tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52447102162948522672024-03-05T20:50:20.953-08:00Rambling ArtistsWithin 5km from home and sometimes further afieldRambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-56418252979869858502015-02-12T18:10:00.001-08:002015-02-12T18:11:14.986-08:00An Expectation of honestyOn Guernsey St. Oak Bay (click image to embiggen to read notice)
<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1utY3RPYB7EWBAVqKwoD7mdwh75pOVws6wWuRAPyecag3DDHKGJOLTyjZRfvSM3m9MTrwwfVx-O5z1jcmOJwb5CcM1rxBXX4wqFx4DBEryShyphenhyphencKaI3es7aQvttpR93NPKTrKTfREKS4/s1600/Guernsey+street.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1utY3RPYB7EWBAVqKwoD7mdwh75pOVws6wWuRAPyecag3DDHKGJOLTyjZRfvSM3m9MTrwwfVx-O5z1jcmOJwb5CcM1rxBXX4wqFx4DBEryShyphenhyphencKaI3es7aQvttpR93NPKTrKTfREKS4/s400/Guernsey+street.JPG" /></a></center>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-29331771933003509252012-08-29T17:18:00.000-07:002012-08-29T17:18:02.532-07:00In the artsy Fernwood neighborhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-15987946127869917202012-01-12T17:23:00.000-08:002012-01-12T17:29:10.531-08:00The decorated trunkWhat do you do if there are no branches to decorate? You just decorate the tree of course!<br /><i><center>Click on images to enlarge.</i></center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCekLr5x0z4k_jVZBVMqadTuLqZZBySFod5lHqqfj_HjoKktls0K1IzWmqIHb18mLUVWP4PqMpVcTe_RKJ4pu2f_nDceoucClxsAV7GU6pulQnOFSRMk-kLf4QlVIUkchTJ073d9JRns/s1600/Decorated+tree+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCekLr5x0z4k_jVZBVMqadTuLqZZBySFod5lHqqfj_HjoKktls0K1IzWmqIHb18mLUVWP4PqMpVcTe_RKJ4pu2f_nDceoucClxsAV7GU6pulQnOFSRMk-kLf4QlVIUkchTJ073d9JRns/s400/Decorated+tree+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696921697839050370" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcg6OJE0GSSep7sIfEJY_14-70kX1gYxNC9knA_yROf1jB9Zv8zbgDjcMhCWyskIA4JKM5sC1nPP1NRDZ5ykARRLWsXMsEEevRilXA2XVOk-UKlZ6vSKIfIbZlRtFEDfISnHty_8a_CU/s1600/Decorated+tree+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-LSqzIsAR1i4zaUka2K6CC0-RutPM63Mbx5qLDOn11TnWdZuEVpeaj_xQqeiwOm-IiE8p1d97_bsTQt4OCh2qf58zN0OYop7qO_jPkHC_cXAEOXa7PiXdMX7JPUGkW1nScMWL8nUy9g/s400/Close+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696921709077889474" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlRNFxEpmndwUxKVgwg6ZckLeu2pNO31fB-DLgu9IxlxNhKnxkiymQVBSx2wZPS8G7o49lS6srFt8GwJcaLEv_N8jI5Hi13r2wRtJRabptkkGx6gjW6IcknMzGBvTnSA60Xa1GGYfE-w/s1600/Close+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlRNFxEpmndwUxKVgwg6ZckLeu2pNO31fB-DLgu9IxlxNhKnxkiymQVBSx2wZPS8G7o49lS6srFt8GwJcaLEv_N8jI5Hi13r2wRtJRabptkkGx6gjW6IcknMzGBvTnSA60Xa1GGYfE-w/s400/Close+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696921702760821362" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qsEnrIySyRUqL9OB-8tZi-6C1CtbeJU-4t_5fh5TKVlpqTZMdgVy5UHro9GKZFtGCar9OwCli0601ZNfbIjSDnAUzJy7chqWEu8zOpnfd9qRsWWGiKcCqXS1kj8GtgAqZQZoo01b7R8/s1600/Map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qsEnrIySyRUqL9OB-8tZi-6C1CtbeJU-4t_5fh5TKVlpqTZMdgVy5UHro9GKZFtGCar9OwCli0601ZNfbIjSDnAUzJy7chqWEu8zOpnfd9qRsWWGiKcCqXS1kj8GtgAqZQZoo01b7R8/s400/Map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696922116754663442" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-10900787231272859702012-01-01T21:29:00.000-08:002012-01-01T21:44:45.441-08:00The Barbie TreeThere's decorating a tree and then there's this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLMGMUcLPon2T1yp8OObc1LDi_Bmhxcx3ImUuw17Z-2tDGiRAxnntSMjIjJ9m5EWSWx7-5zLlakH28b0LL5AUScLO24M9s6zNT-Qzakzz5-PB-KnWkzAIgucNUV-toCrtl7Jnam8Xb8Y/s1600/Barbie+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLMGMUcLPon2T1yp8OObc1LDi_Bmhxcx3ImUuw17Z-2tDGiRAxnntSMjIjJ9m5EWSWx7-5zLlakH28b0LL5AUScLO24M9s6zNT-Qzakzz5-PB-KnWkzAIgucNUV-toCrtl7Jnam8Xb8Y/s400/Barbie+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692903683681837698" /></a><center><i>Click image to embiggen.</i></center><br />The Queen herself.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q01HJgBipHh3SAvefcqDERZewBSDIRFQl3JmrwChMH5M_BcqvkVmbNgokr34hiBy_8onnJp0Sxw6yHR-6a8Cb7HIHUE9YJrCzTzYo_aS_c8xk7vGFPSxrfS5AECKAzalbNK6uEqMA1g/s1600/Barbie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q01HJgBipHh3SAvefcqDERZewBSDIRFQl3JmrwChMH5M_BcqvkVmbNgokr34hiBy_8onnJp0Sxw6yHR-6a8Cb7HIHUE9YJrCzTzYo_aS_c8xk7vGFPSxrfS5AECKAzalbNK6uEqMA1g/s400/Barbie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692903675200028658" /></a><br />One of Barbie's friends who appears to suffer from a serious medical condition.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27y3a6yFIVPyOtI98-UhvmjanMTBXHLtUdL76WGLolgoXXpr5FtqTOOR7G6ga1PPIzUVJIjbyh825aq1WkAj1WWZVrABMfswvqpsJRRqbS2IqCGlZrNvYMnRc9da_lZUvGEIr_CElXh0/s1600/Barbie%2527s+friend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27y3a6yFIVPyOtI98-UhvmjanMTBXHLtUdL76WGLolgoXXpr5FtqTOOR7G6ga1PPIzUVJIjbyh825aq1WkAj1WWZVrABMfswvqpsJRRqbS2IqCGlZrNvYMnRc9da_lZUvGEIr_CElXh0/s400/Barbie%2527s+friend.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692903667236912546" /></a><br />It's all too-too much.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBthkxEUYsyKWcyruCZe8cuzj7wW5uRODMNuYcEzpP5QTtIDZSiPnTZoQMhWUVDHM49ic9v5buK52PFM_C2FYhyphenhyphenQhLlSjZzfZPuOIYdUDidioxTDpv-usq7EnSC9MzDD3QDzKGgfC0pw/s1600/Too-too+much.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBthkxEUYsyKWcyruCZe8cuzj7wW5uRODMNuYcEzpP5QTtIDZSiPnTZoQMhWUVDHM49ic9v5buK52PFM_C2FYhyphenhyphenQhLlSjZzfZPuOIYdUDidioxTDpv-usq7EnSC9MzDD3QDzKGgfC0pw/s400/Too-too+much.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692906336281907858" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-12894796495232526962011-12-11T18:31:00.001-08:002011-12-11T18:33:01.765-08:00Victoria is a Hollywood cityVictoria has been home to many movie productions. In fact movie website http://www.imdb.com lists some 178 titles filmed here. Typically though, Victoria is standing in for a U.S. city and in the case of the 1990 movie "Bird on a Wire" that city is Racine Wisconsin.