Goodness, the days are short this time of year! Since last year, I had apparently forgotten that curious irregularity of north lying lands. So while the schedule isn't early, its still dark when I rise... and the day's program isn't long, but the sunset is coloring the hills and sky as I head home.
Arriving at the campus in the morning about 8:30am. This is taken from in front of Regent which is positioned at the head of the UBC (University of British Columbia) campus' main pedestrian thoroughfare (just beyond the shiny letters in the center of the photo.)
The Atrium, Regent College's entry, hub, and seating area for its cafe, The Well. The bookstore, chapel, and reception branch off from this central space. The second floor is offices and class rooms. The basement level houses the college's spacious and bright library; despite its location, its creative architectural features furnish it with natural light from outdoors (well, as much as Vancouver has available, anyway).
And at 4ish when I walked out to catch a bus, crunching on the uncleared (and seemingly endless) snow, the sky a cold washed out pink (but how about that glimpse of mountain!)... and streetlights were on when I walked home from the bus stop where I disembarked a mere ten minutes later.
While the cold is becoming a bit overwhelming (apparently this is a very unusual winter- typically Vancouver deals in rain, not snow/ice) and the daylight hours are short, I am grateful for the beauty. The fireplace smoke in the crisp morning air, the pastel skies, the humor of seagulls in the snow... it definitely has its charms:)
