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December 2007

Go to Slide Show Smaller Images It's Lantern Festival Time!



Small Bit Of Water
  Earlier this year I went to the Parade of Lost Souls and I was very impressed with the show put on for free.  I've known about the Secret Lantern Winter Solstice Lantern Festival for a while, but it's another event I've never been to.  This year, I went.

Floating Lights
There are four different locations for the lantern festival.  We picked the Strathcona/Chinatown tour which ends at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.  We picked up the parade on route but it wasn't particularly large or well lit.  Us with our two $5 lanterns were some of the biggest lanterns there.  The parade ended at the Garden which was completely transformed.

Helen Outside Maple HallBlurry Small Pond

In general the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden isn't open to the public at night.  This night of the year it is open and lit and admission by donation - an excellent combination.

Helen With RhodoTing With Red BallHelen With Tree Lit
 
Light With West HotelSalmon On BridgeHelen On Bridge

We wandered around the garden for two plus hours and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! 

Lights In TreeLit Trees With Fancy FloorHelen A Little Blurry
 
Visiting Courtenay

Foggy Snow Covered Trees Around Christmas, Helen and I usually go up to Courtenay to visit family and get in some skiing.   This year was no different.  I don't usually take many photos, but I did snap a few. 


Trumpter Swans On With Foggy Hills My mother likes the swans that migrate (and sometimes reside) in this part of the world.   There are some fantastic photos of swans and the Comox Glacier and these aren't them.  That said, they are the best I've done so far.

Trumpter Swans On Frost Field



Lit Trees With Fancy Floor
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Helen With Rhodo
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Helen With Tree Lit
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Lights In Tree
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Blurry Small Pond
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Trumpter Swans On With Foggy Hills
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Salmon On Bridge
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Helen On Bridge
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Floating Lights
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Ting With Red Ball
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Foggy Snow Covered Trees
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Helen A Little Blurry
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Trumpter Swans On Frost Field
Species: Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan)
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Small Bit Of Water
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Helen Outside Maple Hall
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Light With West Hotel
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