
On the straight and narrow
Five

DSC8053 Grey Heron...
Grey Heron - Ardea Cinerea
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows.
The birds breed colonially in spring in "heronries", usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for a period of about 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when seven or eight weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about five years.
In Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially-prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, four hundred herons were served to the guests.
The grey heron has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
Fish, amphibians, small mammals and insects are taken in shallow water with the heron's long bill. It has also been observed catching and killing juvenile birds such as ducklings, and occasionally takes birds up to the size of a water rail. It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance. Alternatively, it moves slowly and stealthily through the water with its body less upright than when at rest and its neck curved in an "S". It is able to straighten its neck and strike with its bill very fast.
Small fish are swallowed head first, and larger prey and eels are carried to the shore where they are subdued by being beaten on the ground or stabbed by the bill. They are then swallowed, or have hunks of flesh torn off. For prey such as small mammals and birds or ducklings, the prey is held by the neck and either drowned, suffocated, or killed by having its neck snapped with the heron's beak, before being swallowed whole. The bird regurgitates pellets of indigestible material such as fur, bones and the chitinous remains of insects. The main periods of hunting are around dawn and dusk, but it is also active at other times of day. At night it roosts in trees or on cliffs, where it tends to be gregarious.
Population:
UK breeding:
13,000 nests
UK wintering:
63,000 birds
Thanks to all who take the time to view, Comment or Fav, It is Always Appreciated.

DSC3208 Grey Heron...
Grey Heron - Ardea Cinerea
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows.
The birds breed colonially in spring in "heronries", usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for a period of about 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when seven or eight weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about five years.
In Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially-prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, four hundred herons were served to the guests.
The grey heron has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
Fish, amphibians, small mammals and insects are taken in shallow water with the heron's long bill. It has also been observed catching and killing juvenile birds such as ducklings, and occasionally takes birds up to the size of a water rail. It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance. Alternatively, it moves slowly and stealthily through the water with its body less upright than when at rest and its neck curved in an "S". It is able to straighten its neck and strike with its bill very fast.
Small fish are swallowed head first, and larger prey and eels are carried to the shore where they are subdued by being beaten on the ground or stabbed by the bill. They are then swallowed, or have hunks of flesh torn off. For prey such as small mammals and birds or ducklings, the prey is held by the neck and either drowned, suffocated, or killed by having its neck snapped with the heron's beak, before being swallowed whole. The bird regurgitates pellets of indigestible material such as fur, bones and the chitinous remains of insects. The main periods of hunting are around dawn and dusk, but it is also active at other times of day. At night it roosts in trees or on cliffs, where it tends to be gregarious.
Population:
UK breeding:
13,000 nests
UK wintering:
63,000 birds
Thanks to all who take the time to view, Comment or Fav, It is Always Appreciated.

Five O' Clock
Covered Dock House is a new release from DaD - Virtual Living, available now @FaMESHed
The collection also includes:
Bar Counter
Wooden Bar Stool
Outdoor Porch Swing
Additional Wooden Walway/Steps
*Swing & Bar Stool are texture change with 7 color choices, Swing has male/female & couple animation.
FaMESHED:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/204/229/800
DaD Mainstore:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brookhurst%20Cove/166/116/24
Product Info:
www.flickr.com/photos/daddesign/52186792829/in/dateposted/
Also Shown:
Hanging Fishing Floats by Consignment
Deep Sea Wall Nets by Naberius
Beer Dispensers by Andika & Schultz Bros.
Tourist Billboard (Mermaid Lounge) by Floorplan
Thanks to Gnaaah for his loan of beautiful Florence, and Elvira for her gorgeous island work...hugs

Fire in the sky
At forty-five degrees, the sky will burn. Fire to approach the great new city; in an instant, a great scattered flame will leap up, when one will want to get evidence from the Normans. - Author: Nostradamus

Five Dock
Five Dock, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Glass Slippers ** Steveston Docks, Richmond, BC
Steveston's fishing and sailing vessels moored calmly in their boat 'slips'.
I especially like, what reminds me of rows of 'T's ( Dock Pilings )
* Once a year, for five years running, I have taken this mirrored image in this same location, and posted it to Flickr. I have titled the set, Glass Slipper(s).
The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
I 💖 Steveston
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy
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Time Out
Menemsha Harbor shot with the Olympus E-M1, Mark II.
Listen to Take Five from Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw

