A field notebook, kept in the openhttps://rosschurchley.com/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/16-everett-braided-fence/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/16-everett-braided-fence/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BILvOhvV_ZF6dy4.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A fence made of braided wood></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/15-everett-purple-plant/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/15-everett-purple-plant/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DYAbuzkO_Z2cGkO5.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=Purple flowers bloom on a leafy plant></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/14-everett-rock-duckling/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/14-everett-rock-duckling/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BqKa5lTN_5ciPE.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A duckling struggles to stay atop a rock at the edge of a pond></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/13-everett-manfreds-meadow/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/13-everett-manfreds-meadow/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CmUR2VHU_1Rrco7.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=Bare trees frame a park bench></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/12-everett-mallard/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/12-everett-mallard/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.Cdf7g1TD_Z2wrm6P.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A mallard swims across a pond></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/11-everett-regrowth/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/11-everett-regrowth/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BHewS4Z3_ZV1o7N.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A small plant grows from an old log in a pond></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/10-sky-beach/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/10-sky-beach/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.UGQwzw4A_Z247mHc.webp" width=2304 height=3072 alt=A seabird flies above a quiet beach></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/09-sky-cloudburst/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/09-sky-cloudburst/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CNxHRZk2_Z2mXNVH.webp" width=3072 height=2304 alt=Golden light breaks through dark clouds></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/08-sky-floatplane/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/08-sky-floatplane/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.paHSfnoP_Z7JhS0.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A small floatplane flies above a bank of clouds></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/07-sky-burnaby/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/07-sky-burnaby/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BWc44zNu_Z1C8b5O.webp" width=3024 height=4032 alt=Sun shines through broken clouds above a lilypad-covered lake></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/06-sky-clouds/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/06-sky-clouds/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CrzO_vJN_Z1nqWST.webp" width=2304 height=3072 alt=Sunlight illuminates a sea of clouds from above></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/05-sky-mississippi/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/05-sky-mississippi/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.B3friqPf_ZKw0wb.webp" width=2448 height=3264 alt=Sunset clouds glow over a calm river></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/04-sky-contrail/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/04-sky-contrail/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.COXMS7yR_12VT0f.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=Two narrow contrails cross a blue sky with scattered clouds></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/03-autumn-fishing/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/03-autumn-fishing/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CytpD6li_1T9eom.webp" width=4032 height=3024 alt=A fisherman stands at the edge of a reed-lined pond></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/02-autumn-pumpkins/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/02-autumn-pumpkins/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CMgyHDpM_2eLaM.webp" width=1920 height=2571 alt=Pumpkins ripening in a field></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/01-autumn-tru/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/10/01-autumn-tru/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DgfE5duF_ZqKhTA.webp" width=1536 height=2048 alt=An autumn tree beside a bench overlooking a park></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/30-autumn-maple/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/30-autumn-maple/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CHjR9THV_zL32L.webp" width=3872 height=2592 alt=Red maple leaves against a soft blue background></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/29-autumn-fall/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/29-autumn-fall/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DREJmP8P_fUVR1.webp" width=3702 height=2478 alt=Orange autumn leaves scattered across green grass></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/28-autumn-crow/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/28-autumn-crow/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.Nd8q3oIu_Z1vw6PA.webp" width=3872 height=2592 alt=A crow perches on a pier with a foggy river and autumn foliage in the background></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/27-autumn-castle/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/27-autumn-castle/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DYBXvnbl_27y712.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=Autumn foliage above and below a stone wall></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/26-boats-ferry-appears/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/26-boats-ferry-appears/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.Bt4Dvf11_Z2kvFCi.webp" width=1024 height=768 alt=A ferry appears to emerge from a completely white void, i.e. the overexposed white half of the photo.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/25-boats-navigational-aids/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/25-boats-navigational-aids/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BO3z44ga_1qA6oN.webp" width=4049 height=2278 alt=Several posts, daybeacons, light towers, and other aids to marine navigation mark the channel between Sturgeon Bank and Roberts Bank. Marsh vegetation is visible in the foreground.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/24-boats-choppy-buoy/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/24-boats-choppy-buoy/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DVd9xgeb_Z1oE9tO.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=A red buoy on choppy waters, with a thin strip of green marshy land on the other side of the channel.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/23-boats-tofino-lighthouse-sunset/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/23-boats-tofino-lighthouse-sunset/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DliJlLEV_Z1Ft889.webp" width=1083 height=725 alt=The orange silhouette of a lighthouse building and tower while waves crash onto the beach in the foreground.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/22-boats-radar-reflector/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/22-boats-radar-reflector/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DHrgiIvL_bFvl3.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=A structure shaped like two flat slatted circles intersecting at an angle stands in a (visually) thin band of water between yellow and green marsh plants in the foreground and tall blue mountains in the distant background.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/2026/pythagorean-theorem/https://rosschurchley.com/2026/pythagorean-theorem/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/pythagoras.RuUu_Drb_2cNRHI.webp" width=3200 height=1800 alt=A visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem></figure><p>The Pythagorean theorem states that, for a right triangle with side lengths <math><mi>a</mi></math>, <math><mi>b</mi></math> and hypotenuse <math><mi>c</mi></math>:</p> <math display="block"><msup><mi>a</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>+</mo><msup><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mi>c</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>.