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Beach stairs
Another shot at the pebble beach near Ehpem’s house.
It really did remind me of West Texas. Ha! Ha! Of course not! It was the opposite of West Texas.
Victoria, British Columbia
photographed 8.3.2014
Driftwood, again
My sincere thanks to Ehpem and his spouse for being such gracious hosts for my brief visit to Victoria. They were generous with their time and their hospitality.
They were also generous about showing me the things they love about their city. Like this scene, which is just a short walk from their house.
I hope to someday return the favor and show them around West Texas, which of course has less driftwood but more sky.
Victoria, British Columbia
photographed 8.2.2014
Like ships in the…day
Ehpem and his spouse (who also blogs) took me out to explore the Ogden Point breakwater, which has also been featured on Ehpem’s blog. (Here are some of Ehpem’s shots of the breakwater prior to the installation of railings.)
Driftwood. Breakwater. Canada is so exotic!
Anyway.
The lower levels of the breakwater provide an interesting angle from which to observe people walking above. And to see some of them moving with great determination in opposite directions.
Victoria, British Columbia
photographed 8.2.2014
Pebble beach
Just down from my house are, well, some more houses.
Just down from Ehpem’s house is this. The night before I took this shot, the water had been rougher, the waves tossing the rocks enough to make a beautiful hollow, clacking sound. This morning, though, it was calm, with just the geese to keep me company.
Victoria, British Columbia
photographed 8.3.2014
Sometimes the heart is the first to go
My friend Ehpem was an excellent host, and I was lucky enough to get to see Victoria through the eyes of a resident. One of the things we did was to walk along the beach at Mt. Douglas Park, picking our way between boulders and driftwood. (Every piece of driftwood was interesting to me since that’s not something I see on the High Plains. I feel like Ehpem may have been less enchanted.)
At any rate, my favorite part of this particular specimen was the way the heart of the tree was gone, lost to bugs or waves or something. It had a nice sculptural quality to it.
Victoria, British Columbia
photographer 8.3.2014
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