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Polka Dot Plant, originally uploaded by mike3k.

This is the first time I’ve seen this bloom.

For the first time since I’ve been here, it hasn’t rained. When I left work this afternoon it started raining again. I walked around Robson street for a while. I found a huge bookstore and a great used CD store, where I bought a CD. Later I went to Starbucks & 7-11.

Here are two pictures of the Vancouver skyline I took from my office window with my cellphone.

Before, part 1, originally uploaded by mike3k.

I’m having my office remodeled this week. Here’s what my desk looks like now.

IMG_1628.JPG, originally uploaded by mike3k.

Tonight’s sunset was one of the most amazing I’ve seen. A few of us were just standing outside and admiring it.

Corn plant, originally uploaded by mike3k.

The corn plant in my garden is blooming, like all of them around here. The flowers don’t look like much, but they’re very fragrant. The air is full of their fragrance in most places here.

Christmas Lights, originally uploaded by mike3k.

I got up most of my christmas lights already. The building next to me did theirs a few days ago & the clubhouse and pool area is already decorated.

Clouds at sunset, originally uploaded by mike3k.

When I went out this afternoon I saw some very striking clouds, so I got my camera and took a few pictures.

I did some work in my garden today, so I used it as an excuse to try some outdoor shots with my new Canon A75. Click any picture for a full size image.

A close-up of the orchid (at 3x optical zoom)

My newly planted and mulched garden

I now have an orchid growing on a tree in front of my condo

One of my neighbors started this trend a few weeks ago

We wrap the roots in cloth and tie it to the tree. After a few months, the roots will grow into the tree and we can remove the cloth.