<br /><br />Now, I get my hair cut in a small barber shop in Victoria's Chinatown. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeibrdN0f-GEGAXdqBCkad4PXBF6UIL5ByGtLgdJdyjoERrroE2_cMcLiB0o5WrNO673Umrc9xbj2OVEBN1o2hSR0777E-fy-qkJ8uA8vUS3XAAuUuKDk7M89RDtEd6s2zLMaVrZ04nw/s1600/New+Town.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeibrdN0f-GEGAXdqBCkad4PXBF6UIL5ByGtLgdJdyjoERrroE2_cMcLiB0o5WrNO673Umrc9xbj2OVEBN1o2hSR0777E-fy-qkJ8uA8vUS3XAAuUuKDk7M89RDtEd6s2zLMaVrZ04nw/s400/New+Town.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685062724951510194" /></a>There, the barber proudly displays a VHS box of Bird on a Wire on his shop's counter. Why? Because there is an exciting motorcycle chase scene in the movie where the action takes place just outside his shop in Fan Tan Alley. Rick (Mel Gibson) and Marianne (Goldie Hawn) ride their stolen motorcycle through the Chinatown district of Racine Wisconsin<br /><br />Here's that scene from the movie:<center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfJ8Gq-5dBneIexe_OGUQektzTTSGK14QMD_R8KBrH5J0doHVD3pAWqG0Xatk4qIUQPAliDpcTrY3ArXTwow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><br />That's the Hollywood enhanced version of Fan Tan Alley. Here's what the alley way actually looks like as I follow the same basic route that Mel and Goldie took in the movie - beginning with the Gate of Harmonious Interest:<center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqp_nmXG58mej1hvO0w3LZEwCWQ1Vy1ER6M7bQWfntyYj4hOrCsP08bqLpj_61YdGHsJ0XcJIll3tEKLk5Cg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><br />Interestingly, although Victoria is standing in for the Chinatown district of Racine Wisconsin - there actually is no Chinatown in that city.Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-34858914069952428192011-12-04T10:11:00.000-08:002011-12-05T23:16:54.051-08:00The Annual Lighted Truck Parade and Food DriveLighting up the streets, and the lives of those less fortunate with the Annual Lighted Truck Parade and Food Drive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f6tKzSn0B5ha-lYmD59nfwrbL8G6ceGmt_amFWI-81OD7Weh6zmNLAcS6Omm0uTDZAM12yUd6XoymPtWYgnvAzpPGEE4wwbGgkrDpF-hitUY4aHRy9wn8iVAio7nKSE-6CpSeSyYEyo/s1600/Route+map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f6tKzSn0B5ha-lYmD59nfwrbL8G6ceGmt_amFWI-81OD7Weh6zmNLAcS6Omm0uTDZAM12yUd6XoymPtWYgnvAzpPGEE4wwbGgkrDpF-hitUY4aHRy9wn8iVAio7nKSE-6CpSeSyYEyo/s400/Route+map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682334789929809122" /></a><br />With blaring sirens and honking horns...here they come!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusB7BA07GoFIkP5z-CdqPqtdJgO9w4_pIT0kq8KvgOp6-fDMwnDs6mweRzpsOtlge3TGmxOHYBUGnqigqcNxSVgNjWw7KMMH2bNGEkYEmy6V3iE9tygd9Rh3KJJ19iO2QhJDvQ3AsuCA/s1600/_DSC7235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusB7BA07GoFIkP5z-CdqPqtdJgO9w4_pIT0kq8KvgOp6-fDMwnDs6mweRzpsOtlge3TGmxOHYBUGnqigqcNxSVgNjWw7KMMH2bNGEkYEmy6V3iE9tygd9Rh3KJJ19iO2QhJDvQ3AsuCA/s400/_DSC7235.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682335258920516626" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHCu0RjHFvxOUZAXJ3YC0k4nCdICgAvkDqZTj90mqwqqPRBTUYnUQLH1gt6AnBGO64EoA2oZXf94_3sixFYSjTz88AeAOPjP7IfUQokLr1VotEp-66rSJQpZjpZbAJYdN8giWk3kONd4/s1600/_DSC7260.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZr1InydlPpEufGEGOpyZza2Wa4X16MD669ZzZ8GAjDSyvphUwytlYn1tAGPmasc0Kj6DmOePefOMG5VXusxDy_AKRnhuWqlUeOFkAxEsGHE1mp5O15J8agJmV709S0XQuqfLh0Caju_c/s400/_DSC7287.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682336145878085986" /></a><center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPfVG2FkSFhfoRBX_f7CGULuVIDExC_UxFm3YfLIuxwQFJRYsJ80hIaeeWZrur2dh1WGPV33JMsPxlYQP3bA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><br />There they go. All done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI5NJGlUCn133xaoapDuf9nyuTjRfPAlpTJM0TMVCdd3oVqIPGr9zxKcHJljadP_tvWZOsdHNXb6pwEGQy-SgC1oNoCUlgYjKQ9Qn1a-_vV9o8vK6i6ZynwkCPjFGhIoLgIYsv_6ZnwE/s1600/_DSC7279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI5NJGlUCn133xaoapDuf9nyuTjRfPAlpTJM0TMVCdd3oVqIPGr9zxKcHJljadP_tvWZOsdHNXb6pwEGQy-SgC1oNoCUlgYjKQ9Qn1a-_vV9o8vK6i6ZynwkCPjFGhIoLgIYsv_6ZnwE/s400/_DSC7279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682336150974216434" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-38152384027647641062011-09-26T22:22:00.000-07:002011-09-26T22:35:32.041-07:00Keep Off!If you're taking the MV Coho ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles you'll spend some time in the ferry line-up waiting to board the vessel. And if you're curious you might venture to the pier's edge to take in the view. But if you try, you'll encounter this dire "Keep Off" warning:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4T1SM5RwXbPCDzxaaH6uacCPtDxFjYZ1uRI1tkqTHJDHsNchyFScE4SXVo50TflQ1q34sAPG7VsEel7ujr23HwYlCWeTvj2KV4Sb8myTAIVT3wegEw4o_K5eRrn6NShkMjaA_IRn8FE/s1600/Keep+off+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4T1SM5RwXbPCDzxaaH6uacCPtDxFjYZ1uRI1tkqTHJDHsNchyFScE4SXVo50TflQ1q34sAPG7VsEel7ujr23HwYlCWeTvj2KV4Sb8myTAIVT3wegEw4o_K5eRrn6NShkMjaA_IRn8FE/s400/Keep+off+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656905730094742322" /></a>And on closer examination you'll discover the individual who enforces the Keep Off command.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dRLqhVAvrzwSpv_4BsSosVEwGgamU3hHZxqQjVl_dI0P6u1nuMWXcooIikh4aiDxeRQZoHgMe5b61Hasm6EEIK8xsmjbfrHbi67Ks5Vxm4jtZYtGd78fqzf367IK4CcrZSZ5Or2MeK8/s1600/Keep+off+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dRLqhVAvrzwSpv_4BsSosVEwGgamU3hHZxqQjVl_dI0P6u1nuMWXcooIikh4aiDxeRQZoHgMe5b61Hasm6EEIK8xsmjbfrHbi67Ks5Vxm4jtZYtGd78fqzf367IK4CcrZSZ5Or2MeK8/s400/Keep+off+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656905728556566690" /></a>A masked, apparently Mexican, wrastler! Well, after all, it is a ferry to the U.S..Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-86744672611708968472011-09-07T13:04:00.000-07:002011-09-07T13:11:19.200-07:00It's back - Google's Street View camera carIt's been less than two years since Google's Street View camera car rolled through Victoria and they're already updating their street views. I guess Google doesn't realize how slow the pace of development is in this city.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNJaZdquMFtsHS-LigTbfGwyb63US5zrt-4x2zu1TW8yBLGTs_Z_OvazC_NTBCY65x-cfp3vzcfi-vWu812Q7g5p1TkXspFzBinxyCWnEdrWKq0DmFXvjhli1OLY88-y_LH5IkPo-zHY/s1600/Google+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNJaZdquMFtsHS-LigTbfGwyb63US5zrt-4x2zu1TW8yBLGTs_Z_OvazC_NTBCY65x-cfp3vzcfi-vWu812Q7g5p1TkXspFzBinxyCWnEdrWKq0DmFXvjhli1OLY88-y_LH5IkPo-zHY/s400/Google+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649711634070233714" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HwJqTEKxoA4WdrEy9g7f4CfSy9JQLF20GTpgyObgAvibBPaJ04errxN46lzDo9MJ_CqW5tZPfvIuGxxrZZvuaBwh5VlxVW_rXmr4L5kwg09e_I38qDCeRzkivIwA1nZTCynMUxBpRr0/s1600/Google+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HwJqTEKxoA4WdrEy9g7f4CfSy9JQLF20GTpgyObgAvibBPaJ04errxN46lzDo9MJ_CqW5tZPfvIuGxxrZZvuaBwh5VlxVW_rXmr4L5kwg09e_I38qDCeRzkivIwA1nZTCynMUxBpRr0/s400/Google+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649711632483736402" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZEf8-d-vDo5T3slQvoo_aAj1LmeCVVVMeXYCDgk99y4aBMERISkS_ksrwvVbjqLtZv2ATo3sBvNrQ5tDHozxwU0hUu68mAo3BFHGmPTMucajG01ux506lCJl1MbNz3lvg07I1fvDTm0/s1600/Google+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZEf8-d-vDo5T3slQvoo_aAj1LmeCVVVMeXYCDgk99y4aBMERISkS_ksrwvVbjqLtZv2ATo3sBvNrQ5tDHozxwU0hUu68mAo3BFHGmPTMucajG01ux506lCJl1MbNz3lvg07I1fvDTm0/s400/Google+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649711632426246130" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-23404220383058821232011-08-26T21:44:00.000-07:002011-08-26T21:50:21.890-07:00Mobile homeLooking across the Juan De Fuca strait from a point near Sooke shows a very small tug pulling a very large...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_z-A-uRNCGijvR-EZ33YEbwIKfLGvLxyecuGCtS_DrlMPCLy8Z9hbhhyBYOT2Ep9etrf1ir9yUdoJL2-cIGLXwFiIOcdsznE7Vclx3_AO8ZxXct9sgPBRtHIrBd3lLle4SwEViT3j84/s1600/Moving+house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_z-A-uRNCGijvR-EZ33YEbwIKfLGvLxyecuGCtS_DrlMPCLy8Z9hbhhyBYOT2Ep9etrf1ir9yUdoJL2-cIGLXwFiIOcdsznE7Vclx3_AO8ZxXct9sgPBRtHIrBd3lLle4SwEViT3j84/s400/Moving+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392204509978754" /></a>...home!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieRWCkuWvZowgB2bXjVPv9i7fObue5hjLAjIDoaZCBefbIydV_C3Ffn1DtfZrAQ6jwtNs86lEZr1qsVE7S0KICY8sJU6d1nDmpikzZmaRCgJ0bx8YhTZnx8xFIf8qPvk6qn1VYzYWeyE/s1600/Moving+house+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieRWCkuWvZowgB2bXjVPv9i7fObue5hjLAjIDoaZCBefbIydV_C3Ffn1DtfZrAQ6jwtNs86lEZr1qsVE7S0KICY8sJU6d1nDmpikzZmaRCgJ0bx8YhTZnx8xFIf8qPvk6qn1VYzYWeyE/s400/Moving+house+close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392201752694370" /></a>
<br />Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-2273482210694455382011-08-12T18:35:00.001-07:002011-08-12T18:42:03.374-07:00Quimper Park - Harling Point<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASRZ9D4l60_AKVbz5Z8J9qNwCwZqAc4cpTOEfQM9AizRI7Rbj3Rx_DidNsbGiCnmiZQeSK42xOtilgiPRPKFlCFve9QJlmqNDQIptB27z7CBkwhVFh2ASk4lnjHU2-isKyXFF6FjuCGw/s1600/At+the+park.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASRZ9D4l60_AKVbz5Z8J9qNwCwZqAc4cpTOEfQM9AizRI7Rbj3Rx_DidNsbGiCnmiZQeSK42xOtilgiPRPKFlCFve9QJlmqNDQIptB27z7CBkwhVFh2ASk4lnjHU2-isKyXFF6FjuCGw/s400/At+the+park.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640148354660482546" /></a>Quimper Park in Harling Point, Oak Bay was named after Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (c. 1757 – April 1844) a Spanish/Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. The toys in the park are donated by the residents of this little community for all to enjoy.Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-7200860833585461582011-07-30T09:37:00.000-07:002011-07-30T09:44:22.958-07:00SharingOn a quiet street, a raised wall garden...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90UpCvgLYCptODoVm9DqoN6ko1b4s7PefSCZhK1CaFtV-L187SdFd5I2SoHQpUAjMeVew4tzEi5GWK0LYbkYkuyTO4auBjd2lMP2Ri01VFZOVP2BLDq0c5VWOMR9xbw4gDKw02rVpMoo/s1600/Street.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90UpCvgLYCptODoVm9DqoN6ko1b4s7PefSCZhK1CaFtV-L187SdFd5I2SoHQpUAjMeVew4tzEi5GWK0LYbkYkuyTO4auBjd2lMP2Ri01VFZOVP2BLDq0c5VWOMR9xbw4gDKw02rVpMoo/s400/Street.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186195606204034" /></a><br />...reveals an herb garden.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jpkNB-PrMCxyJf80YydTxpzyUfw4FY2L_6zlXV4gOAhzmIQ8s_Bm1Z5YIVUQ5adpD-_i0k8RL5fLbzgfUXexi3umqNm4UJbmiHKr9BKsqoBZqymouUXGLNNGLFT2PYrEvPcwOqXAyV4/s1600/for+snipping+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jpkNB-PrMCxyJf80YydTxpzyUfw4FY2L_6zlXV4gOAhzmIQ8s_Bm1Z5YIVUQ5adpD-_i0k8RL5fLbzgfUXexi3umqNm4UJbmiHKr9BKsqoBZqymouUXGLNNGLFT2PYrEvPcwOqXAyV4/s400/for+snipping+small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186191405062722" /></a><br />"These herbs are for snipping"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKPLoNl3hiiLScmNsttRpPqSa8hf1M9exC0D3m28K8BIEGLI31ycIND3GMZrL2F_vQnpPwto3wIXnDA3Bp6KdHCPmyUSVGIU6Yidkc6O9HNlxs4ZjBjaRxvbXf3tuCZORhTDjNjq9G5s/s1600/for+snipping+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKPLoNl3hiiLScmNsttRpPqSa8hf1M9exC0D3m28K8BIEGLI31ycIND3GMZrL2F_vQnpPwto3wIXnDA3Bp6KdHCPmyUSVGIU6Yidkc6O9HNlxs4ZjBjaRxvbXf3tuCZORhTDjNjq9G5s/s400/for+snipping+close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186193827653442" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-26475073964362297022011-07-16T11:00:00.000-07:002011-07-16T11:04:16.930-07:00A backyard statement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv2b2GuaakXp__ordsn7LYaeMwLS-JdzspRbNKOiNGB5Yp1G183z_kNPCTMd8UsISKq9RAtg8WhnmOU6C4swH7HANEcXQbxwQKuAnoXA66EVUFer0-xOJxKovf-yGKohWqCfByRtsz3E/s1600/Toilets+Closed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv2b2GuaakXp__ordsn7LYaeMwLS-JdzspRbNKOiNGB5Yp1G183z_kNPCTMd8UsISKq9RAtg8WhnmOU6C4swH7HANEcXQbxwQKuAnoXA66EVUFer0-xOJxKovf-yGKohWqCfByRtsz3E/s400/Toilets+Closed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630012563544977426" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-6029754633615877482011-07-10T13:50:00.001-07:002011-07-10T13:50:06.980-07:00They're creepy and they're crawlyVictoria has been invaded by Western tent caterpillars.