Dandelions

Well, I think it might be safe to say that spring is finally slipping gently into another summer - it sure felt like it today.

There were only a few wispy clouds accompanying us on our trek this morning.

There was one disturbing thing about today's outing, was coming across the never-ending 'Highway Expansion Project'. 

According to a sign on the highway, the project will now cost an additional $140 million to the previously approved budget of $2.34 billion for widening work on the stretch of the highway, between 264 Street and Mount Lehman Road.

Here are some of the shots I took. (for the most part, from a moving vehicle).

Rainy Riverview (hospital)

What a great morning! It was fun to watch the rain run the gamut of intensity.
From barely noticable 'spitting', except for the evidence on the windshield to a blow-out downpour that obsucred the view no matter how fast the wipers worked to clear the glass! Intense but short-lived to be replaced by blinding sunshine and lumbering grey and white clouds (that we suspect will regroup and drench us again later in the day).

We were killing time before our favourite bounangerie/coffee shop opened and ended up meandering through the Riverview Hospital grounds marvelling at the abundance of new foliage already creating great canopies overhead. 

Another visit is always possible - we manage to discover new things every time we visit the area.

We wrapped up the trip with a stop at Olivier's for our coffee and cookies and a pit stop at Value Village for a new-to-him pair of walking shorts for this summer's trips in and around the Lowermainland, the Fraser Valley and destinations beyond.

Some shots of the rainy day.

Blackie's Spit

What a gorgeous day for a meandering drive. A drive that ended out in Crescent Beach, Surrey at Blackie's spit.

A bit of history: A Scotsman by the name of Walter Blackie purchased 150 acres of Crescent Beach land for $50. He was the first European resident of the area, and was also New Westminster's first black smith.

We did most of our meandering through the Ocean Park neighbourhood after we stopped at the Spit and I found it hard not to fall in love with the area! I would relocate there in a blink it was *that* charming and beautiful and who wouldn't love living in a neighbourhood that runs along the water. *sigh*

And now, the random photos of the day.