Another week of photos for your viewing pleasure.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed each moment.
Day 223 – February 14, 2015: When we booked our trip to Whistler, we made the assumption that there would be plenty of snow in the middle of February so that we could go skiing. We were wrong. There was virtually no snow, so we decided not to fly our skis out just to ski terrible conditions. So, instead we decided to bring our winter boots and snowshoes. Once we arrived, we discovered there wasn’t even enough snow for that! So, we made the most of it and we found ourselves hiking in our horribly warm winter boots on trails that are usually snow covered until at least May. Today we hiked 6 km (3.7 mi) to Cheakamus Lake – the weather was near perfect and the scenery was stunning. While we had many other happy moments today, the few hours in nature were definitely my happiest.
Day 224 – February 15, 2015: After sleeping most of the morning away, today we enjoyed another shorter (3km/1.9mi) hike to Nairn Falls. We also enjoyed an evening of drinking and people watching on another patio in the main square. It was truly a splendid day. And my happiest photo goes to a piece of ice that Mr. MPB picked up out of a small puddle and suggested I take a photo of it with the blue sky and mountains in the background – it’s so random and weird that I just love it!
Day 225 – February 16, 2015: On our way back to the airport to fly home, we stopped by Granville Island to stock up on salmon jerky and we also visited the Under Water Zoo (aka Vancouver Aquarium) for a fun filled afternoon of watching cute sea creatures including jellyfish, beluga whales and dolphins. We had a great time!
Day 226 – February 17, 2015: Yesterday, we stumbled upon one of the two lenses I want for my camera at a used camera store. It was such an amazing deal that we bought! So I now have my early birthday present – the Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP A/M 1:1 Macro Lens for Pentax. And today I am super happy to be trying it out!
Day 227 – February 18, 2015: Whenever we go hiking outside of a national park, I pick up a rock from the hike. Today as I unpacked my suitcase and added my new rocks them to my collection, I couldn’t help but smile as I remembered our beautiful weekend.
Day 228 – February 19, 2015: Today felt like a day that deserved some extra happiness, so I bought myself some of my favourite flowers – Gerbera daisies (and yes, I bought them at Costco). Daisies always make me happy and as an extra happy bonus I had so much fun playing with my new camera lens.
Day 229 – February 20, 2015: What would a week be if I didn’t include a picture of some sort of food? Today, I ate the last of our salmon jerky that we picked up and I thoroughly enjoyed every little savoury bite.
Wishing everyone splendid happy moments!
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Some of you may have noticed that I missed last week’s happy day photos. No, I have not stopped taking my photos, rather we were just away enjoying a long weekend mini vacation. Which meant I was busy enjoying a very happy weekend and of course taking tonnes of happy photos. In fact, I took so many photos that I have struggled to pick my favourite happy moment from each day. Anyways, here are the photos I should have posted last Sunday. And, as an added bonus, I will post this week’s happy day photos tomorrow when I will return to my regular schedule.
As always, I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed each moment.
Day 216 – February 7, 2015: After enjoying fresh guacamole at a Mexican restaurant a few days ago with friends, we decided to try making some at home. We had a fun chopping up the vegetables, mixing everything up and we were definitely happy as we ate it.
Day 217 – February 8, 2015: I discovered the near magical benefits of wrapping my high ankle sprain in a tensor bandage today – I felt about 1000 times better almost instantly and was even able to complete my full lower-body workout! This was definitely a happy moment!
Day 218 – February 9, 2015: We knew this would be a busy week, so I decided to make a giant slow-cooker full of venison chili. And as a treat I picked up a loaf of sourdough bread (I love sourdough bread and rarely buy it because it’s not particularly healthy). The chili was good, but I think I ate more of the delicious bread then the chili!
Day 219 – February 10, 2015: Tonight we packed up all our winter toys for our weekend away. I’m getting excited!!
Day 220 – February 11, 2015: We enjoyed a relatively quick blast of winter today, and I was so struck by the beauty the lightly snow/ice covered tree in our front yard that I bundled up and went outside to snap a few pictures.
Day 221 – February 12, 2015: Winter weekend get-a-way! We flew to Vancouver, British Columbia and started enjoying immediately. First stop, Granville Island to buy wild sockeye salmon and salmon jerky. Granville Island is one of my absolute favourite places on earth, and I love wondering aimlessly taking in all the sights and sounds. I chose this photo as my happiest one because I love how this bench at a bus stop looks today, and how it will likely never look exactly like this again. Creativity at its finest.
Day 222 – February 13, 2015: No Friday the thirteen blue for us. We spent the day wondering around the Whistler village with our friends. My happiest moment of the day was an afternoon stop at the Amsterdam Pub (our favourite pub in Whistler) for a few drinks (blueberry tea and amaretto for the girls and a local beer for the guys), some great conversation and some fun people watching. We all had so a great time!
To check out my happy photos from the rest of our long weekend in Whistler & Vancouver, come back tomorrow!
Wishing everyone splendid happy moments!
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