> Collis Image - Photos of Beautiful British Columbia: February 2006

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Coming Home


Osprey
Maplewood Flats
North Vancouver

Monday, February 27, 2006

Landing in the Lily Pads


Burnaby Lake

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Snaky Graffiti


The first graffiti that really sparked my interest in Street Art. Even great works like this have a very short life, usually only months before they are painted over. Since then I have tried to photograph as much as possible to keep a record of the best works.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Steve Earle & Allison Moorer


Just doing some re organizing. These pics were already posted but not together, as they are from the same show I thought they should be together.
Commodore Ballroom

Allison Moorer


Commodore Ballroom

Allison Moorer


Opener for Steve Earle.
Commodore Ballroom

Friday, February 24, 2006

Buddies


Heading out on the trail together.
Fraser River

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Tiny Blossoms

These pretty little flowers (don't know what kind) each one only an 1/8 of an inch across,
grow at the water's edge.
Burnaby Lake

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Wild Hare


Hard to get a pic of, you just can't get close.
Burnaby Lake

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Incoming


Canada Geese coming in for a landing at Burnaby Lake.

Monday, February 20, 2006

Mt Baker


Dormant volcano, actually just across the
border in Washington State

Sunday, February 19, 2006

More Than A Mouthfull



Gull eating a Starfish.

They swallow them whole !!

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Tofino

West Coast of Vancouver Island

Friday, February 17, 2006

Caterpillar


These caterpillars (don't know what kind) actually eat these flowers.

Red Ant , Yellow Flower


Sapperton Stroll

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Beluga and Trainer


Vancouver Aquarium

The Friendly White Whale


Vancouver Aquarium

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

I Have No Explanation


Chesterman Beach near Tofino BC
Car upside down buried in the sand

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Leaving Harbour


The "Maria C" sails under the Lions Gate Bridge
leaving Vancouver.

Monday, February 13, 2006

Jim Guthrie


Railway Club

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Afternoon in the Valley


Beautiful afternoon on the Nicomen Slough.

Nicomen Slough


Out in the Fraser Valley between Mission and Harrison Hot Springs.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Winter's Day. Nicomen Slough


Perfect winter day out in the Fraser Valley

Deroche


Deroche is a little town in the Valley near this section of the slough.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Shapely Graffiti


Downtown
Vancouver

Shoreline Graffiti


Burrard Inlet

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Beaver Lake


Stanley Park

Still Creek


Burnaby

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Grain Elevator at Night


Looking across Burrard Inlet
from New Brighton Park.

Mountains and Water


Pitt Lake

Ebbing Tide

Barnet Marine Park

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Sand Sculpture Championships


Every September teams of sand sculptors come to Harrison Hot Springs to create these fabulous Sand Sculptures out of nothing but Sand and Water!!

Seven Dwarves


Amazing what a little sand and a lot of talent can create.

Hands of Sand


Harrison Hot Springs

Check Mate


Harrison Hot Springs

Monday, February 06, 2006

Let Us Pray


Racoons are pretty common all over Vancouver.

Masked Prowler


Racoon in Stanley Park

Mushroom or Toadstool ?


Burnaby Mtn

Fungi


Pitt Lake

Sunday, February 05, 2006

I Get No Respect


Skin Diver
Stanley Park

Mundy Lake


Mundy Park

Late Afternoon on the Dyke


Pitt Lake

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Evening Skies , Burrard Inlet


Looking NW from Burnaby Mtn.
over Burrard Inlet

Spirit Poles


Burnaby Mtn.

Friday, February 03, 2006

The Fabulous Commodore Ballroom


THE place to see live music in Vancouver.
1000 people , spring loaded dance floor,
when this place rocks,it Really rocks.
Nirvana,The Clash,Ramones,Talking Heads,ZZ Top, Dire Straits,The Police, Tom Wait, and hundreds of others have all played here

Jeff Tweedy


Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, opened his acoustic tour at the Commodore Tuesday night to a sold out crowd. If Jeff or his band "Wilco" comes to your town, check em out !

Jeff Tweedy


Great Songwriter

12 String


"Heavy Metal Drummer"

A Little Chat


Jeff had a lot to say between songs, from piss to politics, drugs, and oh yeah, crowd noise

Glen Kotche


Opening act for Jeff Tweedy