Caterpillar

Dad loved taking pictures of bugs and flowers, especially after our move to Victoria in the early seventies and he was able to indulge his passion in our back yard. But this bug shot dates back to our house in Montreal in 1970.

Funky Phone Booth

Who ya gonna call? In 1971 along Government Street in front of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, if you were going to call someone, you'd plunk your dime (yes, only a dime) into this nifty looking pay phone. And look, kids! It has one of them old-timey rotary dials!

Peddle Car

Why yes, Officer. I did get my driver's license from a CrackerJack box. Why do you ask?

Then and Now: Centennial Ledge

Anyone want to guess when this picture was taken? Why, yes. 1971. How could you tell? 1971 was the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation and Victoria was all decked out in Anniversary decorations. Dad took this pic of the Ledge in the fall of 1971. Compared to the picture below that I took of the Ledge last summer, not much has changed. The trees are bigger, of course. But the other change I see is that vehicle traffic is no longer allowed along the walkway right in front of the main stairs.

Flower Friday!