Life's a Stitch

And more recently life’s a creative adventure with some travel thrown in.

It's a La Nina year weatherwise. It means more rain but spectacular quickly changing skies. We call them Steven Spielberg skies after the beginning of the movie, ET, where the clouds moved quickly overhead. His was a special effect. Ours are real.

From our street on Wednesday, I took these pictures, all within about two minutes, turning and snapping in three directions. No cropping, no editing at all:

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And when La Nina blows the clouds away, this is what we see five blocks from here. Remember Vancouver's Lions? They were covered in fog in a previous post.

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Here they are, up close and personal:

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After living here for 26 years I think I'm still in love. It's got to be love to say that in a La Nina year.

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15 responses to “360 degrees”

  1. Kristen Avatar

    Magnifique- you are very lucky.

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  2. Dorothy Avatar

    Beautiful pictures! If there’s any place as beautiful as Whidbey Island, it’s got to be Vancouver. I love being able to see snow capped mountains every day. Mt. Baker is breathtaking and on a good day we can even see Mt. Rainier. Putting up with the rain is a small price to pay.

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  3. Carole Avatar

    What beautiful scenery you have!

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  4. LoriAngela Avatar

    Gorgeous shots. We’re doing the same gawking in the valley. But it is hard to not trust the weather patterns.

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  5. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Much prefer this photo post compared to the last one. Gorgeous views!

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  6. Karen, sil Avatar
    Karen, sil

    Fantastic photos, Li. Thanks! Enjoy them for me, too, as I’m sitting here watching our full-blown blizzard that’s been going on all day. No fun.

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  8. Lene Lonnov Avatar
    Lene Lonnov

    I clearly remember the different sky-sights from your deck – but they were never as beautiful as these ones! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Maureen Avatar

    Lovely pictures! I never tire of seeing the beautiful North Shore mountains.

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  10. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    The second photo down is exceptional!!! Gorgeous and it has so much depth and texture.

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  11. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Oh, how I miss my home town when I see photos like these. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Peggy Avatar

    Totally! I am sitting in my office in downtown YVR. This is the order: sun, hail, rain, sun, hail, rain, … repeated throughout the day. Wierd!!

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  13. martha-caknitter Avatar

    gorgeous pictures! lucky girl.

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  14. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    Lovely photos. Many thanks for sharing them with us.
    When you have time, I would love to have your scarf pattern. It is so nice and looks like it would be a fun knit.
    Again, thanks, for the photos.
    Ann

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  15. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    Hi again
    I forgot to include my email address.
    abelau at ocsnet dot net

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