more reflections...

 this time at an actual reflecting pool

 at "The Lagoons" on False Creek

A reflection of the sun shining through weeping willows

impromptu reflecting pool

puddly autumnal reflections

a gray day

Bits and pieces of eternity, reflected in small puddles.

Tiny Visitors

most likely a female Anna's Hummingbird
You can see the tip of her tongue at the end of her beak.
They have very long thin tongues that allow them to lap up nectar
from flowers and feeders.

appears to be a juvenile male
with the red colour on throat and crown just coming in, but
I can't tell for sure without an abundance of light  catching the feathers.
In the shade, the coloured areas can look black.

Rufous Hummingbirds is the variety typically found in the forests around here and on Vancouver Island.  But the quieter, less feisty Anna's Hummingbirds, which were once more likely to be found in California, are well-adapted to urban areas.  In the past, Anna's migrated as far north as British Columbia in the summer, but would return in the winter to the Baja and southern California.  However, with the increase in hummingbird feeders, Anna's have expanded their winter range all the way up the coast of the Pacific Northwest and will stay in Vancouver year round.

It's a bit difficult to see their beautiful irridescent colours from my apartment because I've got the feeder in a sheltered and shaded spot, which makes them feel safer as they feed.
more photos of Anna's

matja

This is my dog, in the middle of an embroidery.

an other sunny day

Got home early a Friday afternoon, and took the dog for a walk. This is taken a 15 minutes walk from the house.

September Sun

summer was late coming

but it's lingering...

and we are making the most of it.

windsurfing on a Friday evening as the sail reflects the light
 from the sinking sun

dusk

By the fjord late afternoon. Days are shorter.