Here are some stills to document our first year in Victoria. Winter (December 2019) marks the first time in my life that I’ve spent Christmas anywhere other than Toronto—and, honestly, it was great! The mild weather makes getting outside easy, and I think everyone is happy with about 2 days of snow per year :) Spring 2020 was marred by COVID, but with such great/so much green space, we weren’t too adversely affected (for which we are grateful!).

 
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This is what I see on my morning commute: Inner Harbour

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… and on the way home..

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Inner Harbour at night

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Beachcombing for marine life

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Crabbing in Sidney, BC (X-mas Eve)

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Uploaded by David Punzalan on 2019-12-26.

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X-mas turkey dinner

A group of (river?) otters close to Finlayson Point (Victoria, BC), on Christmas Day (2019)

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New Year’s Day 2020

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Chinese New Year Parade (2020)

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Hiking our local mountain (Mount Douglas)

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Spring arrives in February here!

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From May onwards, it’s like almost 4 months of sunny days! (though windy by the ocean)

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A brief camping trip to Sidney Spit, Gulf Islands National Park

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Spring 2021— a full year of the pandemic…. Nevertheless, we’ve been able to get outside (lucky for us) while keeping it local.

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