The Sun Glow In Ocean Park

THERE WAS NO RAIN or snow … just the sun casting shadows and a pale glow. It was a cold and cloudless afternoon last week when I took a stroll around Ocean Park in Surrey, BC. In the distance, I could see a wintry cap of white on Mt. Baker. The volcanic mountain in the United States was visible from the Canadian border region of Surrey where I stopped to take a picture.

I was glad there was no slippery snow at my feet when I turned the corner into a nearby neighborhood play area named Fun Fun Park where kids probably expect to double their fun.

But the park bench was empty and the swings looked frozen and still. A lingering chill must have kept all the children away.

The twin lambs seemed a little lonely and ...

like the miniature ponies, designed only for the tiniest of tots.

I thought of sitting on the slide but its icy blue bottom felt a bit nippy.

I ventured across the street into Kwamois Point Park where the sun strung shadows across my path.

Along the way, I noticed a few people gazing at the view of Semiahmoo and Boundary Bays.

It was nice to see the newly installed fence there.

It created a much needed barrier for onlookers of the watery scene below.

The people were standing where a deep hole had recently been dug (shown above in a previously taken photograph) in the process of building a viewing platform. Renovations to this area of the park began last September. The City of Surrey bought the property from a church group and transformed it into a public park. Otherwise, it would likely be filled with condos or houses and enjoyed by a select few. I am grateful each time I visit and hear the eagles, watch the gulls and breathe in the fresh scented air.

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