February 2024
It's the wet month
Chinatown Parade
Claira wanted to go to the Chinatown parade this year. It was
raining and Claira had a morning programming class so we got dropped
off shortly before the parade started. We managed to walk to
near where the parade begins (which is good for red packets) but as
soon as the parade starts, the crowd surged forward two lanes and we
got left on the curb. we did work our way up to catch the
show, but this location isn't great.
![Standing With Head Of Dragon](StandingWithHeadOfDragonSm.jpg)
![Dragon Chasing Pearl Of Wisdom](DragonChasingPearlOfWisdomSm.jpg)
This year is year of the dragon so
there seemed to be more dragons than usual in the parade.
You feel bad for the performers because the rain didn't let
up.
![Swinging Large Banners](SwingingLargeBannersSm.jpg)
![Wet Lion](WetLionSm.jpg)
![God Of Wealth With Umbrella](GodOfWealthWithUmbrellaSm.jpg)
![Circle Of Dragon](CircleOfDragonSm.jpg)
We had some nice weather and both kids are in Basketball so we
decided to go down to Granville island and explore the courts next
to the community center. Surprisingly the court was empty so
the kids shot for a while.
![Nara Lining Up Layup](NaraLiningUpLayupSm.jpg)
![Claira Lining Up Layup](ClairaLiningUpLayupSm.jpg)
VanDusen Gardens
Helen kindly gave me a VanDusen family seasons pass for
Christmas. Again, a mostly nice day so decided to take a walk
in the morning and catch up one what has changed.
![Longer Furry Catkins](LongerFurryCatkinsSm.jpg)
![Furry Catkins](FurryCatkinsSm.jpg)
![Claira Making Faces With David Douglas](ClairaMakingFacesWithDavidDouglasSm.jpg)
![Sitting On Giant Chairs](SittingOnGiantChairsSm.jpg)
As an example of before - this large plaza was once a Korean
Pavilion:
![Korean Building](../05_2007/KoreanBuildingSm.jpg)
But it had structural problems and is now gone. Similarly,
this tree:
![Bench With Red And Green](../11_2008/BenchWithRedAndGreen.jpg)
Is sadly now just a stump. That said, I'm sure there are new
things I didn't really notice on this first trip back.
![Snowdrops](SnowdropsSm.jpg)
![Skeletonized Leaf](SkeletonizedLeafSm.jpg)
On the ride home, I decided to stop in to see a bloom of crocus
growing in the median of a road in Shaughnessy. These crocus
come up every year and I just happened to have my camera hand to
take photos.
![Crocus Pushing Up Through Grass](CrocusPushingUpThroughGrassSm.jpg)
![Crocus Growing In Median](CrocusGrowingInMedianSm.jpg)
![Bright Yellow Stamen](BrightYellowStamenSm.jpg)
This same street has a number of cherry blossom trees that are quite
nice in spring. I hope to return when it's blooming.
Tags: Vancouver Chinatown(5), parade(5), dragon(4), lion dance(1)
People: Claira(2), Nara(1), Helen(1)
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