3 April 2018:
When the gardens were initially planted in the 1970's, they put in 1200 rhododendron plants around the property. Early spring is when they bloom. The were amazingly colorful.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
VanDusen Botanical Garden Giant Sequoias
3 April 2018:
Today Lily and I visited VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. We discovered their small grove of giant sequoias in one corner of the gardens. These trees are a little over 40 years old, just infants in the lifetime of these trees. They are already quite impressive.
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Cherry Blossoms in Vancouver
2 April 2018:
Cherry blossoms are blooming throughout the city, and they really look nice. This set of trees is on the plaza in back of the old train station next to Canada Place, on the Vancouver waterfront.
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Ramen Butcher
31 March 2018:
We walked China Town and Gas Town in Vancouver today, and for lunch we stopped at this small ramen noodle shop that was recommended by a friend. The ramen bowl that Lily ordered was on a par with our favorite LA ramen place.
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Friday, March 30, 2018
Cherry blossoms and an eagle
30 March 2018:
We took an afternoon walk over to Granville Island. On the way we spotted the Vanier Park eagle (http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2018/02/22/nesting-eagles-arrive-in-vancouver-but-at-a-vulnerable-time.html) - the dark spot in the top image - and cherry blossoms. Note Lisa's blossom-matching pink bag.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Rainy day off Kitsilano
29 March 2018:
We arrived in Vancouver in light rain. All of the natives were heading for the exits because they have a four-day holiday over this Easter weekend.
After settling into the B&B, I put on my snazzy new rain jacket and rain pants and test drove them in a walk down to Kits beach. I found this solitary paddle boarder gliding across the waters off the beach. And the new rain gear works great!
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Rain!
22 March 2018:
We have finally been getting some rain this winter. This was the action this Spring morning in a small driveway puddle.
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