USS Texas (BB-35)
Someone asked me if I had a picture of the USS Texas..;) Just happen to have one. I was lucky to get a shot of her because on ot the tour guides told me the ship was being moved soon for repairs and he wasn't for sure that it would be back to where it is now. I have to admit it's not in the best spot. There's nothing around it. The ship has to be your destination and there's not a lot of parking.
Click on screen
USS Texas (BB-35), is a former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914.[7][8]
Soon after her commissioning, Texas saw action in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, Texas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North African campaign and the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the Pacific Theater late in 1944 to provide naval gunfire support during the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Texas was decommissioned in 1948, having earned a total of five battle stars for service in World War II, and is now a museum ship near Houston, Texas. In addition to her combat service, Texas also served as a technological testbed during her career, and in this capacity became the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[9] from a platform on Turret 2,[10] and was one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy.

SPIRIT OF CY BALFRY FERRY * BURRARD BRIDGE c. 1932 * VANCOUVER, BC
Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver's bust, a B under Burrard’s) Info. as per Wikipedia
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
False Creek Ferries, are people movers that transport people to designated destinations along False Creek in the Heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
SPIRIT OF CY BALFRY - Built in 1998
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
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Floating Market
Hair and headband : MINA Hair - Adanna. At HairFair.
Nails : CAZIMI: Mesh Nails - Ballerina. At TLC
Earrings and necklace : [ rD ]Galisteo Earring. At TLC
Skirt : Mimikri - Floral Applique Skirt / Mia. At Cosmopolitan
Top : Mimikri - Halterneck Top / Mia. At Cosmopolitan.
Skin : [Glam Affair] Vivi [LelEVOX] Velour Tone - Brownie. At Access
Make up : CAZIMI: Neon HD Makeup Set (Lelutka). At TLC
Pose : Le Poppycock - School Days - Another Day
Decor :
Lagom - Banners [ Flags]
MINIMAL - Beach Palmtree
Pitaya - Floating Market Set. At The Arcade.
Serenity Style- Port Royal Dock.
TBF Market Stall 2 Red and Yellow. On MP.
[Tia] Five a Day - Fruits and Veggies. New in main store.

Sunset over the Mediterranean Sea in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy.
Are you looking for information about Cinque Terre?
You just found it!
One of the most romantic places in Italy, the Cinque Terre region is being increasingly sought after by tourists from all over the world looking for a beach destination and beautiful landscapes in Italy. A UNESCO heritage site, Cinque Terre is a group of five charming little villages that occupy a narrow stretch between the hills and the Mediterranean sea. Together, these towns form a beautiful bucolic landscape, a special feature of this region of Liguria!

FISHERMEN'S WHARF - FALSE CREEK - VANCOUVER, BC
False Creek
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver’s bust, a B under Burrard’s).
Info.as per Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy.
Happy Clicks
~Christie
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TANGLE OF MASTS, BOOMS & RIGGERS * FALSE CREEK * HEART OF VANCOUVER, BC
Lots to look at.... as the crow flies
Boats moored and reflecting off the rippled waters of False Creek.
Located on and around Granville Island is the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
False Creek in the Heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
**Best experienced in full screen

False Creek - Burrard Bridge - Vancouver, BC
False Creek
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver’s bust, a B under Burrard’s).
Info.as per Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy.
Happy Clicks
~Christie
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ROYAL VANCOUVER YACHT l * BURRARD BRIDGE * VANCOUVER, BC
Private charter luxury yacht
Moored at Granville Island, in the Heart of Vancouver
False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver’s bust, a B under Burrard’s).
Info.as per Wikipedia
I truly appreciate your kind words and would like to thank-you all, for your overwhelming support.
Have a great weekend ahead......Happy Clicks
~Christie

