Photos From Today

It might be early to do a post like this, but I though I would sneak outside in the beautiful weather before it has a chance to rain. I headed out to Lost Lagoon for a little relaxing walk. The more I walk around Lost Lagoon, the less I take photos. I’m either finding Lost Lagoon doesn’t hold my attention as much or I’m getting less shutter-happy the more I go out.

The nice thing about walking around Lost Lagoon on a Monday morning is there are WAY less tourists out. If you have ever been to the West End, English Bay, Stanley Park area on a weekend you’ll know how much of a zoo it can be. I guess I like my quiet time around the Lagoon, and have a bit of a dislike for the obnoxious tourists whom don’t regard the various signage around the area. Yes, I hate it when I am on the trail around the Lagoon and people are riding their bikes, not the gentle peddle either, speeding around disrupting the peacefulness.

Anyway, before I get into a large rant about people and their bikes on paths with their disregard for signage.

This is a bit of an odd sight to see before noon, a skunk foraging around the area munching and digging things up. Typically I find that skunks are somewhat nocturnal critters, I’ve never seen one in broad daylight. Only time I’ve seen skunks out have been very early in the morning just as the sun is coming up. Though this little guy did have a bit of a limp going on, I just kept my distance and watched him for a while.

As with all my recent walks around Lost Lagoon, I take notice of the various Mute Swan nest activities. One nest the pair of Mute Swans were nearby but not too far away. They seemed to have at least 4 eggs still which is good. Another nest nearby (the one with the silly Mute Swan I took a video of) was rotating her eggs as I walked by, she has at least 4 eggs as well.

The next pair whom seemed to have abandoned their nest has taken up a new nest not far from their old nest. Though it does seem like these Mute Swans and their eggs hatching successfully is almost like a crap shoot. Let’s hope this year fares better than the previous.

I’ve noticed a bit more crap in the Lagoon this year than previous years, or at least I’ve just noticed more of it. There are a few tires dotting the perimeter of the Lagoon but this one was a bit different. A cute little turtle was basking in the warm sunlight, in fact if you ever walk around the Lagoon during the day you’ll notice dozens of turtles basking in various locations around the Lagoon.

That’s it for now. What are you getting up today on this lovely Monday?