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Tuesday 15 October 2013

N is for NAUTICAL NEIGHBOURHOOD

Welcome back to N week at ABC Wednesday!  I thought I'd combine this introduction with my own post about my "neighbourhood" of Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. Some of the floating homes along the south arm of the Fraser River in my village of Ladner are called “Canoe Pass” and use the river as their personal street. It’s located in rural wetlands across from Westham Island near the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, which is surrounded by a wide variety of wildlife all year round. This photo was taken on April 15, 2012, around 6:30 pm with my Olympus SP-800UZ camera and dedicated to my daughter who had come along with me on a spontaneous photo safari when we spotted them.  This photo was featured on Red Bubble's "Nautical" group and was a top 10 winner in the Street Scenes Challenge in the "Canadian Artists & Art" group.
So be nimble and navigate your way over to see not too numerous photos of one of the niftiest areas in the northwest part of the world.  Also, have a nice week and be a noteworthy neighbour.  Also, be sure to nip over to others' posts and add your own noble (not naughty) comment there.  But before you do this, leave a note and tell us the nicest thing about your neighbourhood.
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14 comments:

  1. Great picture, Leslie, - lots of character and love the reflections.

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  2. Leslie, what an amazing shot! I love the somewhat unnatural look of the blues and reflections with the nature scene and then that awesome red house. Beautiful! Have a great week and thanks for all you do on ABCWednesday.

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  3. My entry this week was inspired by the opening line to Polonius's famous speech from Hamlet which I—like most people of my generation—was first exposed to in that episode of Gilligan's Island where the castaways mount a musical version to impress Phil Silvers.

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  4. What a fantastic shot and scenery!! the nicest thing about my neighborhood... is the nearby Mediterranean Sea :)

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  5. Brilliant Leslie! I first thought it was Norway! And I love Norway!!

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  6. Beautiful neighborhood! Don't know if I could concentrate on "work" here:)

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  7. Just gorgeous, Leslie.
    My best friend used to live on the river near the airport. She became inured to the sound of planes and said it was a small price to pay for living in a floating home. Every time I visited, I told her how jealous I was. As I lived in White Rock then, it took a lot to make me jealous!
    K

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  8. what a stunning Neighborhood! I wish that I lived there!

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  9. Wonderful Topic for "N". the houses looking just amazing.. Nice find..

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  10. Lovely Neighborhood and I am back with my system !!
    PhenoMenon
    http://throodalookingglass.com/2013/10/nights/

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  11. Numbingly lovely waterfront- nice neighbourhood!

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  12. oh how beautiful. I would worry a bit about rising waters though

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  13. Reminds me of home, but a lot fancier! - Margy

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