Square Junction

Square Junction. Again at the Forest Discovery Centre this steam engine caught my attention. Engine #25 was never really far away on this figure-eight track with this square junction right in the middle..
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Ready for the Wedding

Ready for the Wedding. Inside of Hatley castle there are some gardens, and low and behond a place for poeple to get married. This walkway veranda was pretty awesome. Who wouldn't want to get married here?.
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Steel and Steam vs Wood and Green

Steel and Steam vs Wood and Green. Today we visited the BC Forest Discovery Centre, which featured a steam engine that we got to ride on. I personally enjoyed trying to capture it as it cut through the green forestry. Star Wars, the original series, had natural colours as "good" (The Rebels) and hard metal colours as bad (The Empire). Kind of the same here. Which is good and which is evil to you? Or is it just a train?.
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Hatley from the Gardens

Hatley from the Gardens. Hately Castle is one of the coolest landmarks in Victoria. Technically it's in Colwood, but it's appeared on many different movies, my favourites being X-Men with Xavier's School for the Gifted, or Deadpool. Today we ventured into the manicured gardens off to the side of the castle and got a brilliant view. I thought it best to share..
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