Ahhh Victoria … not just the provincial capital of British Colombia. This is one of the most captivating sea ports in the world. The “City of Gardens” is quaint, utterly beautiful and chock full of old-world charm. Victoria’s namesake was the great Queen Victoria. The stamp of Victorian England is indelible. But stuffy? Anything but. Victoria is a melting pot of nationalities of all ages. The city is interesting and vibrantly alive. Founded in 1843 as the old Hudson Bay fort, downtow…
#49 Victoria
#49 Victoria
Ahhh Victoria … not just the provincial capital of British Colombia. This is one of the most captivating sea ports in the world. The “City of Gardens” is quaint, utterly beautiful and chock full of old-world charm. Victoria’s …
#49 Victoria
Ahhh Victoria … not just the provincial capital of British Colombia. This is one of the most captivating sea ports in the world. The “City of Gardens” is quaint, utterly beautiful and chock full of old-world charm. Victoria’s …
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Even the pay phone looks like a space ship.Carol in the Future Keeper from the original Star Trek series.Captain John on the Enterprise bridge. “Live long and prosper.”After John picked up the rental car this morning, we headed for the Kennedy Space C…
#49 Victoria
Ahhh Victoria … not just the provincial capital of British Colombia. This is one of the most captivating sea ports in the world. The “City of Gardens” is quaint, utterly beautiful and chock full of old-world charm. Victoria’s …
How Much is that Doggie in the Window
As you can see I don’t know how to post multiple photos on a post. This sculpture was in a window at Trugs a flower/novelty/garden store on Brock St. Since I don’t think Alistair would like me to bring this back, I thought I could just enjoy the phot…
Backyard Garden
A wee photo of the tiny garden my daughter has goining in the back yard. My front flower garden has become horribly over grown but I have been poking away at it. Most of my effort so fsar has been going into clearing stuff out of the basement. (…
Kingston Farmers Market
Kiley and I took a break from our basement work and master bedroom update work to walk down to the Farmers Market. Our walk down was pleasant and I was reminded of all the great things Kingston has to offer in the summer. We got coffee and cheeses a…
Just —Crew Istaboa— again
It was nice having Karen over for a few days… Gets us up and doing stuff. We had a lot of fun (sometimes too much) running around in the Albury, snorkling, harvesting conch, and other island type things. (Rum)The first day we rode over to one of t…
Let Me Say This About That
Our month in Washington DC was wonderful; we could easily have spent another month or more there. At first as we were trying to find our slip and dock the boat, I was disappointed in Gangplank Marina. The fairways were narrow, the slip…
