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Early lunch and a hike

It’s been a while since I answered a WordPress weekly photo challenge. Today I was wondering why I stopped and thought it was just life…you know…life carries you towards a different challenge on a Friday.
But today I give you “from above”:
Looking down Cleveland dam at Capilano Canyon.
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and happily include 5 random thoughts (RT) for Nancy’s Random Five Friday
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C and I felt like having a bit of a lunchtime hike and so we packed a little light lunch and drove to Capilano Park and then hiked up to the power line to see our favorite tree, the white pine.

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We had a little prosciutto, a little salad, a few bruschetta with fresh mozzarella and roasted pepper and some funky little whole pea crisps.

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RT 1: Who thinks to flash dry and crisp whole pea pods? Do you just one day think hmm, I think I’ll make whole pea pod crisps and mass market them! They are good though.

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We sat/lay at the edge of the reservoir watching the hummingbirds and swallows zooming around and way up high there were two eagles riding a thermal in great lofty circles.

RT 2: They say that each living creature has relatively the same amount of heart beats in an average life span.
RT 3: I once had a hummingbird’s nest. It was the tiniest most delicate thing in the world made of moss, lichen and cobwebs.

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RT 4: It’s illegal to own eagle feathers unless you have First Nation status, but what if one falls down and you find it? I’m voting for finders keepers. (Because secretly I’d love to own an eagle feather.)

Finally we had to tear ourselves away and up the mountain we hiked till we got to the white pine.

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Western white pines are rare in Vancouver because of a very bad disease which has killed many off and so a beautiful mature white pine is protected and this one has a designated heritage tag.

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The cones are spectacular. I always want to take one home and just keep it to look at, but they don’t belong in my house, they belong in the forest and so we take only photographs and hike back down. And besides, what if everyone who hiked up took one? Tragedy of the commons? I think maybe.

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RT 5: I don’t want to get back to work!

Comments: 51

  • May 3, 2013
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    Breathtaking.

  • May 3, 2013
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    These photos of your views take my breath away. All I can say is “Wow.” And I wouldn’t want to go back to work either!

    I like how you just took photos of the pine cones.

  • May 3, 2013
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    Love your “from above” photo of Capilano Canyon and your random thoughts. I especially love #5: “I don’t want to get back to work!” I understand that sentiment perfectly. 🙂

  • May 3, 2013
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    Great set of photos! The food picture made me very hungry!:)

  • May 3, 2013
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    Beautiful post, Veronica! Everything about it. I just had to share! 😀

  • Bev

    May 3, 2013
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    Beautiful…lunch looks sooo good!!! I would not want to go back to work either!!

  • May 3, 2013
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    Lovely day- wonderful photographs. I think I like that pea idea.

  • May 3, 2013
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    OH my goodness, such amazing photos/post, you’ve made me homesickish, I grew up in Kamloops, lived a long time in Victoria, then went off on a life adventure and haven’t made it back, I’d not heard of your White Pine it looks official with the tag on its bark? i’d never of have thought to eat the peas that way cold. I’m going to pull out our Beautiful BC magazines later 🙂

  • May 4, 2013
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    I can’t help it but that kind of pictures give me vertigo.

  • May 4, 2013
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    These pictures are FANTASTIC!

  • May 4, 2013
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    Beautiful place for a picnic.

  • May 4, 2013
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    This looks like a perfect day!
    Your comment made me smile about having sons with the same beautiful name. 🙂
    We found a couple of hummingbird nests growing up, they would build them in the giant pine trees by our house. We had a horse as kids, and the hummers would use her silvery mane / tail hairs to build their delicate nests. My mom still has them in her book case.
    I’m with you on the finders keepers thing.
    The eagles have been acting really strange here, I think it’s because the lakes are still froze solid so much later than usual, and they can’t fish. They’re hanging out at roads more than ever, I almost hit one when it swooped down from above, behind me, flying parallel. It’s wings were wider than my vehicle when it was suddenly in front of my windshield. I thought i was going to hit it, when it grabbed a road-kill squirrel & swooped back up just in time.
    I watched a pair standing in the middle of a small frozen lake the other day.
    Hopefully things thaw out soon so they can start fishing again.

  • May 4, 2013
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    What a gorgeous day! Do the pine cones really have white tips or…? The dam view is amazing 🙂

  • May 4, 2013
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    Hi Veronica, It’s so nice to meet you and see your beautiful blog….These pictures from your day are absolutely stunning. I think it would be very hard to leave such a special spot…..

  • May 4, 2013
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    Veronica,
    Looks like you had a great hike. What a beautiful place and photos! The 2nd picture and the last are my favorites. Your picnic foods look yummy too.

    Thanks for stopping in at my blog and for the rain wishes!

    Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.

  • Zen

    May 4, 2013
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    I like the first photo. Very very nice shot. 🙂

      • Zen

        May 4, 2013
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        You’re welcome. 🙂

  • May 4, 2013
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    Your photos are stunning and my favourite is that of the basket with the mountains in behind. Quite the capture.

  • May 5, 2013
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    I love the mountains (and proscuitto) so I enjoyed your post. In the US, I’m pretty sure it’s illegal even to have an eagle feather even if you find it, which is completely ridiculous to me.

    janet

  • May 5, 2013
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    Love the dam pictures! Glad you participated , you add a LOT !

  • May 5, 2013
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    Perfect day indeed – wow beautiful photos — each photo made me feel I was there — great shots!
    ditto on #5 — I would not want to go to work after that..
    Hugs

  • May 5, 2013
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    I’m not sure RT5 really counts – don’t we all think that, all the time? LOL

  • May 7, 2013
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    Love canyons, mist rainbows, daisies and bruschetta 🙂 Thank you for the lovely hike!

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