Finding Fayette: A Ghost Town in the UP Michigan
This once a bustling 19th-century iron smelting industrial town surrounding Snail Shell Harbor was seen from the top of the limestone cliff which featured in my last post, taken about an hour before sunset.
The dock features 15 transient slips which provide overnight or day-use boating opportunities, it's like a RV park for the boats.
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"In the mid-1800s, iron ore was shipped from the Upper Peninsula mines to the foundries in the lower Great Lakes at an enormous cost. This high cost of shipping was caused by inefficient transportation combined with the nearly 40 percent waste the ore contained. The solution was to build a blast furnace close to the mine where the ore could be smelted into pig iron before it was shipped to the steel-making centers. The town had to be relatively close to the Escanaba ore docks, have a natural harbor, and be near the limestone and hardwood forests that were needed to smelt the iron ore.
Named after Fayette Brown, the Jackson Iron Company agent who chose the site, Fayette was once one of the Upper Peninsula's most productive iron-smelting operations. Located on the Garden Peninsula at Snail Shell Harbor, Fayette grew up around two blast furnaces, a large dock and several charcoal kilns after the Civil War. Nearly five hundred residents, many immigrating from Canada, the British Isles and northern Europe, lived in and near the town that existed to make pig iron.
During twenty-four years of operation, 1867 to l891, Fayette's blast furnaces produced a total of 229,288 tons of iron, using local hardwood forests for fuel and quarrying limestone from the bluffs to purify the iron ore. When the charcoal iron market began to decline, the Jackson Iron Company closed its Fayette smelting operation."
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As always, I appreciate your visit and support; please stay safe and have a happy weekend!

Stanley Dock, Liverpool
Designed by Jesse Hartley, Stanley Dock opened on 4 August 1848. The dock is the only one in Liverpool which was built inland, all the others being built out from the foreshore. The original quay warehouses are of a similar design to those at Albert Dock and are grade II* listed buildings. The warehouses were built to five storeys, covering an area of 12,000 sq yd (10,000 m2). Between 1897-1901, the southern part of the dock was filled in to build the large Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse by Anthony George Lyster. The northern warehouse has since been developed in to a hotel devoted to the White Star Line's RMS Titanic liner, which has strong links to the area's history of docks and shipping.

False Creek Fishermen's Wharf - HDR SUNSET GOLD - Vancouver, BC
False Creek - Artistic Impression
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
Night reflections of the big city and harbour
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Happy New Year
~Christie
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Norfolk landscape near Docking
Norfolk in the far east of England is renowned for its large skies. When we visited recently the skies were full of the sound of jet aircraft, which in all probability were F35s from nearby RAF Marham where there is a pilot training facility.
Norfolk is the fifth largest county in England at over 2,000 square miles, and is primarily rural with only five major towns of which the largest is the city of Norwich. In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to be converted to farmland, and settlements grew in these areas. By the time of the Domesday Book it was one of the most densely populated parts of the British Isles.
During the Middle Ages the county developed arable agriculture and woollen industries. Norfolk's prosperity at that time is evident from the county's large number of medieval churches. Out of an original total of over one thousand some 659 have survived, more than in any other county in Britain and the greatest concentration in the world.
During the Second World War agriculture rapidly intensified, and it has remained very intensive since, with the establishment of large fields for growing cereals and oilseed rape (pictured).

False Creek * Fishermen's Wharf * Vancouver, BC
False Creek _ Blue Hour
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
Evening reflections
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy
Happy New Year
~Christie
**Best experienced in full screen

Nautical Blues - False Creek Harbour - Vancouver, BC
False Creek _ Blue Hour
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
Night reflections of the big city and harbour
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy.
~Christie
**Best experienced in full screen

Nautical Nights - Burrard Bridge Spanning False Creek, Vanouver BC
Like a Nautical Kiss - Two beautiful Yachts, Bow to Bow
False Creek
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver’s bust, a B under Burrard’s).
Info.as per Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Stay Healthy.
Happy Clicks
~Christie
**Best experienced in full screen

Harbour side - False Creek Fishermen's Wharf - Vancouver, BC
False Creek _ Blue Hour
Vancouver
British Columbia,
Canada
Night reflections of the big city and harbour
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.
Happy New Year
~Christie
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Temple View
One of only seven Baha'i temples in the world, the Baha'i House of Worship in the northern Chicago suburb of Wilmette symbolizes unity and invites prayer to God, according to its Web-site description. The temple is seen here from the nearby Wilmette Harbor on an early Spring day about five years ago.
HFF