Well that's a first. Attacked by a seemingly unhealthy rat on a sidewalk in East Van. Had to kick it away a few times, reported it to the city. Keep your eyes open people!
Herr's a pair of videos from yesterday's flight from Vancouver Harbour over to Victoria Harbour on Harbour Air. Mac and I flew a DHC-6 Twin Otter across and I had the front row aisle seat which was right behind the cockpit.
HBC BRIGADES JOURNAL, 1828:
"Weather as yesterday till towards evening when excessively heavy rain came on. Busy at the furs but we were stopped by the rain. Some of the New Caledonia packs are not yet opened.
"Wednesday. Overcast, some showers. The unfavourableness of the weather prevented us from doing anything with the furs today.
A week later: "Wednesday. This morning the inland brigade left Fort #Vancouver#WA and encamped in the evening a little.... #HistoricJourney#AmWritingHistory
If you're in Vancouver, I have a reading with three fellow poets and/or translators at Massy Arts on this Sunday! In celebration of The Lantern and the Night Moths!
What are these smol geese? They're called Cackling Geese, and will sometimes be found around flocks of Canada Geese. Apparently it's a fun challenge to look for them during bird counts. Though they have the same colours, they stand out by their size (not much bigger than a duck) and proportionately smaller neck and bill.
I don't usually buy local postcards but I was impressed by this one I saw in a shop. Not the usual framing of downtown😯
Photo by Akim Zongo #vancouver#postcard
Here’s an unpopular opinion (that no one asked for) - #Vancouver is #Seattle, but better.
Granville island in Vancouver is what Pike Place is in Seattle, but waaaay better. The aquarium in Vancouver is what Seattle’s aquarium wants to be, when it grows up (or get remodelled). The Vancouver downtown has most elements of Seattle downtown, but (you guessed it) much better.
We just reached peak eclipse in Vancouver, 0.278 magnitude. Here's what it looks like! Amazing! I used the highest zoom level so you could really get a feeling for the moment.
@urig This is a humorous response to the red flags police departments install on some crosswalks for people to carry from one side to the other to be “visible”. The point is precisely showing this is dangerous and a joke disguised as security theatre.
jamesglave@mstdn.ca - “When drivers fail to yield for pedestrians, it’s not because they can’t see them, it’s because they don’t care.” Kudos to @VisionZeroYVR for this brilliant intervention. https://momentummag.com/vision-zero-campaign-bricks-vancouver/
