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Ventures in Vancouver

Posted on April 13, 2023January 30, 2025

For spring break this year, I flew to Vancouver to visit my grandparents and family there. (Many thanks again to my grandparents for flying me out there, and for hosting me!) During my stay, I was enveloped in intriguing new surroundings and characters: frisky squirrels, rainy days, bright leaves, colourful lights, impressive mountains, artistic graffiti, and so much more.

Of course, I brought my camera along.

© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
Dramatic clouds that I instantly fell in love with. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
Ripples in a puddle. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
Catkins. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
The aforementioned squirrel. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
The Golden Ears mountains. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
Bright sunlight. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
Blackberries are everywhere in Vancouver. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
I found this pipe to be a very interesting subject. © Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023
© Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2023

9 thoughts on “Ventures in Vancouver”

  1. Ursula says:
    April 13, 2023 at 9:44 am

    Love this collection and loved having you visit!❤️

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    1. hazelraine says:
      April 13, 2023 at 8:09 pm

      Thank you! <3

      Reply
  2. whodgsontelusnet says:
    April 13, 2023 at 10:57 am

    Beautiful pictures Hazel 😍 Thank you for spending part of you Spring Break with us.

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    1. hazelraine says:
      April 13, 2023 at 8:09 pm

      Much appreciated <3

      Reply
  3. Mama Bear says:
    April 15, 2023 at 3:51 pm

    Wow, love the cedar-squirrel pictures and the sunlight through the trees, beautiful.

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    1. hazelraine says:
      April 15, 2023 at 3:57 pm

      Thanks, Mom!

      Reply
  4. aloha69 says:
    April 19, 2023 at 12:33 pm

    I looked for the “blackberries are everywhere” in the most magnified zoom, without seeing any. (LOL). Can you explain how you captured the “bright sun” and the water formation under the blackberry photo (amazing)? These pictures suggest your focus is still in the natural world, as only a few show any human structure, in a city environment.

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    1. hazelraine says:
      April 19, 2023 at 2:05 pm

      By focusing on a bright area with my camera, it makes the rest of the photo silhouetted and dark and enhances the sun’s light coming through the trees. And the water splash photo was taken by focusing on a puddle and then taking a picture after a rock was thrown in.

      Reply
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