Another term, another city

We are in Vancouver! We had Christmas at home with the kids, sent them off back to university, and came to BC to avoid the Ontario winter; to see if we want to move here when Stephen retires; and so Stephen can do stuff at UBC.

We found another great flat -- owned by a retired professor who flees the rain of Vancouver for Santa Barbara, California every winter.

And indeed it was pretty grim for the first day or two! We know there are mountains over there, but the cloud was so low we could see nothing.

This morning, though, the clouds lifted, and the view was marvellous. We are on the top floor of a low-rise building, and on a hill so we peer over top of the buildings across the street.

The flat is very nice, quite huge. The landlords are both artists so the place is full of their paintings. I'll show you some highlights over the next little while.

The gloomy weather, however, provides warm moisture for the plants. Buds! Green things! We are a bit excited about the fact that spring is just around the corner.

I even saw this today, on a south-facing slope by the beach: 

Believe it or not....

Tomorrow's explorations will involve finding a yarn shop, because my thrift store supply of yarn will not be quite enough for this sweater. This is almost 3 of my 13 balls, maybe half of the back. 

More is more! All the colours! Bobbles and cables!