Skywatch Friday... helicopters.

Back to Ogden Point, in Victoria, BC.




I use to live very close to Ogden Point and the one thing that I loved about the area was the thundering noise from the heliport. Loved it, love it.




The Helijet heliport is not the most glamourous in the world...




... but they do have nifty Helijet Only piccies in their parking area.




Oh, I hear that familiar noise... ah-huh! there you are!




It's so loud! Woo! Love it!




And there it lands... Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour in 35 minutes; passengers and baggage off-loaded, out of there and off on their ways within five. The perks of the price tag.

To see more skies from around the globe, click the pic.

Heron

While out walking at Ogden Point and along the top of the Breakwater, I spotted a heron fishing at low tide.




What was cool was the perspective I had. It's not often I see a bird from above.




After a day out feasting by the water, it was time to go home but going home this way was very unusual. I would have thought that taking the No 26 Express, one stop over, would have been a lot quicker.

my tv... the sci-fi channel

Yesterday I went for a walk along Dallas Road and the breakwater at Ogden Point. It's one of my favourite places to walk and I walk there almost daily. I brought my camera hoping to catch some groovy sunset shots as the clouds were looking favourable.



There I stood at the end of the breakwater with a few other sunset watchers... waiting and waiting... but the sunset just stayed, seemingly forever, like this:



It got cold quickly and I decided to get moving. As I was walking back home I turned around expecting nothing and saw this following show:









Sort of a freaky sunset! I slept with my special hat on last night. ;-)

I finally had my camera with me!

It was a glorious day again today! This has been a wonderful winter; lots of varied weather from freezing, snowy days to wind storms to 15C sunny, spring weather. All very different from the usual winter grey damp dullness. I went to Esquimalt Lagoon and the Breakwater today to soak it all up, camera in hand... and the wildlife cooperated!

No Fucking You at Ogden Point

I walk along Dallas Road and 'the breakwater' at Ogden Point almost daily (see post below). I usually take my camera and here was Tuesday's favourite photo. It's the most elegant 'fuck you' I think I've even seen.



The following photo was Wednesday's favourite (those are 'wet paint' signs):



There will be no fucking at Ogden Point!