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPEeHt0QHYLUiPMF9Ex9rusLVHLOKZ0JXAYG9VNFzu6BzPUzS1FhyphenhyphenqN4dbzo5ts5L7vcHnXd2dVL5XsIRNB4LXfn9kxu2Jnf2iS5jlSUaHRk3GPaFeW5uPSl9X9gdD0gECtwhvfcP6HI/s1600/Tent+Caterpillar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPEeHt0QHYLUiPMF9Ex9rusLVHLOKZ0JXAYG9VNFzu6BzPUzS1FhyphenhyphenqN4dbzo5ts5L7vcHnXd2dVL5XsIRNB4LXfn9kxu2Jnf2iS5jlSUaHRk3GPaFeW5uPSl9X9gdD0gECtwhvfcP6HI/s400/Tent+Caterpillar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627825608134949154" /></a>Something we haven't seen in the six years that we've lived here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjJC2AXafURK-Cf8TtTI1xxFMJ-wdb7IgRYDXkp955JS-5UnSzvp_ZfaD_m9dfUTm947-oWg2vA_4nkX8aOvDixvTNJm36Rp9osAaS9PckJtRJI2XLTsi2BGlExY5wUbXvsWRuKDyE4Q/s1600/Tent+Caterpillars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjJC2AXafURK-Cf8TtTI1xxFMJ-wdb7IgRYDXkp955JS-5UnSzvp_ZfaD_m9dfUTm947-oWg2vA_4nkX8aOvDixvTNJm36Rp9osAaS9PckJtRJI2XLTsi2BGlExY5wUbXvsWRuKDyE4Q/s400/Tent+Caterpillars.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627825602585416642" /></a>They're mostly a nuisance as they cover walls and sidewalk as well as congregate in their tree tents. Although they do defoliate the trees they build their nests in - the trees do not die. <br />Hopefully the unusual winter we had this year that provided the conditions for the outbreak will not occur again next year.Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-7136670198150624302011-06-26T14:35:00.000-07:002011-06-26T14:45:27.964-07:00Poles apartTelephone poles in the Victoria area are often painted by volunteers and children with decorative images as a way to discourage graffiti. These particular poles are located in Victoria's funky community of Fernwood.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1nnuO32XlwQ0xEceS1PuUoURjDsZ8eH_Mq2O2-NLGlYrlPpvnuStRlajJwoTdwqetA13GkHrkrSKm6mDdRB9lORt-j-KPcCIdviChVyNvnWxwEOf3IB2RkMY8vptz7mW-VSTm0a30DA/s1600/1_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1nnuO32XlwQ0xEceS1PuUoURjDsZ8eH_Mq2O2-NLGlYrlPpvnuStRlajJwoTdwqetA13GkHrkrSKm6mDdRB9lORt-j-KPcCIdviChVyNvnWxwEOf3IB2RkMY8vptz7mW-VSTm0a30DA/s400/1_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622647272999329202" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNEtR4qLxpBCciSqNILb44Z09enUJaIWK94aF9uxxO2FubpjUHzfvvBrc9OxwKo4UG2ZM3Fr6V74YGD6Y5f-9suQkpc6YP9RcF6qNPHdIwH6IXiUummqNt01wpVhy3wSC7VB1hKb3lOo/s1600/Penguins.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsi3Fifi5zHJjyeyiLZIXM6ROC868n80bPBipgraXYJwxCCAqS5itRjGxTRc8mB37YJdEeElAP2tziAZmjSy0O67zRDQTfuDPc2QkWW7CE3WJoiGDqXzNf0zzbVu1gG_baGuXi1FWUdU/s400/4_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622646687759123010" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXvDouTskL87vsuWNac5Gkf9FzcIPKwAgy3xyOqHBN-3gfACCMgDjYZfURgpVJSyCRZNFDvbRwK-pjadWm2hYrVtodT4VA6_EBEUb2RHg3FR2MHgu4v0oN81rFGO5J6cNzmZOEJyZ7JM/s1600/Doves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXvDouTskL87vsuWNac5Gkf9FzcIPKwAgy3xyOqHBN-3gfACCMgDjYZfURgpVJSyCRZNFDvbRwK-pjadWm2hYrVtodT4VA6_EBEUb2RHg3FR2MHgu4v0oN81rFGO5J6cNzmZOEJyZ7JM/s400/Doves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622646684027129826" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHWWJbF_sz8jBR-QkMfkqdmzsmIZR61ORIX94EZkxu2nXJ5iK_wPjJ2UqVIXBP-dRCAaj-YHZ4VCgCfU0y1ix44TmPtgWXXJZXn1fFbN4em5y3SpV_gmqkQuITxjteG9vud8kshjebqA/s1600/6_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHWWJbF_sz8jBR-QkMfkqdmzsmIZR61ORIX94EZkxu2nXJ5iK_wPjJ2UqVIXBP-dRCAaj-YHZ4VCgCfU0y1ix44TmPtgWXXJZXn1fFbN4em5y3SpV_gmqkQuITxjteG9vud8kshjebqA/s400/6_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622646685049241202" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-23247766443690233472011-05-23T21:45:00.001-07:002011-05-23T22:10:02.527-07:00For sail for saleIt is said that puns are the lowest form of humour - but when it's time to sell your micro yacht, marketing must suffer some degree of "punishment."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05t4U937rFodFYXL7Q733nFt_Paej7SAeah-9BkAGcVfwV0ljYKwTH1u8qJPpk8waK49MuT2pq3mFHx415d3a75K1eTpaz0KLcEZtXpQXuZtJymZzld-0YM1NT4zcTeuU3MY2RfH4xyQ/s1600/For+sail+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05t4U937rFodFYXL7Q733nFt_Paej7SAeah-9BkAGcVfwV0ljYKwTH1u8qJPpk8waK49MuT2pq3mFHx415d3a75K1eTpaz0KLcEZtXpQXuZtJymZzld-0YM1NT4zcTeuU3MY2RfH4xyQ/s400/For+sail+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610139578145003682" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O_yfNs236UmUxSEcL3-ER14QYn9wuVIgYxk3Bl0onSjFzT6nddH18zXJVhnS5avQ1F1Zt4OaXnWihZ05uM3xL5mHFD_vnIug_Voe9KVUY7avqxJ6YYKJcK1YXMDdGs9dPhfFhZM2_EM/s1600/For+Sail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O_yfNs236UmUxSEcL3-ER14QYn9wuVIgYxk3Bl0onSjFzT6nddH18zXJVhnS5avQ1F1Zt4OaXnWihZ05uM3xL5mHFD_vnIug_Voe9KVUY7avqxJ6YYKJcK1YXMDdGs9dPhfFhZM2_EM/s400/For+Sail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610139554292145698" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-49271463927604394092011-02-10T13:31:00.000-08:002011-02-10T13:55:27.568-08:00Moving house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoXkCiCSpPEqHLcjeaBZZoquB25xfHxO044-vPRLcjhegjm-3znddofmdJEN4SG0O1I9zHDHGnQUDYHeUY9Rke7NlZ6fDoehGmR_9K_reA95P29p7S-U4gsGYEwRxO7TUrRMP1ZV6los/s1600/1+House.