Aloysius Bear

New Camera 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Minime: The human has bought a new phone with a better camera for Bear, but I have stolen it! Mwahahaha!

New Camera 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Minime: Now to test it out! It’s much shinier than the old one.

New Camera 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Minime: What’s this? Oh no!! I’m being spied upon!

New Camera 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Sgt Gothmog: Minime, you’re nicked. Again. Minime: Gah! Foiled again! At least my picture was of superior quality, though… Sgt Gothmog:  Yes, Bear will be very happy with his new camera.  I’m sure he’ll appreciate you testing it for him!

QE Park 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. On our first full day in Vancouver, we attempted to go and visit the statue of Raven and the First Men at the Anthropology Museum, but it was closed for refurbishment, so we made our way instead to Queen Elizabeth Park. The weather was a little damp, but…

QE Park 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. One of the features of Queen Elizabeth Park is this rather odd collection of statues, depicting a man taking a photo of two other people. Apparently, there was originally another female figure in the group, but she was stolen!

QE Park 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This is the view of the statues from the other side.

QE Park 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The Large Quarry Gardens contained this rather attractive waterfall, as well as many more intersting and beautiful plants, arranged skillfully around a pleasant path.

QE Park 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The biosphere was a welcome escape from the wet, and housed several very large parrots, all of which seemed happy to pose for photos.

QE Park 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The giant fountain at the entrance gave us a bravura performance of its growing and shrinking skills as a farewell before we left.