A foggy morning, cold and damp. We head off to Fort Langley, the birthplace of BC. The site of the original Hudson's Bay trading post, and now a national park.
A lovely small town atmosphere permeates this quaint and historic little village. Most of the newer building following guidelines to maintain the continuity. It is a coveted place to live.
We drove by the antique cemetery, with the fog rolling past, perfect for a Halloween month.
There is a restored train station complete with a caboose.
Antique stores abound, with shoes stores, restaurants, coffee shops and churches all lining the streets. You might even recognize the Fort Langley Hall, from various movies on TV.
During my college years I worked weekends at this tiny building, in exchange for watercolor lessons. Every time a train passed by, not further than 3 feet from the walls, I would have to run and grab all the pottery falling off of the shelves.
Fort Langley remains a favorite place for us to slip back into time, and always offers some great photo opportunities.
I love little excursions like this, complete with spooky, foggy, cemeteries. Watercolor lessons? How about showing us some of your artwork.
ReplyDeleteI love spending an afternoon roaming the street (yes, singular) of Ft. Langley. I usually spend my time visiting my favourite art galleries there and scheming of ways I can come up with the cash to buy some of the work I see on display.
ReplyDeleteSounds very charming and quaint. Love the pictures you took. Also, the boat being used as shelves in the first pic is great!
ReplyDeleteI love historic villages like this. I hope I get a chance to see it someday. Thanks for the mini-tour;)
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Loved this colorful autumn post, Jen, especially the photos of the antique cemetery (In any season, I'm a nut for old cemetaries!)
ReplyDeleteIt was really fun to spend the morning there, and the fog was a great bonus.
ReplyDeleteI am a nut for old gravestones, markers, and cemetaries also. And this time of year, I guess is the perfect time to spook everyone out, and post them.
Jen
I love the old cemetery photos! I do a lot of genealogy research so spent quite a bit of time in cemeteries. Some of the stones in your photo are very old. They do make wonderful shots for Halloween:-)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a really neat place to visit. Those pics of the cementery are so great!
ReplyDeleteI'm with flydragon-how about some artwork pics?
It's always strange to go back to the college town, or to a place that you lived a lifetime ago. You see it with new eyes, but also with its many ghosts of the past.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your blog every day! It's truly a highlight of the day for me. Loved this post -- everything about it. I'm a genealogy enthusiast too, so when I see graveyards I think "history," not so much spooky! ;o) So wonderful getting to know this little village through you and your photos.
ReplyDeleteJen - I have to add something. My husband was walking by the computer as I was finishing that last comment. I asked him to sit down by me and I told him a little about you as we scrolled down your blog to look at your incredible photos. My husband is not what you would call "an enthusiastic blogger." Truth be told, he has no patience for it, but as I scrolled down your blog to show him all your photos he kept saying, "Wow!!!" and various other superlatives! Yup, you've won him over! ;o)
ReplyDeleteFlydragon & Susie, it has been so long since I broke out the watercolors, in fact I don't even know where any of the painting that I did are. Besides much as I loved them, I really find that the photography allows me to express what I see better.
ReplyDeleteCarolynn, there are some amazing shops just off of the beaten path. I love that little cookware shop. And my sister used to hang out in the coffee shop every morning after dropping the kids off at school. She became a regular, then you know, you have it bad.
Suzanne, you really have made my day. I am glowing with happiness, another blogger in the making. You might have to get another computer, LOL.
Jen
My husband and I have British Columbia on our list of places to explore...When we have the time and money, we can use your posts and photos as our guide!
ReplyDeleteFantastic Photographs Jen! What a wonderful way to spend the day! I loved the tour:)
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