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoXkCiCSpPEqHLcjeaBZZoquB25xfHxO044-vPRLcjhegjm-3znddofmdJEN4SG0O1I9zHDHGnQUDYHeUY9Rke7NlZ6fDoehGmR_9K_reA95P29p7S-U4gsGYEwRxO7TUrRMP1ZV6los/s400/1+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572178658136964178" /></a>At the junction of Richmond, Gonzales, and Despard Avenues sits a modest 1930s Art Deco home. But, at the beginning of February trucks and workers began to show up.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8ffyoz5DMcShLoJM2NTBhyu5RDSQCkfbIwzFUHu1VdBg-sN37ZMMjg92StFt24yGDCm3bLP7FmxdB3c0xggnL6pwQ4qeQGUtL0_zpUpR7MRMDXyzMpCVR_2Kb0IIMLPdk_0UCsZ-vI0/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8ffyoz5DMcShLoJM2NTBhyu5RDSQCkfbIwzFUHu1VdBg-sN37ZMMjg92StFt24yGDCm3bLP7FmxdB3c0xggnL6pwQ4qeQGUtL0_zpUpR7MRMDXyzMpCVR_2Kb0IIMLPdk_0UCsZ-vI0/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572178653996252306" /></a>At first we thought the house was going to be demolished to make way for a new home. Not so unusual in this part of Victoria. But when we saw the large iron beams being put into place it began to appear as if the home would be raised instead. Perhaps to build a high ceiling basement.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFcJDhU7j4grhXpadR5wNMFRsZHiXIrRoNx0sx1AVe94XQa_mCwTZ-IjPq25GwLjt1DLicTzLczXya7WbvXRmdjjMnsms_5VMjKT6O35pzc-HoCMb9iw9blJ5UX22LW_htSNz7TW1XmI/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFcJDhU7j4grhXpadR5wNMFRsZHiXIrRoNx0sx1AVe94XQa_mCwTZ-IjPq25GwLjt1DLicTzLczXya7WbvXRmdjjMnsms_5VMjKT6O35pzc-HoCMb9iw9blJ5UX22LW_htSNz7TW1XmI/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572178650302706098" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7S3QoJhZRrckzIZzvQdv5LnUfZdPO200_9WgoCJzHGHe2UD-buAXN9PjW3ipjSinFj1cjC3kD_IZRbFk9-R81w245AuGhYxZaV8AnFFa96Snk1UKMIY-SFVigk89uuj537729iepgVM/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WX4n7Ork-3BRcoJPhm_pokIMScdvPhH9FbyE205CrMVlhQOJIaGejvqiAUaiCOZrMLamugC0HZIy06r4IuRgcNYwTvfL4JltETvRR4_D0xsHTOo4t2XO3IwomADfLgfdOImwK22e1N8/s400/9+Truck+prep.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572178340460549522" /></a>Last night, February 9th, the final preparations were made and the house began its journey to a storage facility in Swartz Bay where it will stay until the property in Point Roberts is ready to receive it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2Vjy__6-2zsSKsmr5Iv-5hTVfPmqnucZMTzzpOMaleD0_ZhoCog4dMhUAvDU6t0-8DBx50fcLlDYsiZ0E2iSEl1Cz4KP2gIabQNX-22tGb8C4NuromEJPa-CFMb7taxr0lovdm_5FSE/s1600/07+Starting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NJNUSUdwqXyeno4Lr-c2T8ePzVtfVlz3zEesc03JXm5x2quSMWnHH30_-oa4uYrXCLclJ5sRL3ueVOpvxU0ygQZH8y_3NFAb9mAZPTQY-KzuUOemq0OpTpDqfGi4v0vvBbzS840WmoE/s400/New+Cross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535918258151985778" /></a><br />The new copper cross begins its journey to the steeple top.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74w6MDzU50uxrbsTQrJIdj57rcLYiqewP3R2CAB3z-uVMz5Pra51TrS9KZcspECu8rPEqCzyMOw4GfuGkq7udi0OmSTfMdytfmY1gnoxTnFDLtP5b_PvuYiUXgR0b0w3ijzqeoUxGkSA/s1600/Going+up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74w6MDzU50uxrbsTQrJIdj57rcLYiqewP3R2CAB3z-uVMz5Pra51TrS9KZcspECu8rPEqCzyMOw4GfuGkq7udi0OmSTfMdytfmY1gnoxTnFDLtP5b_PvuYiUXgR0b0w3ijzqeoUxGkSA/s400/Going+up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535918122227135474" /></a><br />It's placed onto the new supporting structure.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42Lv6yAfByMYr-D3CILVRKCKrZdV-AyJ_fCBENxF-3K3dHX6XToMLU2QuTdG0IGylR-UY4TGI-saZ5wnusBBzgHcMREIRYATyDAiUSJDtukF5SYuXtBzCe0ahjwiujxInb-cWnRS8JvI/s1600/Placing+the+cross.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42Lv6yAfByMYr-D3CILVRKCKrZdV-AyJ_fCBENxF-3K3dHX6XToMLU2QuTdG0IGylR-UY4TGI-saZ5wnusBBzgHcMREIRYATyDAiUSJDtukF5SYuXtBzCe0ahjwiujxInb-cWnRS8JvI/s400/Placing+the+cross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535917283230738530" /></a><br />Oooops! The cross is facing the wrong way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mlj2qZ272r9RpCdV4A5UE2EBvm6ImsX7I4BwrmeGCsaKr0aN-J3oXeFpw6I4Op2GhmzPSVEzghUGyquK1J7iPf5FFF_b_WT0Ko3jFZD53rY7CqnwrRuvqkUEVIBm6eEjEJFg6tU0L9U/s1600/Cross+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mlj2qZ272r9RpCdV4A5UE2EBvm6ImsX7I4BwrmeGCsaKr0aN-J3oXeFpw6I4Op2GhmzPSVEzghUGyquK1J7iPf5FFF_b_WT0Ko3jFZD53rY7CqnwrRuvqkUEVIBm6eEjEJFg6tU0L9U/s400/Cross+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535916855539269970" /></a><br />Rotating it won't work due to the orientation of the hexagon base.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeegalab4-Kpx9tW4HYGMO45NKA2aXm5U7O7TFO1TRWV8dPkujJjl_XEKnoJoVkJqTPFB7Miz_hemnBU8ygZH5iDN5ApSydkzCJBE7Ifj0rJwpZb7NF0OrT2_2FlPEM6iLdxfbZwl7bjk/s1600/Cross+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeegalab4-Kpx9tW4HYGMO45NKA2aXm5U7O7TFO1TRWV8dPkujJjl_XEKnoJoVkJqTPFB7Miz_hemnBU8ygZH5iDN5ApSydkzCJBE7Ifj0rJwpZb7NF0OrT2_2FlPEM6iLdxfbZwl7bjk/s400/Cross+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535916857990554546" /></a><br />A review of the engineer's drawings shows that the orientation of the cross was not clearly specified.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm0aW0tQn5Ul1hRDtHH5FZMtkAcA4te4cKN7O2UPXsVqKRf7D8jGMC1qHenh94AuDCENVqLO2IsuemAA2Qvzik5LakVe3bI4ef6g0DjgXFBT-DtplZm0EdZ6GzTe19z2InanKwGYWWZA/s1600/Check+the+specs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm0aW0tQn5Ul1hRDtHH5FZMtkAcA4te4cKN7O2UPXsVqKRf7D8jGMC1qHenh94AuDCENVqLO2IsuemAA2Qvzik5LakVe3bI4ef6g0DjgXFBT-DtplZm0EdZ6GzTe19z2InanKwGYWWZA/s400/Check+the+specs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535916856143938114" /></a>Ouch! The cross will not be erected today. A fix will certainly need to be worked out.<br /><br /><b>Update</b><br /><br />A bit of overnight "tin-bashing" has re-oriented the cross relative to its base. Compare this image with the first one in this post to see what was done.