Playing around in New Taipei City ...

08.07.2016 — one of my favorite neighborhood hikes: Xinshan (新山) in Xizhi (汐止)

08.14-2016 — sightseeing around the Fei-ts'ui Reservoir (翡翠水庫) in Shiding District (石碇區)


Hiking along the Yongan Scenic Trail (永安景觀步道)

Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC ...

Wandering around the gorgeous grounds at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC

Lots of peacocks randomly roaming about the park



Sea life around the Ogden Point Breakwater ...

An early morning walk at the Ogden Point Breakwater

Plenty of jellyfish

This is known as an Egg-yolk Jellyfish

A purple starfish