full of artists booths. We actually bought some art when we wandered here the day we arrived in Victoria.

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Victoria Harbor

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Victoria Harbor, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

After enjoying what Butchart Gardens had to offer on Tuesday, June 24, we went down by the harbor for a lovely dinner, thanks Mary and Martin for taking us out, and a walk near the harbor to check out the lights.

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Water Lily

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Water Lily, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

These were floating in the star pond. Butchart Gardens are amazing. So many different areas to explore, so many beautiful flowers and trees to photograph. Really amazing.

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Peekaboo

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Peekaboo, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

There are a lot of unique features in the Butchart Gardens, including this little spot to peek through out to a tiny harbor.

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Beautiful

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Beautiful, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

These were absolutely gorgeous.

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Peony

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Peony, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

There was such a great variety of peonies at Butchart. I loved these.

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The Sunken Garden

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

The Sunken Garden, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

The sunken garden at Butchart in what used to be a rock quarry. Spectacular.

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Madrone

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Madrone, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

This beautiful tree, a Pacific Madrone, is the center piece of the sunken garden at Butchart. It’s red smooth bark is lovely.

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Butchart

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Butchart, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Tuesday afternoon we headed to what is probably considered to be one of the main attractions near Victoria, Butchart Gardens. Only Karen had been there before, and she’d not seen it in bloom, so it was sort of a new experience for all of us.

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Poppies

June 27, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Poppies, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

We strolled along the harbor walk and there were some beautiful poppies. I had to take a photo.

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Leaving and Arriving

June 27, 2008June 28, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Leaving and Arriving, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Later Tuesday morning we ventured out with Mary and Martin to grab some breakfast at a local bagel place and then walk around a bit more in the city. We found ourselves walking across the Johnson Bridge and then around the harbor. Sea planes are very common here. Every time we were down by the harbor we saw several come and go.

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Fan Tan Alley

June 27, 2008June 27, 2008 Tam2 Comments

Fan Tan Alley, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Tuesday morning, June 24, Karen and I took Weston for a little walk around downtown Victoria and ended up finding Fan Tan Alley, the narrowest commercial street in North America. It’s in the Chinatown area and as we walked down we met one of the shop owners out in the alley who told us that when he’s working he feels like he’s not even in the city, like he’s almost in another world. It was very quiet in there. It reminded us of some of the narrow streets in Barcelona without the laundry hanging up over our heads out of the apartments above.

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The Bear

June 27, 2008June 27, 2008 TamLeave a comment

The Bear, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

There’d been signs saying there were black bears in the area along the Juan de Fuca trail and that you should use caution… and, if you happened to encounter one, what you should do. We read them, and hoped we didn’t have to use them. On our hike up from Botanical Beach we noticed a couple of things… one, a very fresh bear paw print, and two, a fairly sizable and newish looking pile of bear poo. These had us slightly concerned and we quickened our pace toward the parking area. Mary, after seeing the paw print, said she preferred not to see a bear along the trail, but wouldn’t mind seeing one while we were driving in the car.

Cut to the drive out of the park and back up along the small two lane highway toward Victoria… Karen in the passenger seat, Weston on her lap, Mary and Martin in the back seat. Suddenly Karen says… Holy crap, there’s a bear. We all looked to the left and then pandemonium broke out in the car. Everyone was yelling… “open the window, take a picture, hurry, get the camera, there he goes, open the window, I can’t open the window I have the dog, take the dog, I can’t get the camera out of the case with the dog on my lap, open the window, take the dog, damn my camera battery is low and the camera is too slow, I just got the reflection in the window, he’s right there on the side of the car now, what’s in his mouth, I think it’s a fish, open the window, there he goes, did you get him, I think my pictures are blurry, my camera battery is going dead, open the window, he’s gone, I can’t believe we just saw a bear, no one is going to believe us because we didn’t get a picture, you should have opened the window, I couldn’t because I had the dog, how did yours turn out, I think that blur is the bear, you should have opened the window, I couldn’t open the window I had the dog, I should have given you the camera, I can’t believe we just saw a bear, that is so cool, I’ve never seen a bear… wow”.

Mary got the best picture, and this is it. The black blur in the center is the bear. Really. We all saw him.

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Rock Climber

June 27, 2008June 27, 2008 TamLeave a comment

Rock Climber, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Weston was quite the rock climber during this trek. Poor guy, he had to be on his leash on the Juan de Fuca trail, but he was a trooper and did amazingly well.

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