English Bay, Sunset Beach and other photos!

On Sunday, August 1st I went to check out the activities along English Bay and at Sunset Beach before heading over to the Davie Village Community Garden. These are just some of the photos I took along the way. Kayaks were being rented out at the main beach on English Bay, something that has been happening every summer recently. The colour yellow seems to add something to these photos in an otherwise drab setting. Otherwise, its just shades of greens, browns and blues!
The yellow tansies were found in flower along Sunset Beach and even thistles complete with busy bumblebees.
The photo above shows a view of the activity on English Bay. That's Bowen Island on the left in the background. Sunset Beach itself was very busy, especially where the pride tents were located.
The aquabus was kept very busy ferrying people between the landing at Sunset Beach and Granville Island. Feel free to comment. I hope you enjoy these images! Have an awesome weekend!!! - V

pride 2010

By the time I left home, walked to the SkyTrain station at Sapperton and got into Vancouver's West End, I missed the parade this year. Many people were returning from the parade or were heading over to the beaches, especially near Sunset Beach where festivities continued. The photo above is from one I took at the 2008 pride parade.

I did take some photos at both English Bay Beach and Sunset Beach as well as some at the community garden at Burrard and Davie Streets. As soon as they've been uploaded and edited, I plan to post some of the best ones along with commentary. I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday! - V

kiteboarding at Sunset Beach

On a sunny afternoon on the last weekend of September I did a walk along the north shore of False Creek as far as the main beach at English Bay. Along the way I encountered a guy inflating his kite in what I later realized was the prelude to kiteboarding. These are just some of the photos I took of the event. I just watched and let things unfold, taking photos along the way. Since I've taken so many photos over the last three years, I couldn't find the folder that they were contained in at first and thought I hadn't saved them on my computer. After I did save them, I found the original folder they were in. Oh well! Anyway, this took place at Sunset Beach in Vancouver.

The guy had a friend help him get the kite aloft. The wind was just perfect for kiteboarding. I'll let the rest of the story be told by the photos. Feel free to comment! - V.

Saturday in Vancouver

Saturday afternoon I had made plans to go into Vancouver but rather than head over to the Spanish Banks as originally decided, I ended up heading over to Davie Street and then English Bay Beach from there. When I arrived, there was a street market in progress on Davie Street with plenty of activity in the works. There was a stage set-up on Davie near Burrard Street with people seated in front. The stage is off to the left and not pictured in the photo above. I struggled to get a photo with enough sunlight in it since the sun is rather low on the horizon this time of year. After all, we are above the 49th parallel. There were even a couple of guys handing out condoms in front of the Priape store. All they were wearing was underwear (Jim), some flip-flops and a smile! The restaurants and taverns had lots of activity too. Booths were set up and sidewalk seating was extended out into the street. From there is was off to the other end of Davie Street to check out the annual flower plantings.

So at the other end of the street I saw another surprise aside from the annuals. The cloud pattern in the sky caught my interest, so some of the photos you see will have these clouds in them, such as the one above of English Bay Beach with the fan palms in sillouette.

And before heading out to the beach we can also pay a visit to one of the many local Starbucks locations in town. This one is at Denman and Davie Streets.

I believe I caught the flowers at the right time since they are due to be pulled and replaced by spring tulip bulbs at any time. I love the colours and textures!

There are many fan palms along Beach Avenue above English Bay Beach as you can see in the above photo. From the railing on the left you can see the beach below. Then this cloud pattern caught my interest again forming a background to the crowns of the fan palms. What do you think???

The above photo shows Sunset Beach (plus the clouds). There are a few fan palms there too plus some annual plants for added interest.

Before I left Vancouver's West End for home I spent some time at the beach (English Bay Beach) to observe the sunset. The image above shows the rays of the sun shining through the cloud cover with Vancouver Island far off to the west. Then the photo below shows a larger view of the sunset with people in sillouette. Enjoy the photos! There will be more over time and not just images of hot guys, though I'm sure you appreciate them too!!! - V.

from Sunset Beach to English Bay Beach

On Sunday I more or less retraced my steps from the previous day by walking the seaside walk on the north side of False Creek in Vancouver again. Just as the day before, it was gorgeous weather with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine. I took a number of photos but for this post, Sunset Beach and English Bay Beach are the main focus. These present the promiss of a summer yet to come and only about a week away, or less. I couldn't help but to include some photos of the fan palms and the developing annual plantings found at both beaches.

There were lots of people enjoying each other's company, sunning, swimming or some playing beach volleyball. A couple of guys were out playing wearing only their colourful underwear (first pic below) and one of them is still playing in the second photo. At a distance they would have passed as swimwear anyway, unless one was up close to get a good look. I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Summer's not that far away!!! - V.