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TlvtEtA2-sf2hyBHBPPVK_RRpWpyD0fzEUcuwXQGnRx4OXP7CI3zhEEzW-H5-R2JtUEqjB9xPMpNm01vWWVs2lOclU_A0vbhZCqgHVG3Nc2Bg3jlTSaqGmV3ItEEFGpitTEwNKQs0Io/s1600/Cross+fixed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TlvtEtA2-sf2hyBHBPPVK_RRpWpyD0fzEUcuwXQGnRx4OXP7CI3zhEEzW-H5-R2JtUEqjB9xPMpNm01vWWVs2lOclU_A0vbhZCqgHVG3Nc2Bg3jlTSaqGmV3ItEEFGpitTEwNKQs0Io/s400/Cross+fixed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535924150786103986" /></a><br />Problem solved. The new cross is finally in place and facing the right direction.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogzR6rwXRCG8ZoUjHX27IdRDlIEZoN5ShZzpO92r12iuhU8t3OLq8LaMsxnOt7ow8ZDxDuFoK3eCKJakE20MgJCcM7_LrAjdrHPflV8iu2r94SAQWPVMHIv8sO-1m_MU_9sXOatdA3Xs/s1600/New+Cross+done.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogzR6rwXRCG8ZoUjHX27IdRDlIEZoN5ShZzpO92r12iuhU8t3OLq8LaMsxnOt7ow8ZDxDuFoK3eCKJakE20MgJCcM7_LrAjdrHPflV8iu2r94SAQWPVMHIv8sO-1m_MU_9sXOatdA3Xs/s400/New+Cross+done.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535924283827907906" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-16458517261599082672010-10-31T23:51:00.000-07:002010-11-04T22:16:54.869-07:00Topping the steepleAt the corner of Lillian Road and Richmond Avenue sits the church of St. Jean Baptiste which caters to the growing community of Victoria's expat Quebecers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnFMo04N54HTVaZVolNP-ynBA62dHUbQXWCEpt6vEmL_g4VzEHiqz_EuxV8Y3EmvwbNWSyaLhq1_4RplBwIxKm7MyRw6-feCp1IIIRDoBgpGEjKwzk8RraOFcuTRhmk3qtHJareZ0R6c/s1600/Church.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnFMo04N54HTVaZVolNP-ynBA62dHUbQXWCEpt6vEmL_g4VzEHiqz_EuxV8Y3EmvwbNWSyaLhq1_4RplBwIxKm7MyRw6-feCp1IIIRDoBgpGEjKwzk8RraOFcuTRhmk3qtHJareZ0R6c/s400/Church.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534472413438337570" /></a>And topping its steeple is a rather unique piece of architectural adornment.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6A_8FDWgV7ZYRGHGKTQnTDeHhuYukKnHIj_5Ya0TC91iazaVGE4giiWr5zWDFH6Azl1HO2pGhCEATJahK7Ok90QeWy6GZzzsglqL9rEdfG8fNVy45JrIRgiBLbDVGGJGwWrXyq5XKGo/s1600/Steeple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6A_8FDWgV7ZYRGHGKTQnTDeHhuYukKnHIj_5Ya0TC91iazaVGE4giiWr5zWDFH6Azl1HO2pGhCEATJahK7Ok90QeWy6GZzzsglqL9rEdfG8fNVy45JrIRgiBLbDVGGJGwWrXyq5XKGo/s400/Steeple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534470594459812050" /></a>The cross that originally topped the steeple had been blown down during a windstorm on Good Friday.Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-8632387154056794602010-10-18T12:48:00.001-07:002010-10-18T12:52:47.101-07:00It's getting a bit chillyNow that we're getting close to winter the weather's getting a bit chilly. The folks at the Koffi Shop on Haultain Street have taken pity on the tree in front of their shop by dressing it up in fine winter woolies.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjyhvPDTOGfuCRcTwGYHg_q11MOkrxzdGicfs5lbSkm098MLLRLFElWhDgctelJ11MJmpEaqL4sTEW5db3_-Fx2nx6BECcreFm94Qrl7a3oAxucR1guGgZ1kdn5-ifWVyI1BhEaWIG7k/s1600/Sweater+tree+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjyhvPDTOGfuCRcTwGYHg_q11MOkrxzdGicfs5lbSkm098MLLRLFElWhDgctelJ11MJmpEaqL4sTEW5db3_-Fx2nx6BECcreFm94Qrl7a3oAxucR1guGgZ1kdn5-ifWVyI1BhEaWIG7k/s400/Sweater+tree+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475564311301426" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmjcIAjueFmvImOzHi4DMVs8UwuVtjZ5Un3vy2oZkH33NNykrHcv4LtrubdCPGZpvOL6Hz5gz7jcU774_QU__EwSAQVijoPgt7yUD-NHSiLAGFS3xz3YBdpoa_W7kWw8zpF5nsPvAY9o/s1600/Sweater+tree+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmjcIAjueFmvImOzHi4DMVs8UwuVtjZ5Un3vy2oZkH33NNykrHcv4LtrubdCPGZpvOL6Hz5gz7jcU774_QU__EwSAQVijoPgt7yUD-NHSiLAGFS3xz3YBdpoa_W7kWw8zpF5nsPvAY9o/s400/Sweater+tree+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529475557173189154" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-9997496082676356872010-10-10T11:45:00.000-07:002010-10-10T11:54:27.647-07:00Vultures over Oak BayWhile walking along Beach Avenue in Oak Bay...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PvWQ02yAHoobUNcmR37PY42vpdy-IzUQdZCpd0pzWJisbw1GuhoiwTZ32G1vTLtQff-DDwJuPpYzti0V3h8-9kjzpS1NBqfItQ6OTtEBuMWQvE8WeSWLYFO_ZyFQ9X1XZd1vI5kGpEQ/s1600/Map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PvWQ02yAHoobUNcmR37PY42vpdy-IzUQdZCpd0pzWJisbw1GuhoiwTZ32G1vTLtQff-DDwJuPpYzti0V3h8-9kjzpS1NBqfItQ6OTtEBuMWQvE8WeSWLYFO_ZyFQ9X1XZd1vI5kGpEQ/s400/Map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526490947285106770" /></a>we spotted a large flock of birds in the distance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5x-WYRkgCxbMZpcl3ulLMOfochnvdi_jtbVafvFTY-nhqN3Z9CyfMv-qzkyV1XdxOW0fm5mBXxaV2mOU17gaV0AWa06H-BsWtISWOqh_0CY67CbSbzX4fMg3514SeTaS5s1OBdRKavc/s1600/Flock+far.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5x-WYRkgCxbMZpcl3ulLMOfochnvdi_jtbVafvFTY-nhqN3Z9CyfMv-qzkyV1XdxOW0fm5mBXxaV2mOU17gaV0AWa06H-BsWtISWOqh_0CY67CbSbzX4fMg3514SeTaS5s1OBdRKavc/s400/Flock+far.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526490954011720898" /></a>At first, because there were so many of them, we thought they were crows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqTiMRKmXN8auNc_GRBKdDkxXl04c7BfBC4cHOStFRjiB5OGDQVGdSt9bwB99pX5dLcwRueIMHY4LgJB8TbquyAo9Ke4wQacTDmwY5GrzcG-L-nYes_oUQQJV4gMA1SY7469qF3-NMIM/s1600/Flock+Medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqTiMRKmXN8auNc_GRBKdDkxXl04c7BfBC4cHOStFRjiB5OGDQVGdSt9bwB99pX5dLcwRueIMHY4LgJB8TbquyAo9Ke4wQacTDmwY5GrzcG-L-nYes_oUQQJV4gMA1SY7469qF3-NMIM/s400/Flock+Medium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526490944736684338" /></a>But as they flew closer it was obvious they were too large to be crows. Instead it began to look like a congregation of eagles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VTS6kfhxYZCif_939Hpan2LMjpBmkk9NXyUFxfzgld2elpajmJNImLW3t6OSljh0g-p0wXBbWFePSFXdUmv3VQClddr-AKx0IaQpO-ITYzGBb2zddPXfxXXzTdMNMn82mURBhRXfIXM/s1600/Flock+closer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VTS6kfhxYZCif_939Hpan2LMjpBmkk9NXyUFxfzgld2elpajmJNImLW3t6OSljh0g-p0wXBbWFePSFXdUmv3VQClddr-AKx0IaQpO-ITYzGBb2zddPXfxXXzTdMNMn82mURBhRXfIXM/s400/Flock+closer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526490944790626514" /></a>But then, as they got closer still, it was apparent that these weren't eagles at all. These were Turkey Vultures.