I woke up to a snowy morning and headed off to work. At lunch I went for a walk in the neighbourhood where I work. I love how the dark trunk contrasts with the snow and grey skies behind. These trees will be full of blossoms in a few more weeks. They are beautiful in the late winter early spring.

This is the side street where I often park. The road was packed snow almost ice. Tomorrow should be interesting.

This is a huge tree just of the path where we walk into the hospital site where I work.

At the end of the day the blue skies appeared and the snow was rapidly melting.

I got home just as the sun was setting and I quickly walked down to look at the witch hazel.

Here is the yellow version just a short distance away.

I spotted this couple walking hand in hand in the setting sun, reminds you that Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

What a lovely end to a snowy day.

SURPRISE SNOWFALL...the snow we expected to arrive last night arrived this morning. At times it was quite heavy. The surprise was that it only fell in certain areas and we got the snow while friends in West Vancouver, Vancouver and Richmond didn't any any! My favourite witch hazel plant in the snow.

Another witch hazel plant, but this one the blossom are more yellow than orange.

Looking across the Fraser River with the boardwalk behind.

Coverered in a warm snowy blanket. The sun has now come out and a lot of the snow has melted. We're expecting some more over the next few days with cold temperatures.

I went for a walk along the quay to check out the witch hazel and found that there were still some roses blooming this early in the year! The witch hazel is looking wonderful again. I love how this plant shows off its colour so early in the year.

It looks like little orange spider crabs crawling along the stems.

What a surprise to find some roses in bloom in front of my condo.

This bud was one of the first I saw on my walk today, the colour looks so rich again the dark green.

I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I hope you all have a safe and happy year for 2008 enjoying the things you like to do with the people who bring you happiness and adventure.I spotted these two banners at the local grocery store parking lot and they have just the right amount of whimsy for me. May they bring some brightness to you.

What a surprise this afternoon when the snow began to fall and we got a white Christmas! This is my condo tonight with the snow coming down. It's hard to see but if you click on the picture it will enlarge for you to see some of the lights. I hope you had a wonderful day.

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family, may you have a wonderful day.

Today I woke up to a sprinkle of snow covering the courtyard to my surprise! Tonight I'm going to my friend Tricia's for a Christmas celebration. What a great way to start the day.

Yesterday I had lunch at my friend Rita's with another friend Tricia. These chickadees were enjoying their lunch also.

This is what the quay looks like in late fall. I love the light at this time of year filtering through the bare branches.

The reflection on the water is just delightful, I see a quilt in my future to reflect this time of year.

On Thursday I went to downtown Vancouver to have lunch with my friend Heather. I went for a walk along Robson Street and found this wonderful window with some vintage typewriters with Wish Lists.

Robson Street has some amazing shops and lovely decorations along it. At night it is a wonderland of lights.

I could only get a few of these trees and red boxes in my picture, but look how effective they look.

I found this tree topper on Thursday, and like it just standing on my mantle.

I found this tree to join some of my many angels on the mantle.

This is the my favourite of my many little trees. I found it in L.A. when I went to the Rose Parade 2006, you'll remember it was the first time in 50 years that it rained!