Morning walk into Granville Island.

[agoodwinsmith]

Behold: I told you that esmeraldus's digital camera even makes my shopping bag look good.



There's shopping in that bag, I'll have you know.  It's on the bench of a bus shelter on Commercial Drive.

However, what I really want to do is take a leaf from Chaz's journal - a pixel? nanocharge? - whatever; I wanna be a copycat.  Here are some photos from my walk into work every morning on Granville Island.  Okay, usually all I see are wet bricks as I trudge along under a dripping umbrella, but it was beautiful on Monday, so I thought I would show you.

 

First, we are starting twenty minutes into our journey.  I catch a bus on East Powel and ride through downtown and across Granville Street Bridge.  I have exited the bus at Fifth Avenue and Granville and walked through the creepy underpass and half way through the green space of the traffic clover leaf.    This photo is looking downhill and north, back to the bridge that I have just crossed.  Or rather, back to the suspended feeder road from Hemlock that blends into Granville Street Bridge behind the trees.  It looks quiet, but just down there is Fourth Avenue where the SUVs will squish you flat if you dast to step upon the road without the light in your favour.  They might run you over anyway, just to up their count.    We have now crossed Fourth and are walking downhill and north, under where Hemlock joins Granville.

Now we have walked down and down, and have come to Lamey's Mill Road, walked briefly east on it, and then continued north between the apartment buildings and along Old Bridge Walk, which will bring us to the slick wooden foot bridge.    The slick wooden foot bridge is on the right.  As we cross the slick wooden foot bridge, we see the remains of the waterways that made Granville Island an island at one time.  It is not an island anymore, and these freshwater ponds house ducks and geese.  Pushy ducks and geese.    If you know where to look, you can see the geese in this photo.  But mostly I just wanted to see the sunshine shining on things, and the still reflection.  Yes.  that is Granville Street Bridge above.  The car entrance to the island actually comes down directly under the bridge.  We are looking west in this photo.

In this photo we are looking north again.    And continuing along Old Bridge Street.  At the foot of Old Bridge Street is the last remaining piece of industry on the island, dating from when Granville Island and False Creek were the docks and rubby-dubby areas of Vancouver.  Ocean Building and Construction Supply does cement.    Looking west is the year-round Farmer's Market area that Granville Island is famous for.    Looking east is Emily Carr University, both the North and the South Buildings.    

Later in the day I walked around the North Building.  Contining through the North Building, and facing north, we see across False Creek to downtown Vancouver.  So much new higher shinier glassy buildings.    Then walking along the boardwalk, past "Sea Village" we look sort of northeast to the construction site of the new Olympic Village for the athletes of 2010.  You can see the globe of Science World from the Expo of 1986.  Cambie Street Bridge is in front of it all.    We have now curved around and are heading west along Johnston Street.    And now here we are, looking northwest at the North Building of Emily Carr.  

Aren't you glad you came along.  :)   

I did plan to take pictures of the walk out in the evening - but it is post-daylight savings time, so hah for that idea.

 

I am now trying to get rid of the excess space, but that usually negates the whole cut, so you are going to have to suffer through some excess space.

Comments

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

You're so lucky to work in such a beautiful place. By contrast I work unpleasantly close to a sewage treatment plant, a gasworks, a McDonalds and a Bakery. The only pleasant smells come from the bakery...

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

Bakery aromas are good. :)

If it is any consolation, I spend my day in a cubicle in an interior office. The only windows look out on the hallways. But, yes, the walk in and out is lovely.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Yay! Walkies! It's the only way to discover a new city...

Thank you!

(*wants to come to Vancouver now*)

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

You'll like it; is spiffy. Even when drenched is spiffy.