30th May 2009
Iona Beach Regional Park + new patio light
I google-mapped Iona Beach last night and decided to check out this place that I’ve never been to even though it’s super close to where I live. I wanted to take pictures of birds, with my Zuiko 50-200mm telephoto lens combined with my 2x tele-converter. Went there quite early around 9:30AM and there were already crowds of cyclists gathered around the parking - apparently a really popular place for cycling. I saw on the map that there’s this really long/narrow pathway but I ended up not checking it out since I spent so much time in the wasteland area. After I parked I wandered into some grassy area with super narrow paths (less than a feet). It was quite challenging to walk around since not only the paths were narrow but there were thorny branches that stuck out from everywhere. I didn’t see too many birds probably due to the strong winds, but I did saw a huge amount of blue tailed damselfly and I think they are fairly common in Vancouver. I took quite a few shots of them (had to lay on the ground to get close) with my Sigma 105mm macro lens. The lens was so sharp… Anyway that place was like a maze. I got lost and had to use the GPS navigation on my Blackberry to locate myself….
In the afternoon I went to the Home Depot to check out some mosquito repellent/lantern that I could use in the patio. Ended up getting this lantern made by “Cutter”, that has an oil-filled tank and all I have to do is to light up the wick and let it burn. It says one bottle of oil lasts 12 hours.. we’ll see. I also bought a set of six patio lights (come with the power supply as well). They were quite pricey but suited my needs.. I thought they were easy to install (really should have been easy) but due to the fact that I had to make sure all wires are hidden inside the fence (where I set them up) plus there were plants around some of the places where I set them up, I got super tired (and dirty). I think I spent around two hours screwing / nailing them in place, plus wiring them up so that I could control the lights from inside the house. Now it’s all done and they look AWESOME. Pretty happy with the result 
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