Christmas lights

Downtown is quite a view with all the lights these nights.

Winter stroll

...or at least what goes for winter in this neck of the woods.




and of course beautiful Mt.Baker - that's where 70-300 comes handy.

Fall colors - tired yet?

We just don't seem to run out of them, and it's hard to stop photographing them.

More fall colors (and yes, UWA lens)

Olympic torch relay

Olympic torch started it's long rip through Canada - about 3 months and 45,000 km. I guess it's going to be old news very soon but today was the first day of this trip.
A few parade trucks:


Flame is being transferred between bearers:
New bearer:

... and these two sleepy observers just can't understand what all the hoopla is about

Fall colors

I am sure we will have more of beautiful fall colors (by the way, why does British "autumn" sounds so much better?). For now, these:





What a way to do your homework!

Fall flowers

Past curfrew, part II

Inner Harbour in the night, quite magical sight

Frolicking whales

On the ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles; unexpected encounter made the trip an unplanned "whale watching excursion":





Unfortunately I didn't have my long focus lens with me so there are some ungodly crops involved... but that's what we have those 12 MP for, right?