park life

bug zoo

 

We visited the Bug Zoo in Victoria. It was small, just the right size for us. My son got to hold a stick insect. I did not dare. We got worried when we saw a ant at loose there. The staff ensured us that it was ok, if just one was loose.

Tea and books in Victoria

where home is

In Kanada I loved the English feel, being closer to Europe. There where tea houses and book stores, with book covers I could understand. Boring and intelligent books looked plain and romantic novels where pink. People spoke really clear English and they understood what I was saying. Coming back to Seattle felt familiar and felt like coming home. I loved the lights of a big city and seeing different looking people all riding the same bus with us. I felt Seattle is a good place to live with my family.

I saw a dream being back in Finland. It was snowing. When I woke up I was home sick for Finland.  We discussed with my son about who we are. He wanted to be just Finnish and I tired to convince him that being at least Seattleite if not American is kind of cool. I compared being both Finnish and Seattleite to being able to choose between being Batman or Superman. 

Summer house of H

Our landlord H was kind to lent us her apartment in Victoria, Kanada. My husband thought that the best part of the vacation was the apartment. It had a magnificent view, lots of books and artifacts to explore.

Summer house sounded like this Emily Carr house. But summer house of H was a apartment building with a sauna and a swimming pool, much more convenient. My husband and son swam every day and I got to wonder beautiful houses on the area.

frost

zoo

 We went with my bike to the Woodland Zoo on a sunny day.

 

Was it us watching the animals, or the animals watching us?

 Some hot cocoa!

view

 It has been really clear and beautiful. 

These pictures where taken in Discovery Park.

The nature seems here bigger and more wild.