This week, hubby and I decided to take advantage of our beautiful spring weather and spent a day in Vancouver with our daughter who lives there. If you watched the Olympics, this will be a familiar sight. Almost everything else related to the Olympics has been taken down. We viewed the rings when walking the seawall in Stanley Park.
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Several years ago, during a much colder winter, Stanley Park was hit with an ice storm, which damaged and destroyed many of the beautiful old trees.
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At first glance, we couldn't tell what this was. Can you guess?
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It's a "stump cozy" created by a local artist. She cut small disks from fallen trees, had people burn messages into them, tied them all together with rope, and covered the stump with it. Isn't that a great idea? Here's a close-up of some of the disks.
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I liked this one that says, "Hope".
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I couldn't help but feel hopeful when we saw these beautiful cherry trees in blossom, a bit further into the park.
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Happy spring, everyone!
Beautiful place to go for a walk. Still a bit cool this week, but can't wait for nicer weather and long walks.
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