Hidden...

Hidden from prying eyes!

We are continuing to enjoy sunny days...after windblown and rainy nights. It is perfect walking weather so this morning we explored a new area...Derek Doubleday Arboretum on Fraser Highway.

Within the Arboretum grounds there is a Demonstration Garden that was created in 1992 to educate about eco friendly gardening. A new Rotary Interpretive Centre is housed in an impressive log and beam structure. There is also a unique outdoor area with large blackboards dedicated to literacy. Bring your own chalk! The gravel perimeter walk, about one km, is lined with trees and benches. About halfway around there is a memorial to Canadian lives that were lost in Afghanistan.

Tomorrow we will return with a camera!

Waiting to be released...

Waiting to be released

when the key is discovered.

Campbell Valley again...maybe the last visit in 2019

The weather report didn't look too promising for the next few days or weeks so we decided to take advantage of today's sunshine and walk through Campbell Valley park. The air was so fresh and cool. Most of the tree limbs are bare, exposing mossy trunks to the sunlight. Our visits to the park are about a combination of experiences. The exercise is good but the laughter that we share is uplifting too when a nervous squirrel accepts a peanut from John after rejecting one from me. The fleeting feeling of tiny chickadee claws clinging to our fingers while they peck seeds from our hands. Sometimes three or four vie over the sunflower seeds at the same time. Other times one little bird has time to pick through the seeds in search of the prime piece! 

The latest lock...

...conceals aging whispers.

Honouring Langley's veterans

The City of Langley honours its veterans

with a display of red street banners.

A vivid reminder of the local lives 

that were lost during warfare.