Here Comes The Sun!

We awoke to glorious sunshine this morning after a record breaking month of rain in October (and very little appreciable difference in November's precipitation performance) in Vancouver. So to celebrate we took Tannah for a walk along False Creek. It's surprising how much colder it can be along the waterfront than it is in East Van where urbanization breaks the wind.

I didn't even notice until posting this shot just now that the mountains
are completely removed from this False Creek vantage point. 
But even without seeing the recent snow on the north shore mountains, 
it looks cold.

Further along the shared pedestrian/bicycle trail we came across an unexpected sight; the house from Beach Avenue that was saved from imminent destruction to make way for condo development. It was lifted and trucked to a waiting barge at English Bay in the wee hours of Saturday morning. It's final destination will be in East Van, and I'd heard on the news it would be stored temporarily in False Creek prior to moving to its intended new site.

The ultimate waterfront address, albeit temporary.

I'm a bit of a collector of before-and-after photos. I'll have to keep track of this
one as its restoration progresses after the second phase of its road trip is 
complete.

It's too bad I didn't hear about this move until the morning after. It would
have been pretty exciting to witness in person (for me anyway).

Still on the housing theme, what first drew my attention as we passed under the Cambie Street bridge on the ped/bike path was this newest addition to Vancouver's trendy penthouse stock.

A room (literally one room!) with a view.

It's a bit of a swim, and a bit of a climb up a creosote-coated pedestal, but in this market I'm sure some ambitious entrepreneur will solve the accessibility issues to develop the true potential of this urban island oasis.

Zip line access to shore perhaps?

Finally, with the region's first snowfall of the season in the forecast for tomorrow morning, it would appear that the influx of Arctic air has made the water too cold for ducks. This particular "Houdini" duck apparently preferred to stand on the surface of the pond, admiring his own reflection.