Back Alley Evening Stroll: East Van

It's a really pretty time of year.  There are tons of leaves changing colours and each street in our new neighbourhood seems to be lined with a different kind of tree.  I'm waiting for the street next to us to change into bright red maple colours, while our Oak lined street is turning to brown leaves with acorns falling all over the place.  It makes me a little nervous on the street lined with chestnut trees, these huge clod-hopper chestnuts falling at random. 

Hope you are having a great fall- I'll be back with more news over the next few weeks!

BBQ's & Back-alley walks

We are trying to make the most of summer, despite the rain.  We are almost finished with the salmon we bought last fall during the record Sockeye Salmon run.  My brother-in-law cut it up for us (he used to work at a Fishing Lodge) and we vac-packed and froze all 200lbs of it.  For our family, it's allowed us to eat the most wonderful Salmon each week all year, and I'm going to miss it when it's gone. Paired with potatoes and herbs from the garden, along with some grilled zuchini and snap peas (garden too!!) I'm so glad to reap the benefits of summer!
And our walks after dinner down the back alley... check out the face in the tree!
Have a happy day!   

Happy Weekend to you!

One last back alley gate for you with rays of sunshine to bring you into your weekend! I'm hoping to do a little more gardening this weekend, some more spring cleaning and purging, but will most likely get in a little more studio time to finish up the work from this past week.  I'll also be reading this book a little more in depth- it came to my doorstep VERY quickly from the time of ordering and seems to be an amazing resource!
I posted a link on my facebook page about a tutorial I found about printmaking on clay using photocopied images- really cool!
Hope you have a beautiful weekend!

back alley gates

 

Our walks in the evening have me looking at back alley gates, some much nicer than others.  These ones caught my eye.  Back alley's seem so luxurious when the value of the land where we live is so high.  We have been fortunate enough to rent a small 50's style house in this neighbourhood for 4 years now.  As the boys grow bigger, the house feels smaller, and sometimes we start thinking about what is next.  All I can say is that I will miss the back alley views...