In Burnaby along the SkyTrain line, I believe somewhere in the neighborhood of Royal Oak Station, there's a building with a mural that looks toward the pathway. These days, with development sprawling over much of Metro Vancouver, it's easy to forget that only two hundred years ago it looked pretty much like Stanley Park. This mural is almost like a window back through the years, in that respect--a look back to the distant days when wild forests grew where Burnaby now sits.
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As the latest in what seems to be developing into a series of photographs from my wander across a somewhat significant chunk of Burnaby last week, I present this portion of Canada Way, a bit east of its intersection with Willingdon. The sign speaks for itself; still, it's not that common that I see street signs with such a kinetic design.
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Brentwood Town Centre Station, on the SkyTrain's Millennium Line in Burnaby, really looks like it belongs in Metro Vancouver to my eyes: mainly because, much like significant chunks of downtown Vancouver, it looks like it came from fifty years from now. This was the end of my journey that started at Metrotown and went past Deer Lake; I was definitely happy to see this place. I suppose whether or not it will end up all zeerusty remains to be seen - contingent upon TransLink's maintenance budgets, of course.
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Yesterday I took advantage of the sunny conditions to walk across Burnaby, on a path that took me through Deer Lake Park - not exactly preserved greenscape, since it was logged to the nubs ninety years ago, but protected nonetheless. There were spots in there where you could easily forget you're standing in the middle of Metro Vancouver - just the sound of the rustling wind and not much else.This photo was taken from the path that follows the north shore of Deer Lake, and was taken with a lower shutter speed than usual. I've been experimenting with that recently.
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One of the things I've really noticed since returning to Vancouver is the massive crow population here - they're around back in the GTA but seem to be ubiquitous in the Lower Mainland. I have no idea why - environment, maybe? Weblogs like acrowcity - and I don't think there are any other weblogs like acrowcity - take this ubiquity as bread and butter.When I took this picture in Burnaby, near Metrotown Station, I wasn't thinking about the crow - more about the SkyTrain. There were trainsets sitting there every time I was in the area, presumably chilling on the tailtrack waiting to be called to service - but I also like the idea of the crow looking down on it and announcing, "You can move when I say you can move."
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