https://victoriapaterson.me/about/2025-01-23T03:42:32+00:00weekly0.6https://victoriapaterson.me/portfolio-2/2020-11-01T21:58:30+00:00weekly0.6https://victoriapaterson.me/blog/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/stocksnap_3zhg0xoit6.jpgStockSnap_3ZHG0XOIT6https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/stocksnap_8nx6epawcb.jpgStockSnap_8NX6EPAWCB2020-10-25T21:18:36+00:00weekly0.6https://victoriapaterson.me/contact/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/stocksnap_l6q39tmh0f.jpgStockSnap_L6Q39TMH0F2017-08-08T02:31:59+00:00weekly0.6https://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/11/montreal-je-taime/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4925.jpgIMG_4925I wanted to pet the kitty, but I also like my hand attached to my arm. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4904.jpgIMG_4904Who knew racoons were so exotic? https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4942.jpgIMG_4942This penguin was very interested in cameras. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4991.jpgIMG_4991Taking it slow. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4734.jpgIMG_4734I didn't see all the sights, but I did go visit my favourite church, the Notre-Dame Basilica.2017-06-07T18:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/where-the-vikings-came/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3870.jpgIMG_3870These unremarkable-seeming sod mounds hold the evidence of the Viking encampment. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3879.jpgIMG_3879Replica Viking houses. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3854.jpgIMG_3854A view from close to the restaurant, at least. 2017-06-07T18:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/14/on-top-of-the-world-and-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2953.jpgIMG_2953A reflection of the CN Tower. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2908.jpgIMG_2908A new way to check out an aquarium. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2867.jpgIMG_2867The view from the top. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2793.jpgIMG_2793The top details of a bell displayed in the China gallery at the ROM. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2758.jpgIMG_2758Falling in love with the University of Toronto's gorgeous buildings. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2754.jpgIMG_2754Yonge and Dundas. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2766.jpgIMG_2766Queen's Park. 2017-06-07T18:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/25/there-and-now-im-back-again/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5463.jpgIMG_5463The Hermetic Code tour of the Manitoba legislature was fascinating. 2017-06-07T18:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/18/magnificent-mileage/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5374.jpgIMG_5374Strike a pose - a highlight of both the art institute in general and the Ferris Bueller tour.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5348.jpgIMG_5348The Willis/Sears Tower as seen from the river when it was still sunny out.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5284.jpgIMG_5284Chicago from the John Hancock observatory level.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5188.jpgIMG_5188From the Wild Reef exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium.2017-06-07T18:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/15/windy-city-wanderings/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1119.jpgIMG_1119The Bean. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1115.jpgIMG_1115One of the world's largest fountains, the Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/unnamed-file.jpg2015-08-16T03:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/14/capital-drift/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5007.jpgIMG_5007The Canadian Museum of History. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5062.jpgIMG_5062The library. 2015-08-15T03:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/09/another-day-yet-another-time-zone/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4686.jpgIMG_4686It really is a giant lobster. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4679.jpgIMG_4679Confederation Bridge as seen from New Brunswick. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4670.jpgIMG_4670Beaconsfield Historic House. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4628.jpgIMG_4628St. Dunstan's. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4639.jpgIMG_4639Some of the Confederation Players hanging out before their performance. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4659.jpgIMG_4659We Are (very energetic) Canadian(s). 2015-08-10T03:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/06/1010/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4511.jpgIMG_4511A window at the Green Gables house. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4541.jpgIMG_4541Cavendish Beach. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4507.jpgIMG_4507Parks Canada has built Green Gables. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4486.jpgIMG_4486View from Prim Point. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4501.jpgIMG_4501Too far? 2015-08-07T01:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/03/shooting-puffins/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/puffins.jpgpuffinsI don't have any photos of moose, so here are some more puffins. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/puffin.jpgpuffinPuffin!https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4461.jpgIMG_4461Dungeon Provincial Park. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4308.jpgIMG_4308So colourful. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4300.jpgIMG_4300I liked the planets at the Johnson Geo Centre. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4269.jpgIMG_4269The lighthouse at Cape Spear, with some light atmospheric fog (which went away quickly). https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4246.jpgIMG_4246St. John's and the harbour as seen from Signal Hill. 2015-08-04T02:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/gorgeous-gros-mornes-and-arrival-in-st-johns/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4092.jpgIMG_4092Western Brook Pond. I took hundreds and hundreds of photos, none of which do it justice. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4142.jpgIMG_4142A geological marvel. We also made a lot of Star Wars jokes. 2015-08-02T01:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/a-hurried-trip-into-the-past-at-fort-louisbourg-and-a-long-boat-ride/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3824.jpgIMG_3824As far as I could tell, the sheep were real and not costumed parks staff, but who really knows?https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3819.jpgIMG_3819A trip into the past at Fort Louisbourg. 2015-08-02T00:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/cape-breton-the-insider-tour-edition/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3773.jpgIMG_3773The view from up here. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3748.jpgIMG_3748Replica Silver Dart. 2015-08-02T00:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/beer-and-other-important-halifax-stops/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3744.jpgIMG_3744Beer!https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3739.jpgIMG_3739A deck chair from the Titanic. 