It has taken twenty years for me to discover the beauty in my own neighbourhood. All of this happened because I (we) am the lucky owner of an incredible new dog ! ‘Corona’ is a nine year old German shepherd x Lab cross that we met in Langley. His previous owner rescued him from a ‘Grow-Op’ , where he was too gentle to be of any use as a guard dog.  ‘Corona’ is the nicest dog I have ever met. He is amazing.  Being a dog owner means going for walks. This is good for me, too.
Luckily, the nursery is in a magical country-like location, right in the city . I knew this , but never bothered to explore my equestrian neighbourhood. I often drove around, checking out the new houses, or making a delivery, but it is sure better walking !  Today, I remembered to bring my camera and took these pictures . I could have taken thousands more . I only ventured four blocks in any direction from the nursery, as ‘Corona’ gets pooped out by then. Every month brings change. Lots of  new houses are being built, some very tasteful . The styles range from  Old English to uber-modern/community centre look-alikes.  All are in the millions of dollars and sit on very large lots or acreages .