The Murray Chronicles

December 27, 2016

Christmas Day along Vancouver's Seawall

Snow is in the forecast but for now, it's sunny and brisk, and the city looks fantastic from the seawall.

There are many people out and about today. Tourists and locals. Running, cycling, walking.

Our friend and legal advisor, BT Mendelbaum (disbarred), made a grand entrance by hover craft. We didn't have much time to spend with him as Vancouver's finest ushered him off for "a discussion at the station."

We continued our walk-about before heading home for a wonderful Christmas turkey with family. Or a slight variation on turkey. Under a slight variation of a Christmas tree.

Christmas Eve on English Bay ~ and a television kiss

It's Christmas Eve and the city streets are quiet, and the air is cold and fresh.

We are downtown for the night, a sometimes annual Christmas gift to ourselves. The sea wall is empty, except for a few romantic souls and the usual dog walkers.

While admiring the giant tree lit with festive lights a lone camera operator from the local CTV channel came along and asked that we allow him to shoot the back of our heads for a better scene. Your faithful scribe, ever romantic, thought an even better shot would be the couple to steal a kiss.

"Oh my god, that was great! Can you do that again so I get it properly this time?"

Later that night, after watching It's a Wonderful Life, enduring the CTV National News and then the Christmas Eve edition of the local station, there we were, for all of 2.5 seconds, closing off the newscast. With a kiss.

December 18, 2016

Let it snow ~ VanDusen Garden

A wonderful snowfall today.

Slightly warmer temperatures and snow showers through the morning and afternoon, with accumulations approaching 12 cm in our Vancouver-Langara neighbourhood.

VanDusen Garden was a delightful place to visit in the morning and few others were there.

The silence of the park, apart from various bird songs, was wonderful.