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So proud of my friend Shoel who founded the Mind The Bar Foundation which actively supports mental wellness in the hospitality industry. He has been nominated for Western Living Magazine’s Top 40 "Foodies of the Year 2019" for his work with MTB - an inspiration who is sharing his big heart with his community. Congratulations, Shoel! 💛🍍💚
If you know someone in the hospitality industry who could use support: check Mind The Bar on Facebook and
http://mindthebar.com/
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#mindthebar #mentalhealth #support #hospitality #westernliving #foty2019
A beautiful day to be out volunteering. I first met these smiling faces in 2011 and have seen them every Father’s Day except 2012 when I was out of town. Now just an event day volunteer, it’s still great to know I’ll see them.💙
We shall remember them. We must remember what they fought for and so many gave the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you @canadianforces @royalcanadianlegion, I am ever grateful.
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Was thrilled to spot this commemorative twoonie in my change the other day. Thanks @canadianmint 🍁
#dday #dday75 #lestweforget #wewillrememberthem #canadaremembers
It looks like downtown is about to be “transported” to some spaceship in the clouds or there’s a “big guy/gal upstairs” showing some signs.
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#sunset #skyline #clouds #sunbeams #mothernature #stormhour #eveningsky #dusk
A selection of evening flowers: two Irises (favourites) and a Pansy in purple. Glad the local recreation centre has lovely landscaping to brighten things up.
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#Iridoideae #iris #beardediris #xiphium #pansy #flowers #flowersofinstagram #purple
Flight of the Blue Orchard Mason Bee! 🐝
I had a quick visit with my friend Joe and got to watch some of these Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) build cocoons close up. It is a very efficient species and can pollinate up to 10x more than a honey bee. However, it does not produce honey but it also does not sting so you can get very close to observe and safe around kids and this who might be allergic to bee stings. The female will lay an egg in its own cell and provide it orchard bee with ten days worth of nutrients. Once the proper amount of food has been stored for the larvae, the cell is plugged with mud (hence, “mason”) by the female, and she will repeat until two or three tubes are filled. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae will spend the next ten days eating the nutrients, and then move into pupae stage. Though the pupae reach full maturity by fall, they go into hibernation and do not break from their cocoons until early spring.
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A first for me - I only recently discovered last year that there is more than one type of chickadee! Hahaha... city girl 😄- I had heard that other than the more common Black Capped Chickadee, there was another species at Burnaby Lake called the Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens). I had stopped on the trail as I had seen the flash of a Douglas Squirrel, and just stayed still for a little while and was rewarded by my first personal sighting of this wee birdie and Squeeing like crazy in mind and thrilled I was able to get some good pictures. More common Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) in next picture for you to compare the differences. •
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#chickadees #chestnutbackedchickadee #blackcappedchickadee #chickadeesofinstagram #birds #birdsofinstagram #Poecilerufescens
#Poecileatricapillus #latergram #burnabylake #burnabylakepark #burnabylakeregionalpark #getoutside #iloveithere #vitaminN #nature #wildlifephotography
Happy to be volunteering on this May the Fourth when this trio greets you!
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#maythe4thbewithyou #maythefourthbewithyou
A quick stop for tacos at Gringo before heading to Noir at the Bar with Rachel. They hit the spot! 😋
Went on an adventure today to discover a new to me park in my “backyard”. Glenbrook Ravine Park in New Westminster was the first public park in the colony of British Columbia when it was established in 1859 by Colonel Moody. After the capital moved to Victoria in 1868, the site was no longer used. Then BC joined Confederation in 1871, the land was set aside for the Federal Penitentiary which construction started in 1874. This is where the historic bell is from. One of the volunteers I met is a lifelong New Westminster resident and she had been inside before it closed down, and she said it was quite dire. The Pen closed in 1980 and eventually all the buildings demolished and turned into residential development. The land of the park was turned to the city of New West and over the years, the lands beautifully landscaped around the community centre. There’s a slight incline that runs along Glen Brook and like many parks, invasive Himalayan Blackberry. Lucky community there is a group who are tackling the invasives! Yay for volunteers!
It was great to recognise many plants meaning I have learned things over the years. And this beauty is 13 year old Willow😍 who I could only get this quick snap because she was all about the *pet*pet*pet*. I didn’t mind one bit! ❤️☺️Met some nice people and had a good walk. 👍🏼
#glenbrookravine #newwestminster #newwest #saturdaymorning #neighbourhoodwalk #getoutside #dogsiborrow #agoodday
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