2015-08-02T00:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/08/01/walking-up-hills/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3719.jpgIMG_3719A Canadian (or at least Nova Scotian) icon. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3675.jpgIMG_3675The Bluenose II. Too big to photograph well when up close. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3667.jpgIMG_3667A colourful street in Lunenburg. 2015-08-02T00:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/23/journey-to-the-ocean-floor/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3632.jpgIMG_3632The ocean floor is heavy on the mud here. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3662.jpgIMG_3662Some of the Hopewell Rocks. 2015-07-24T00:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/22/fiery-fredericton-and-calm-capes-lovely-new-brunswick/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3609.jpgIMG_3609A view of Cape Enrage. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3562.jpgIMG_3562Dickson Falls in Fundy National Park. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3488.jpgIMG_3488Christ Church Cathedral. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3500.jpgIMG_3500A view of downtown Fredericton. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_34621.jpgIMG_3462https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3462.jpgIMG_3462Grand Falls. 2015-07-24T00:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/20/up-close-and-personal-with-the-falls/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1048.jpgIMG_1048Wandering Old Quebec this evening.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1052.jpgIMG_1052These musicians were wonderful in Quebec City tonight.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3446.jpgIMG_3446The volcano even spurted flame on occasion.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3360.jpgIMG_3360Getting up close and personal with the falls. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1028.jpgIMG_1028A beautiful sight.2015-07-21T03:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/17/castles-capone-and-bears-o-my/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3321.jpgIMG_3321The big stars at the zoo right now are the giant pandas. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3233.jpgIMG_3233Ring-tailed lemur at the zoo. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2995.jpgIMG_2995Casa Loma. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2980.jpgIMG_2980The conservatory at Casa Loma. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2964.jpgIMG_2964Some street flavour in Toronto.2015-07-18T03:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/13/602/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2728.jpgIMG_2728https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2699.jpgIMG_2699Sunset over Lake Superior. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2676.jpgIMG_2676Old Woman Bay. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2625.jpgIMG_2625https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2627.jpgIMG_2627https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2660.jpgIMG_26602015-07-18T03:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/11/another-day-another-time-zone/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2608.jpgIMG_2608An inuksuk watches traffic along the Trans Canada in northern Ontario (one of many).2015-07-12T03:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/10/winnipeg-in-a-day/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2591.jpgIMG_2591An image of the goddess Nike and the bull at the Olympus exhibit at the WAG. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2553.jpgIMG_2553The replica of Nonsuch at the Manitoba Museum. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2515.jpgIMG_2515A view of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights and Esplanade Riel.2015-07-11T04:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/09/to-the-heart-of-the-continent/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0935.jpgIMG_0935Oak Lake, Manitoba. A lovely place to eat your sandwich and bask in sunshine and a pleasant breeze. 2015-07-11T01:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/08/577/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2447.jpgIMG_2447I couldn't take photos at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw attraction. So here's one of the cool neon signs from Main Street in Moose Jaw. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2438.jpgIMG_2438One of the stained glass windows in the chapel at the RCMP Depot. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2417.jpgIMG_2417Government House, Regina. You can see the safe in the right hand corner (and some of the crystal on display).https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2402.jpgIMG_2402A LOT of marble. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2399.jpgIMG_2399Wascana Centre was seriously lovely.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2363.jpgIMG_2363MegaMunch is the mascot of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2354.jpgIMG_2354Buildings in downtown Regina.https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2353.jpgIMG_2353An infestation of public art in Victoria Park, Regina. 2015-07-10T03:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/07/the-spice-must-flow/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2344.jpgIMG_2344This grain elevator called to me, for some reason. It's even the right spelling! https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2312-e1603659461246.jpgIMG_2312Admiring the beauty of wide open prairie skies and the colour of canola. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_23001.jpgIMG_2300https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2300.jpgIMG_2300The Ord's kangaroo rat sculpture in Leader, SK, where I realized my undying love of pavement. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2247.jpgIMG_2247From oceanfront at Mile Zero to Regina in just a few days. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2322.jpgIMG_2322Kicking it like I'm in a Frank Herbert novel at an active dune in the Great Sandhill area. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2310.jpgIMG_23102015-07-10T04:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/02/on-the-roch/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2165.jpgIMG_2165Canada Day fireworks in New West. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1983.jpgIMG_1983The RCMP St. Roch on display at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818A gorgeous Canada Day view of the Pacific Ocean from near the Vancouver Maritime Museum. This panoramic photo guest stars my friend DR's head. 2015-07-02T07:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.me/2015/07/01/auspicious-beginnings-not/https://victoriapaterson.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0813.jpgIMG_0813A terrible phone camera picture of a lovely view of the full moon over the Fraser River. 2015-07-08T19:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://victoriapaterson.medaily1.02025-01-23T03:42:32+00:00