Thank you, B.C. government, for declaring a new stat holiday. We needed one in February and my family are fortunate enough that we all have a day off work and school and can be together with friends and family.

Bonus: Federal offices are open on B.C.'s family day, making it an ideal time to get your passport renewal taken care of. No lines, no waiting, same cheerful Service Canada folks!

No thank you Premier Christie Clark for granting your approval to the millions of dollars of pro-government pre-writ election-advertising-in-disguise. I don't watch a ton of television but every time I do I'm bombarded with your ads, paid for by our tax dollars.

Such obvious partisan spending should be made illegal.

The above shot was made within a few hundred meters of a terrific view of The Lions - colour me blind but I prefer the image of the birds and fence and prefer it in black and white.

Just a pair of pigeons. Fowl vs Lions:

View of The Lions down the lake at Cleveland Dam, North Vancouver

What do our preferences for images say about us?