Perfect Majesty

This image is taken of Whistler Mountain on a warm day near the end of the ski season, mid April 2012. At this time the snow disappears from the lower tree canopies and becomes slushy and sticky - difficult to ski on as the underside can stick to the snow and slow you down. However the peak of Whistler and Blackcomb Glacier remain open well into July for summer skiers. 

Feathered Tangles

The sea is rich with all sorts of anemones, such as pictured here in Vancouver Aquarium, a nonprofit society dedicated to the conservation of sea life. It opened in 1956, and has been visited by 30 million people since that time. The aquarium was Canada's first and it developed a reputation as a modern response to changing conservation and aquatic protection needs.