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5PMsxaPyI1S_mpV5N60wy33KyEcWhklIwi4HpUva7LEIinScTWdJmzPojnubtLk-DJkOZup-EVbShuqIiwds_R3-xFC3qC1yIa8yKa8BUpiWK_KD6V0asaFLD7hHjBMDuEj9uVbp8F0/s1600/Close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5PMsxaPyI1S_mpV5N60wy33KyEcWhklIwi4HpUva7LEIinScTWdJmzPojnubtLk-DJkOZup-EVbShuqIiwds_R3-xFC3qC1yIa8yKa8BUpiWK_KD6V0asaFLD7hHjBMDuEj9uVbp8F0/s400/Close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526490938245142114" /></a>A very rare sight to see so many in one area. Within about five minutes they had all dispersed leaving just a clear blue sky.Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-65618572152639398742010-09-19T10:57:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:05:55.647-07:00LighthousesVictoria, being an island city, offers many opportunities for lighthouses.<br /><br />Some, like the Fisgard lighthouse, provide guidance for ships passing in the Georgia Strait:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnflrTjad2zJM93rwwhL-xSV1vvLum5uVLcDNqihLN62zGeYgmCqrj48Xdt2d26wgi7gpVY6ae5Ur-VTnhH4TwgMHSCgMbsiUrP5N87MTd7reHZRkEvJlz2zCmNTR00vQ7iAR6ZTQGW4/s1600/Fisgard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnflrTjad2zJM93rwwhL-xSV1vvLum5uVLcDNqihLN62zGeYgmCqrj48Xdt2d26wgi7gpVY6ae5Ur-VTnhH4TwgMHSCgMbsiUrP5N87MTd7reHZRkEvJlz2zCmNTR00vQ7iAR6ZTQGW4/s400/Fisgard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518685721648343970" /></a>Others simply offer guidance to passing ducks:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrc_SOfBnN_Hsw2W1s_wf2-UZ4jZnEl5bXylMI5_l-yt3QO5ENoxo2mNZ1Vq3Mva7-f7cTdXYKzHA5-ebQMEZgUcCEgFdBeSA2GVLlklkByNaxQyefQOO4YbhY1dPOySJk3l3K2reVpw/s1600/Lighthouse+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrc_SOfBnN_Hsw2W1s_wf2-UZ4jZnEl5bXylMI5_l-yt3QO5ENoxo2mNZ1Vq3Mva7-f7cTdXYKzHA5-ebQMEZgUcCEgFdBeSA2GVLlklkByNaxQyefQOO4YbhY1dPOySJk3l3K2reVpw/s400/Lighthouse+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518685752807147618" /></a>While many only offer guidance to passersby:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MZcDU0oKaDiaSyTYXdZXzA_yTgKQow6TBisZJtqG9bD_7jeTHOq4a5GvUXxmUquL_LUgQWBjYybrcBVJwgAtZv-YrjwJuPXLYgtNd4rQeY8MqSXDv1-qVkwvGeWt7a1QuJnAJikKzLA/s1600/Lighthouse+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MZcDU0oKaDiaSyTYXdZXzA_yTgKQow6TBisZJtqG9bD_7jeTHOq4a5GvUXxmUquL_LUgQWBjYybrcBVJwgAtZv-YrjwJuPXLYgtNd4rQeY8MqSXDv1-qVkwvGeWt7a1QuJnAJikKzLA/s400/Lighthouse+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518685759726571602" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_dkZYHL0qQEyoPztfLUi6Nl_0rO3jFbpHdhN2i08Q533CymhtS2PnLXKUw1QgRP-jKByjYM2S51tkh-jvDP-imbUoWzXNVd_dgPe9B3JiQmjDHk59zuneznSOyp4Ack4NNALgxfDhpk/s1600/Lighthouse+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_dkZYHL0qQEyoPztfLUi6Nl_0rO3jFbpHdhN2i08Q533CymhtS2PnLXKUw1QgRP-jKByjYM2S51tkh-jvDP-imbUoWzXNVd_dgPe9B3JiQmjDHk59zuneznSOyp4Ack4NNALgxfDhpk/s400/Lighthouse+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518685743077575266" /></a>Or guidance as to the preferred brand:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlau6KKdLXKEGtn-VKwTkhrA4GsqC6WZuG3gapP92qeM8OSwJoS8CNPJ9E-88c2FaI53z6SlPUXsOVB_GT01lyTFqazCH0L7bS71LojShZDO0GvS-JLbDkVgiSgN_ucVQ-xKtrnvp7gU/s1600/Lighthouse+beer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlau6KKdLXKEGtn-VKwTkhrA4GsqC6WZuG3gapP92qeM8OSwJoS8CNPJ9E-88c2FaI53z6SlPUXsOVB_GT01lyTFqazCH0L7bS71LojShZDO0GvS-JLbDkVgiSgN_ucVQ-xKtrnvp7gU/s400/Lighthouse+beer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518685728210137794" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-70493450430080342562010-09-05T10:09:00.000-07:002010-09-05T10:30:40.465-07:00The Victoria Classic Boat FestivalClassic boats from all over the west coast and as far away as Hawaii come to Victoria's inner harbour each Labour Day weekend to be admired by the enthusiastic crowds.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiZpxOeynUZIvTxoXL9JU9N5ndd40Urn2NsMKQaSRDqLCysEfuEbMmgL_guI6Z_uMna4Q3WsirPyVk8Xa8ik4h8JT7_VlJVEpCH-91M_bRLFEgVskdP9NILQeSJPMUsRNokCQDUni5Rw/s1600/Parliment.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0KBSkhkj0Ug6guSthUiat8KZF_Q6k8gLBA-3snnSDyhWuEkdT3N5iIYdViofDPn2IXiXY1ezwiK25ygkEVMbgscoYPEqjj2C3uk6qH8T8oFrao33Bahav0A4_JtNlzjB3u7nqRzA7rs/s400/Rope.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513481339255250322" /></a><br />You could even get your photo taken with a living statue of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNIKnukiiXcg3geBmxsnVjW7Q2ksvcu-AakTyfAVkhyphenhyphenKo72NUjiu5V1ToJqaK46_UNRi58q5EWLhJx_NH2EVQdhzYuI4ywuBpghSVMryfUxcWq_nDy1aAQ4D8PqLSo9ixlQmX_Y4Xp2Y/s1600/Annie+Oakley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNIKnukiiXcg3geBmxsnVjW7Q2ksvcu-AakTyfAVkhyphenhyphenKo72NUjiu5V1ToJqaK46_UNRi58q5EWLhJx_NH2EVQdhzYuI4ywuBpghSVMryfUxcWq_nDy1aAQ4D8PqLSo9ixlQmX_Y4Xp2Y/s400/Annie+Oakley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513481343642949426" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-71560010538008798612010-08-19T21:56:00.001-07:002010-08-19T22:07:38.637-07:00Thar she blows!Depending on who you speak to this is either a rare, or common, occurrence - Grey whales in Ross Bay.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-F6So9WvKlYyVhYKC9Ay18gPpbuO_MvmLB9vLTuQxSzsdH2QAoDTuRpTE2bSzf4s-aUI6oZuWTsyg32TOiXtBgEXl78N1N66aHEhyphenhyphenpFfB1GspjkbmsJS_Dabf4BMm7yAQAC7uo4V6Ns/s1600/Whales+in+the+bay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-F6So9WvKlYyVhYKC9Ay18gPpbuO_MvmLB9vLTuQxSzsdH2QAoDTuRpTE2bSzf4s-aUI6oZuWTsyg32TOiXtBgEXl78N1N66aHEhyphenhyphenpFfB1GspjkbmsJS_Dabf4BMm7yAQAC7uo4V6Ns/s400/Whales+in+the+bay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507351573617290306" /></a>Once spotted the call goes in to the local radio stations which broadcast the news that attracts a flotilla of whale watching tourist laden craft to the spot. You've got to be quick though. These whales break water for just a brief moment and reveal just a small part of their back as they blast a spray of foggy breath.