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 [...]
Read More..>>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?
Read More..>>The Hyatt Earworm
Posted on May 3, 2007 - Filed Under Canada, Hotels & Resorts | 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 the [...]
Read More..>>Banff & Lake Louise – Audio Podcast, Video
Posted on December 8, 2005 - Filed Under Video, Audio, Canada, Places | 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 â€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 [...]
