289. P is for Peaceful

Here is a peace-loving Lab.  He is at the Occupy Vancouver walk.  He often goes on peace marches and is unfazed by the crowd.

ABC Wednesday - P

Peace

280. J is for jewellery

Some of my favourite pieces though they aren't precious jewels

ABC Wednesday - J

277. G is for Garlic

Dracula-proof yourself with a garlic necklace!

G like Gattina

274. E is for Empress

The Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC - where Afternoon tea at the Empress is a tradition

ABC Wednesday - E

266. B is for Banyan tree

Banyon tree, F. macrophylla in Reggio Calabria, Italy

In India, the Banyan tree is a sacred tree.  It is the tree of knowledge and tree of life. 

It is the tree that fulfills all your wishes.  So let us pray for peace and harmony in this world.  That the hungry be fed.

The Banyan tree also has medicinal properties.

ABC Wednesday - B

256. A is for Agapanthus

Agapanthus - African Lily, Lily Of The Nile

ABC Wednesday, A to start round 9

263. Z is for Zodiac

Coast Guards on their Zodiac

ABC Wednesday - Z

255. Wooden

Reclining figure by Michael Dennis in Guelph Park, Vancouver

Brilliant use of three pieces of wood

 See what forms Michael Dennis can coax from wood

W is for Wooden

Outdoor Wednesday #128

I am also entering these photographs to the Thursday Photo Challenge - "WOODEN" (Ship, House, Furniture, Carpentry Tools, Trees,...)

248. V is for Venice

I visited Venice - here is the Glassmaker's House on the Grand Canal

ABC Wednesday - V

240. U is for Ukraine

St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Archangel Michael is the patron saint of Kyiv

Magnificent!

U is for unique

231. T is for tuxedo

My tuxedo cat, Maxx - always dressed for a ball!

Maxx, hard at work supervising - we were packing to move house

 and T is for typo

Beautiful calligraphy though

Would you dare to order a warp?

ABC Wednesday - T

221. S is for spot prawn, salmon, sashimi and Scotch eggs

Wild BC Spot Prawns are in season!

Steamed spot prawns with aïoli

Sashimi with wild BC salmon

Spot prawns and salmon are British Columbia delicacies.  Japanese food, especially Sushi and Sashimi,  has almost become the native food of Vancouverites.


S is for suphos and slymultu - these are created by word verification!  How about using these two words in a sentence!

Scotch eggs - one of my favourite ways of cooking eggs

S is for Sylvia

R is for Renew, Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose

Some ingenious recycling I saw in Vancouver, BC.

Re purpose the headboards and the easel

Reuse the bicycle as a piece of sculpture and/or pulley

Recycle the pedestal table as a planter

The boards look like they started life as part of a futon bed

Of course, R is for Rose, Beautiful Rose

R is for Roger

194. P is for posters

P is for posters

and

P is for PEACE

Mural at the Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch

ABC Wednesday - P