Welcome to summer (172/365)

by The Philosophical Fish

Pensive  (172/365)

June 21, 2015 – June is usually a wet and somewhat miserable month in Vancouver…or at least it used to be. In recent years it’s changed a bit, it’s become hotter and drier

Last month we had a grand total of 6mm of rain…in May…in Vancouver.

So far in June we’ve managed about 7mm. And we usually call June “Junuary” because it’s often cold, wet, and miserable. But not this year. This year summer started sometime in May.

It's going to be a dry summer....

To celebrate May we resurrected an old tradition and bought seasons passes for Grouse Mountain again. It’s so fabulous up on the mountain…looking down over the city.

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We packed a little picnic, with a couple of bottles of wine, and hoofed it down after a ride to the peak on the chair lift. You just can’t beat this view!

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Grouse Mountain suffered a horrible winter this past year, there was basically no snow, and there was no skiing to speak of. The mountain is trying to recoup losses over the summer, and if they market well… they could.

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Locals get a pretty good deal for seasons passes to the gondola and we used to buy passes annually, but haven’t for a few years. Given the weather, it seemed like a good idea.

So we took the gondola up, enjoyed the birds of prey demonstration (all birds that would have been destroyed without reconditioning and human assistance), and found a place halfway up the mountain to enjoy our picnic above the city.

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As I’ve said so many times…I just can’t imagine living anywhere else. I feel so lucky to live here and I don’t ever want to leave.

Pretty great first day of summer.

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SoulRiser June 22, 2015 - 4:23 am

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konstantin.tilberg June 22, 2015 - 4:45 am

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JarHTC June 22, 2015 - 4:46 am

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old Man with Charm June 22, 2015 - 4:59 am

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Hans Rasmussen June 22, 2015 - 5:07 am

That’s not a Grouse.

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Tamara Martin June 22, 2015 - 5:19 am

‘dr.paige knows that already’ 😎

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Hans Rasmussen June 22, 2015 - 5:20 am

What does she know, she’s a fish doctor.

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Tamara Martin June 22, 2015 - 5:22 am

‘this bird eats them’

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Paige Ackerman June 22, 2015 - 1:16 pm

Silly people…horned owls aren’t usually fish hunters, but they will eat grouse….

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kennethcanada1 June 22, 2015 - 6:28 am

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Krasivaya Liza June 22, 2015 - 10:02 am

love me some owls..great expression Seen in 115 pictures in 2015

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Onurah Art June 22, 2015 - 4:13 pm

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opal c June 22, 2015 - 6:43 pm

Awesome photo.

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opal c June 22, 2015 - 6:45 pm

I agree….I was shocked to see the dryness of the greens at the US Open in Tacoma…..and we who are so much used to rain are trying to wrap our heads around the word "drought" here in the Pacific Northwest.

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GiuliaGuido June 22, 2015 - 10:34 pm

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Missy2004 June 23, 2015 - 6:55 pm

Lovely owl…………..I remember my trip up Grouse mountain
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Free 2 Be June 24, 2015 - 11:54 am

I had the same reaction to the "greens" and the surrounding grassy areas. I’ve never seen the Pacific Northwest so brown at this time of year.

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