Canada photos, part 3: Stanley park sea wall *** dial up warning ***

[billyskank]

One evening I went for a short walk along the sea wall around Stanley Park. This is a very popular place for rollerbladers and cyclists.

I saw a barge coming in:



yvr girl told me this bridge was styled on the Golden Gate Bridge:



Somebody has some money. Nice yacht:



A view of the bridge from the other side. I did walk a long way, didn't I:



For good measure, a view from directly beneath the bridge:



I tried to capture the sunset shining on the mountains, but it did not really come out:



I had never seen a black squirrel before:

[Haole Girl]

1. Very nice, thanks... question:

Is that just an optical illusion (the one taken under the bridge) or does the bridge lean a little more one way than the other? I hope this is not a stupid question, but I'm really curious.

[billyskank]

2. I think it's the way the light is shining on the cross-braces

so that you only see half of them. The diagonal lines make the bridge look wonky. :)

[Haole Girl]

3. Thanks, that's what I thought, but with all the rain up there ...

...I wondered if maybe they had to make the bridge at an angle for drainage! I get the stupidest ideas, really.

[u4ic]

4. I'm falling more and more

in love with Vancouver with every set of shots.

Wonderful pics, billy! Thanks. :hi:

[billyskank]

5. You're welcome

There are more to come. :hug:

[billyskank]

6. Bumpity bump bump

:bounce:

[wildhorses]

7. looks like a nice day was had by all!!

thanks for sharing:hug::loveya:

[billyskank]

11. It was a pleasant walk

:loveya: All the rollerbladers going past me made me wish I could skate. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Great pics as well

I missed part 2. Do you have the link??

[billyskank]

10. Linky dink

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5464529

[MissHoneychurch]

13. Thank you

all pics are great.

[Mutley]

9. Very pretty!

That squirrel is a cute little guy. I've seen blond squirrels, but never black ones. Mostly we get gray ones around here. :bounce:

[billyskank]

12. Yeah, most of ours are grey too

They're not native; the native British squirrels are red, but the imported grey ones are taking over. There are few red squirrels left now. :(

[laheina]

15. That's interesting.

I'm almost afraid to ask, but where did the grey squirrels come from?

[billyskank]

16. Apparently they were introduced from the USA

between 1876 and 1929. This page has some information on British squirrel life:

http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/education/squirrel.htm

[NewWaveChick1981]

14. Those are great pics, billyskank!

:hi:

[billyskank]

17. Thanks!

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

18. Nice pics, billy!

And I'd never seen a black squirrel before your pic. How cool! :bounce:

:loveya: :hug:

[LSK]

19. cool pics billy!