Those Unflappable Herons

Posted on May 9, 2007 - Filed Under Canada | Leave a Comment

The cleanup is underway in Stanley Park, a 1000-acre nature refuge near downtown Vancouver, BC, after it was ravaged by a wind storm last December. The hurricane-force winds mowed down trees as if they were stalks of wheat. I was there last week and by the looks of it, it will take a long time […]

Industrial Light and Magic

Posted on May 3, 2007 - Filed Under Canada, Photography | Leave a Comment

The Docks in Vancouver, BC - (c) Russell Johnson
The Vancouver, BC waterfront is quite spectacular, looking out over the bay at snowcapped mountains. But human activity is photographable as well. Are these crates coming or going? Where to, where from? Are they filled with Canadian salmon headed east or lawn chairs from China?

The Hyatt Earworm

Posted on May 3, 2007 - Filed Under Hotels & Resorts, Canada | Leave a Comment

How many sleepless nights have you had that can be attributed to an ohrwurm. Ohrwurm is earworm in German, a tune that plays over and over in your head like a faucet drip or Barry Manilow at “The Copa?” One, for me, is the theme music from BBC World, always a welcome relief on […]

Banff & Lake Louise - Audio Podcast, Video

Posted on December 8, 2005 - Filed Under Canada, Audio, Places, Video | Leave a Comment

Banff-Lake Louise
The Rockies in Rutting Season
Story by Russell Johnson
Audio - MP3
Video: First Snow
1MIN Windows Media
HDTV (41mb) Standard Web Video

”Watch out where the huskies go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow” Frank Zappa
God tipped over the snowglobe and fresh flakes fall, frosting the castle and the Canadian Rockies.
On the banks of the Bow we […]