Gavin B (@ghostflaneur) · DIRTY

Gavin B

@ghostflaneur

Leabharlannaí Ireland, Canada, Etc. MLIS and migraines. Pronouns in bio just in case someone feels a need to shoot me on the street.

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Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jun 13

All we need now is a few Cylons.

A round decorated plaza over a covered concrete space. Imagine a futuristic public area.

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Mar 28

The sun going down over Ambleside #vancouverbc

An orange sunset sweeps across a calm evening sea, the light reflecting in the still water

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Mar 22

Vancouver blossoms

Cherry blossoms bloom against a blue sky over a green lawn in evening sunlight

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Mar 22

Modern urban buildings are framed on the left by a bare tree lined with buds. A blue sea reflects a blue sky

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Mar 7

The sun sets over an ancient stone graveyard, framed by dark green trees and a grey sky above.

A stone Celtic cross rises in the centre

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Mar 2

"and the Liffey as it stank like hell"

A silver river cuts through an urban space. A sun glows through a grey overcast.

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 28

Wickla'

An old stone before cruises a river at low tide with the sun cutting through grey clouds above, making a bright reflection on the river

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 27

Hello Regina As above, so below?

A clouded sky taken from an airplane window. The clouds make a scene of featureless nothingness.

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 21

Vancouver from Ambleside (kind of) #vancouverbc

A tall bridge soars over a calm sea against a grey sky. Urban buildings rise against the horizon. There are a line of ballast rocks cutting across the foreground

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 17

Ducks

Two ducks perch on a semi submerged log in still water. The water reflects the wintery foliage around and the log flares out like wings behind the birds

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 14

Vancouver showing off again

An image of an urban bridge crossing a maritime inlet with a mountain behind

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 7

Vancouver with the sun going down.

A mottled grey and orange sky reflects down on an arc of calm ocean water framed by dark rocks of a seawall. Three sharp urban towers rise into the sky

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Feb 3

Sent this to my mother the other day. Soaree

In the foreground we see daffodils blooming against the winter grass. In the middle distance geese graze. In the background we see a large urban bridge

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 24

The shipyards at dusk #vancouverbc #northvancouver

A square pier with flags cuts out into a calm silver sea illuminated by the last light of the day. Across the water, a silhouette of a city is framed by an orange haze

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 20

Let's try this one again. The fog drowning Vancouver

A blue and silver sky is covered in a grey haze of fog with a flash of golden sunshine cutting through. Below we see a dark jetty cutting out into a calm sea

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 19

From the other night. Another entry into the Vancouver fog genre of pictures. #vancouverbc

An orange sun burns through the grey fog drifting over the dark shadows of the forest on the left while the sea beside is silver

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 19

Nuit #1 by Anne Èmond

A movie poster for a film called Nuit #1 depicting a young woman running in the rain

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 14

Bit of light coming back to the world. #vancouver

Green trees form a V shape framing the lights off a cityscape in the distance. Behind the sky is red and grey with the sunset

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Jan 3

The North Shore Mountains in winter twilight, seen from the Seabus #vancouverbc

Dark mountains rise over a still sea with a narrow concrete jetty in the foreground.

The sharp mountain tips are covered in snow

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Dec 22

The last light of solstice 2025

A blue grey rainy sky looms over a thin line a fading yellow daylight over an urban rooftop

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Dec 7

Sunset today, #vancouverbc

A bright sun beams down the canyon formed by tall buildings on either side of the street. The pavement reflects the light in a blast of gold

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 22

View from the Seabus

A cityscape rises from a calm dark oily sea into a grey rainy nighttime sky. The central building is illuminated in blue for Christmas

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 16

I have to say that the passive voice here is something to behold.

A sign that says Beware of baseballs leaving the field of play

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 15

Apparently we've lost some buildings. #vancouverbc

A group of tall urban buildings half concealed by heavy white mist descending from above

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 15

Sings the Pogues badly while getting slowly drenched along the seawall #vancouver

A brightly lit inuchuk on the left frames a cityscape be the water on a drizzly night

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 9

Vancouver sunset

The last red orange blade of sunlight illuminates a calm ocean. Blue grey clouds overhead, silver blue sea below.

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Nov 6

We have a whatchamacallit

A wooden seat sculpture in the shape of several stacked books is installed outside a library with the library lights glowing inside

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Oct 14

The Spanish Banks, earlier

A choppy sea washes onto the sand with a low mountain in the distance under a blue evening sky.

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Sep 28

Canadian Libraries Month display.

A book display in a library setting displaying a number of books about intellectual freedom and libraries

Gavin B@ghostflaneur· Sep 27

Lion's Gate bridge from Ambleside Park somewhere

A tall lit bridge links two shadowy landmasses against a grey green rainy sky. The lights reflect overcast clouds. A dark tree frames the top of the picture