<br /><i>Click on image to embiggen.</i>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-86327197216608105762010-08-11T18:34:00.000-07:002010-08-11T18:49:27.684-07:00Victoria is a government cityVictoria, the capital of British Columbia, is a government city. Hence it is home to various government ministries. Ministries such as the:<br />Ministry of Tourism<br />Ministry of Defense<br />Ministry of Agriculture<br />Ministry of Casual Living<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDpDEazQ9QNgw8E6z6-YaoPd-OZKyvJquSxVHUR_Vz3Pu59Kw9kpEdlapksW1DsxLgciDgy8UAWsoZhJMVVOV_FvmePitnOgViqIkM4ssrg7ltAfHLan1hfVRgLThgiZb3lKMKreAmIc/s1600/Ministry+of+Casual+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDpDEazQ9QNgw8E6z6-YaoPd-OZKyvJquSxVHUR_Vz3Pu59Kw9kpEdlapksW1DsxLgciDgy8UAWsoZhJMVVOV_FvmePitnOgViqIkM4ssrg7ltAfHLan1hfVRgLThgiZb3lKMKreAmIc/s400/Ministry+of+Casual+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504332052425799682" /></a>Ministry of <i>Casual Living</i>?<br /><br />Actually, the Ministry of Casual Living is a window gallery mystery box located in the city's Fernwood neighbourhood. It is a volunteer and artist run group that has been in existence for eight years. They've displayed works by everyone from utter crazies to people you could safely give your last ten bucks to.<br />More information about the Ministry is available by clicking <b><a href="http://www.ministryofcasualliving.ca/">HERE</a></B><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uoe3iDRBEoEaK1jMgQzCjv2Xy1NgKGYPOdTa0ZkYmcY6ZPP60Xd-ovM-Z2kkfeSRVu-cdLnQKEmH35AH7aHa1LeMAW9wvO36MTL-RtVN2zYwI2MTrbts69U7pUeOeW-xUwBvZLqoZxY/s1600/Ministry+of+Casual+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uoe3iDRBEoEaK1jMgQzCjv2Xy1NgKGYPOdTa0ZkYmcY6ZPP60Xd-ovM-Z2kkfeSRVu-cdLnQKEmH35AH7aHa1LeMAW9wvO36MTL-RtVN2zYwI2MTrbts69U7pUeOeW-xUwBvZLqoZxY/s400/Ministry+of+Casual+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504331870285195490" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244710216294852267.post-79065187524166103752010-07-11T18:59:00.000-07:002010-07-11T19:10:57.773-07:00A chapel surrounded<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uX9u1uUPxqU86smZ1igvwGE0L_ebopenzUa9kSDBUgNXhNquk7ZEl3Xx-xtDJJERdoOpePp6jN4iz27IwKLfq7y-vprQ9-64Hfe1uuvHVT4qYgNRZp1cpGuayFqf4XLpIrdCxRlePzE/s1600/Church+pano.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uX9u1uUPxqU86smZ1igvwGE0L_ebopenzUa9kSDBUgNXhNquk7ZEl3Xx-xtDJJERdoOpePp6jN4iz27IwKLfq7y-vprQ9-64Hfe1uuvHVT4qYgNRZp1cpGuayFqf4XLpIrdCxRlePzE/s400/Church+pano.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492834154307711442" /></a>Gifted to the Royal Jubilee Hospital in 1909, the Pemberton Memorial Chapel has become completely surrounded by the hospital complex. In 1972 the City of Victoria designated the Chapel a heritage building and was carefully restored as a multi-faith sanctuary for patients, their families, staff members, and the community 24 hours a day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcvF4m7Op0KVKzL8_bPWaP2ajTLdWN4SHSC7dZf5BLJj2pxtj-hpHRFFCPPNfvivy6vNv7kyurjknmSuiv_Zcv2FgzIyNYZLAD8cilLYEwKGZ04ge4n_uHsZSnUE4wuJYLxWfj1X8EuQ/s1600/Church+Exterior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcvF4m7Op0KVKzL8_bPWaP2ajTLdWN4SHSC7dZf5BLJj2pxtj-hpHRFFCPPNfvivy6vNv7kyurjknmSuiv_Zcv2FgzIyNYZLAD8cilLYEwKGZ04ge4n_uHsZSnUE4wuJYLxWfj1X8EuQ/s400/Church+Exterior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492836086131426962" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh264_LIvv4V_phgdCZ_knmY1bNBc43Cx9n4ZmU7Y85K0O33ZXiL7TNL_8M2TbupZoLp0NONZApj-ssn_dMoqxUb7YvYJi15xuElLXvCAH5Q5Fx44kv7JdkC_03RFG5VdngJDLG8xW6tGI/s1600/Church+Contrast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh264_LIvv4V_phgdCZ_knmY1bNBc43Cx9n4ZmU7Y85K0O33ZXiL7TNL_8M2TbupZoLp0NONZApj-ssn_dMoqxUb7YvYJi15xuElLXvCAH5Q5Fx44kv7JdkC_03RFG5VdngJDLG8xW6tGI/s400/Church+Contrast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492836078042434626" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwh864_4zagfF2EnwzvlpfagstQSti42RVnwwfprcrhsZ64bl-5Ek6745euJ-1wv9hcbBXblaKRi6zsdcU1WXLN-w7tmFmRoJdbyPvVulqllI8h0CV2e72fcTpRK7KtABGJ71SQAiKas/s1600/Church+Interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwh864_4zagfF2EnwzvlpfagstQSti42RVnwwfprcrhsZ64bl-5Ek6745euJ-1wv9hcbBXblaKRi6zsdcU1WXLN-w7tmFmRoJdbyPvVulqllI8h0CV2e72fcTpRK7KtABGJ71SQAiKas/s400/Church+Interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492836072352084338" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfvil_91CBS5GawHhpoCUVpzHjAh_a8IDlWUhyphenhyphenQ0mQ_IX50AxZu7VC6B4y3NK92SAwSUH632SJLKZUTlMv8wQxj8TQ_JBUAIHz8MA2aWhV5oPgLKtd-BuitTMe6rP5QR9fLaQEtxulJU/s1600/Church+Inside+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfvil_91CBS5GawHhpoCUVpzHjAh_a8IDlWUhyphenhyphenQ0mQ_IX50AxZu7VC6B4y3NK92SAwSUH632SJLKZUTlMv8wQxj8TQ_JBUAIHz8MA2aWhV5oPgLKtd-BuitTMe6rP5QR9fLaQEtxulJU/s400/Church+Inside+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492836069327013330" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2uexI7MEMk-BV5GrDcjYlkaSIVPojsmw0ZRBHK2UQhrAAHWCA6dfod2LG2hMki7MzGMkFdyF99-gbLG9kcNJoye4P8bf47T_guJUES7uERZcSvCh-zcdFHqL9xm513289rlN_YHnAMs/s1600/Corbel+base.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2uexI7MEMk-BV5GrDcjYlkaSIVPojsmw0ZRBHK2UQhrAAHWCA6dfod2LG2hMki7MzGMkFdyF99-gbLG9kcNJoye4P8bf47T_guJUES7uERZcSvCh-zcdFHqL9xm513289rlN_YHnAMs/s400/Corbel+base.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492836059155678690" /></a>Rambling Artistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741386017400140702noreply@blogger.com0