Victoria: Butchart Gardens

Actually, this wasn't from Butchart,
but I still wanted to post it.
Photo credit: Mom

This wasn't from Butchart either.
It's actually from The Elderly Noodle Workshop.
It used to be a vintage gas pump.
Now it's a fish tank.  Cool, huh?

Day two of our excursion to Victoria.  Peaceful, vibrant, lush, varied.  Ah, Butchart Gardens, words can scarcely describe you.

The beautiful hydrangeas.  I love how each time you plant one, it's like a mystery,
because you never know what color it will turn out being!  :)

The Butchart Gardens!

This way to ENTER

Momsy and Daddy-O

Bathrooms this way.
Information and first-aid this way.
Bus and taxi this way.
Exclamation point, pedestrian, and chunky car who-knows-where.

Dad and The Purple Pack.

together :)

Dad showing off The Purple Pack while Mom snaps a few shots.

What a fun little hut to take pictures in!

A sweet little window in the hut that overlooked
one of the gorgeous gardens below

A better view of the view...

You gotta love fall.

And Mom.  :)

Water lilies!

...and Down...

Up...

Mommy 

Joey

Daddy

Dad the Photographer

And Mom the Photographer

A toad spitting water.  Now how cute is that?!

Oh the fun we had taking pictures
in the Mirror that was a Ball  :)

Roses are to Baby Breath flowers
as
Purple flowers are to The Purple Pack
In other words, they just go together.
Period.
End of story.

Next we were on to the Japanese section of the gardens...this part was so peaceful!

I've always loved winding stairs :)

Sweet little lanterns dotted the garden

This was a great noise maker.  The upper pipe would fill the lower pipe with water, and as the lower pipe got heavier and heavier, it would suddenly drop down and clunk on a rock, letting out the water.  Once it was light again, it would swing back up (that's what this is a picture of), and would start filling again.

Time to go...
'Twas a lovely afternoon.  :)

Victoria: Traveling!

This is actually from about a month ago.  I should have posted this directly after Potato Land.  But alas, school and practicing and eating and sleeping and friends and family and God take priority in the life of Joanna.  Thus the late post...Enjoy!  :)

While we were waiting for the ferry to arrive, Dad and I decided to walk down to the beach and explore a little.

There's something wonderful about mossy stumps in water...  :)

The seagulls' hangout

Here comes the ferry!

We passed lots of sailboats on the way to the island.
Someday I'm going to ride in one.  :)

Up we go...

Looking back...

My beautiful Mommy

Here's a Cargo Ship.
I was told that it's really important.
So I made sure to take some pictures.

The three of us :)

To Potato Land We Go!

Two of the best cousins in the world!

We did a mini photo shoot together... :)

Ta-da! 

Mokie the Puffy
(sadly I didn't get a picture of Shemiah the Round)

We got to go to Roaring Springs Water Park...we had no fun at all as you can plainly see.
Photo Credit: Dad

:P

Celebrating Dad's birthday at Fiesta!  

Thanks for the fun time, you guys!  I can't wait till next time!  :)