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Vancouver, Canada
Originally from a small seaside town in the North of England, I lived and worked in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Maldive Islands before moving to Canada in 1995 - where I intended to stay 'just a couple of years'. Well, I'm still here. I live with my fabulous (Canadian) husband, Lorne, in Vancouver's Westside, close to beaches & downtown. We opted for kitties over kids and are proud parents to 3 wonderful rescues; Mel & Louis, who we adopted in 2010, and little miss Ella, who joined us in 2013. I miss my family in the UK but luckily my sister and best friend, Victoria, lives just down the street with her family. I remain very European at heart and would love to move back there, even for a while. Hopefully I'll convince Lorne & the kitties one day. Besides, I'm fluent in French & German but rarely get chance to use either here. Outside of work I love photography, writing, making cards, working out, camping, kayaking, horse riding & most things really. I've always been an animal lover, support several animal protection organizations and haven't eaten meat in 27 years.
Words To Live By:
We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words. Anna Seawell (Author of Black Beauty)


Nov 8, 2013

Random Photo Friday: Lest We Forget

Enough said.

In Remembrance

This magnificent poppy was one of just a handful that grow wild on the corner of West 11th Avenue and Yukon Street in Vancouver. They're stunning, vibrant and grow so large that there's only a small window of opportunity to photograph them in all their radiant splendour before their heavy heads start to hang or get beaten down by rain.

I currently have this image as my profile picture on Facebook and many friends have asked to use it to do the same. I'd like to hope it goes even a small way towards honouring the bitter-sweet glory of those who gave their lives.

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