Robyn Hanson

Yes!

#TSUNAMI Watch has been issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center and it includes #BC Notification Zones A, B, C, & D.
If it materializes, expect it to begin around 2205 Langara BC and at 2330 PDT at Tofino.

For more and updates: go to tsunami.gov

#BCtsunami #BCstorm

I did the Ground Grind for the first time in 14 years this morning and it wasn’t horrible. And it was fun to see the Grizzly bears at the top, clearly the fan favourite.

Steveston Bakery, by far. They have a light creamy vanilla “custard”, not the typical sugary yellow paste that’s normally sickly sweet.

I love the summer heat in Vancouver, but I'll also gladly take a cool overcast July day after days of heat wave temperatures.

I have some strawberries on new plants I bought a few weeks ago. They're a week away from being ripe. The squirrels are just waiting. Who will get there first?

I no longer live in an area where there are deer, but when I did, they would eat my tomatoes a day before I was planning to pick them.

A cute cartoon illustration of a smiling salmon mascot dressed in a red and white sailor outfit stands on a green lawn with evergreens and a heron in the cattail reeds along the Fraser River, stands next to a Canada flag, with "Steveston Salmon Festival" and "Join the Celebration on July 1!" in red font on top.

So, I'm volunteering at the Salmon Festival tomorrow. 75,000 are expected to show up! Will I see you there?

What Do You Do in Tofino? Hint: Not Much - BCRobyn Learn what makes Tofino a must-see destination on Vancouver Island and why less is often more on its west coast.

Finally got some photos up from my recent trip to Tofino: www.bcrobyn.com/2025/06/what...

A Love Letter to the Okanagan Valley: Sunshine, Wine, and Contemporary Cool Vibes - BCRobyn The Okanagan is a complete change of scenery from Vancouver and the Rockies. It's a five-hour drive away but it feels like a world away.

The Okanagan always surprises international tourists who would never fathom that such a place could exist in Canada: www.bcrobyn.com/2025/06/a-lo...

Last-Minute Camping in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho: What You Really Need to Know - BCRobyn Trying to camp in Banff, Jasper, or Yoho without a reservation this summer? Here's what you need to know—rules, realities, official sites, and last-minute options that might just save your trip.

Inspired by a Reddit post where an American couple wanted to know if they could show up in Banff in July for a spontaneous camping trip honeymoon, I tried to set the reality check: www.bcrobyn.com/2025/06/last...

Absentmindedly stared down Michael Stipe and all of REM inside Vancouver’s Opus Hotel restaurant, Elixir, while they were sitting down eating brunch and I was waiting for a host to serve me.

This Quiet Corner of Canadian Wine Country Is an Idyllic Summer Escape Here’s why you should head to the scenic South Okanagan region of British Columbia this summer.

Finally, a travel piece that does the Okanagan justice! www.vogue.com/article/sout...

B.C. government says more oversight coming for dysfunctional municipalities | CBC News The ongoing dysfunction in the City of Kamloops has gotten so bad that the B.C. government is considering major changes to the oversight of feuding city councils across the province.

You know those B.C. municipalities where the mayor and council investigate and sue each other in a neverending cycle of dysfunction while locals wait for a general election that could take years?

The province says they want to put an end to that.

Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.

Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

... nevermind, Too Good to Go. LOL. I'll just let myself out now.

May I ask where did you get this beautiful bounty?!

Similkameen?

Seeing the Weather Station live in concert was the medicine I needed tonight.

Opening act, poet and singer songwriter Anna Tivel, was Leonard Cohenesque.

Image search results of baby orb weaver spiders.

It's hard to tell when they're that young but my educated guess is you've just hatched a nest of baby orb weaver spiders.

YouTube video by marina c The Organ - Love, Love, Love

There was once an all-female band in Vancouver called The Organ who were effectively exactly that: youtu.be/wbEt1_0K-jM?...

Muskoka chairs on a deck overlooking Falcon Lake at Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba.

My heart goes out to all the folks impacted by the Manitoba wildfires. I read that Whiteshell Provincial Park is under evacuation, which was where I spent some time many years ago; a gorgeous summer holiday destination in the Canadian shield. I hope everyone there is safe.

"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

planners: metro vancouver will not be one mega city, but instead a patchwork of different regions with their own unique municipalities

people: very cool

planners: one of those regions will be the tri-cities

people: will they have 3 municipalities?

planners: they will have 5.

Wild roses grow at Murakami Garden

A close up of bright magenta wild rose blooms with green foliage

The roses are in bloom at the Murakami Garden at Britannia Shipyards.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Opinion: Canada needs an architecture policy And by ‘architecture’ we shouldn’t just think of buildings. We should think of buildings and landscapes as well as transportation infrastructure, plazas and parkways as elements of the built environme...

“Canada needs a national architecture policy,” writes @toondreessen.bsky.social in the Globe & Mail. He makes a strong case, citing past Canadian successes and inspiration from nations around the world. #CanadaStrong

PNE Summer Night Concerts 2025 The 2025 PNE Summer Night Concerts lineup includes Flo Rida, Meghan Trainor, Leon Bridges, Wilco, Bleachers, and more at the Pacific Coliseum.

The PNE Summer Night Concerts lineup has been announced including Flo Rida, Counting Crows, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bleachers, Leon Bridges, Marianas Trench, Sean Paul, Wilco, Foreigner, Tom Cochrane, Meghan Trainor, Rainbow Kitten Surprise

...and I hope the TBD acts are women.
#vancouver

will unironically buy the nardwuar nike collab shoes

what a world that this is a real thing

sneakernews.com/2025/05/06/n...