</mi></math> <p>There are many proofs, but my favourite is a proof by diagram. Arrange four copies of the triangle in a square with side length <math><mi>a</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>b</mi></math> in two different ways. In the first the leftover space forms two squares of area <math><msup><mi>a</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></math> and <math><msup><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></math> respectively. In the other, the leftover space is a single square of area <math><msup><mi>c</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></math>.</p> <p>This proof makes for a neat design that I used for my latest watercolour-on-wood experiment.</p>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/21-boats-daybeacon-mountains-sunset/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/21-boats-daybeacon-mountains-sunset/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BvZWlHB__Y38dQ.webp" width=1083 height=725 alt=A starboard-hand daybeacon marks a rocky outcropping on the sea at sunset. The wake of a small boat traces a straight line across the still water. Purple mountains and a hazy, pink-orange sunset are in the background.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/20-boats-daybeacon-driftwood/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/20-boats-daybeacon-driftwood/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.Barm1KS9_Z1tJsrc.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=Driftwood is piled up on a marshy shore in front of a port hand daybeacon. The port at Roberts Bank is visible in the far distance.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/19-birds-beach-robin/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/19-birds-beach-robin/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BzC7MjNf_ToWA0.webp" width=725 height=1083 alt=A robin perches on a piece of driftwood on a sandy beach.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/18-birds-eating-hawk/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/18-birds-eating-hawk/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.ClBl8e7u_ZgMLUf.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=A hawk keeps watch from a tree branch in between bites of its prey.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/17-birds-duck-formation/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/17-birds-duck-formation/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.B9DKig58_Zoq5gs.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=Two male mallards, two female mallards, and one bufflehead duck swim in formation along a pond.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/16-birds-gull-food/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/16-birds-gull-food/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DNELhIJl_26OIpJ.webp" width=1086 height=724 alt=An immature gull in flight carries a bit of food in its beak.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/15-birds-crow-sunning/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/15-birds-crow-sunning/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.B7DLw_tP_2nv7X3.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A crow with an open beak spreads its body on a grass lawn to sun itself.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/2026/tillicum/https://rosschurchley.com/2026/tillicum/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/cover.0QbzIYSP_1NdVej.webp" width=5376 height=3630 alt=Tillicum in property tax lineup at Vancouver City Hall (Vancouver Archives item 2011-010.379)></figure><p>Vancouver’s centennial celebrations had a mascot: Tillicum the sea otter. (Interestingly, only river otters are native to the Vancouver area, but sea otters are a big part of BC coastal history.)</p> <p>The <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca">Vancouver Archives</a> has a ton of hilarious <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/informationobject/browse?subjects=2689126&amp;topLod=0&amp;sort=relevance&amp;query=tillicum&amp;sq0=tillicum&amp;sortDir=desc">photos of Tillicum</a>. Here are a few of my favourites:</p> <figure><div class="gallery-grid"><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_Z1eiYUO.webp" srcset="/_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_Z1R8EEt.webp 640w, /_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_1rEyac.webp 750w, /_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_28kS9v.webp 828w, /_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_EqpJw.webp 1080w, /_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_n44h7.webp 1280w, /_astro/bowling.jPVmEx2M_5p2N0.webp 1668w" alt="Tillicum and a group dressed as bowling pins and a bowling ball - don’t ask me why" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="2012" height="3000" class="gallery-item__image"></div><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_Z2sstwg.webp" srcset="/_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_Z2uqRXX.webp 640w, /_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_1yRpTP.webp 750w, /_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_1h3XRD.webp 828w, /_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_Z1iDMCp.webp 1080w, /_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_CbBJC.webp 1280w, /_astro/diana.C1yjrJAH_fbVEN.webp 1668w" alt="Tillicum standing beside Prince Charles and Princess Diana cutouts" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="2019" height="3000" class="gallery-item__image"></div><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_ZdkFqg.webp" srcset="/_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_1eA3P9.webp 640w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_Z2l5xYT.webp 750w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_S7McA.webp 828w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_ZvdoEv.webp 1080w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_Z9kF5l.webp 1280w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_1KtH6K.webp 1668w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_25i2aL.webp 2048w, /_astro/phone.BmK4MA0V_ZvmBNV.webp 2560w" alt="Tillicum on the telephone at an office desk in Vancouver City Hall" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="5322" height="3636" class="gallery-item__image"></div><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_vShqK.webp" srcset="/_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_F5uFH.webp 640w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_Z2api7G.webp 750w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_17TzlA.webp 828w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_2uJrtb.webp 1080w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_1mbiTz.webp 1280w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_Z1AtO2A.webp 1668w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_Z2beOII.webp 2048w, /_astro/mayor.DlxBcaQE_uYhKb.webp 2560w" alt="Mayor Harcourt delivering speech with Tillicum in background" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="5335" height="3583" class="gallery-item__image"></div></div><figcaption>Photos of Tillicum from the Vancouver Archives (<a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/tillicum-and-group-dressed-as-bowling-pins-and-bowling-ball-4">1</a>, <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/tillicum-standing-beside-prince-charles-and-princess-diana-cutouts">2</a>, <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/tillicum-on-telephone-at-office-desk-in-vancouver-city-hall-3">3</a>, <a href="https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/mayor-harcourt-delivering-speech-with-tillicum-in-background">4</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The name Tillicum means “friend” or “people” in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_Jargon">Chinook Jargon</a>, a pidgin language used to mediate trade between white settlers and First Nations. Chinook words were then <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0433567">considered the safe choice</a> for naming things without a specific First Nation gifting a name; at the time, <a href="https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/vancouvers-journey-towards-reconciliation.aspx">reconciliation</a> had not yet begun.</p>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/14-birds-parrots/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/14-birds-parrots/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BS-aAiU3_ZCPem0.webp" width=1024 height=768 alt=A pair of blue parrots feed from a bowl over a shallow koi-filled pond.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/13-birds-goose-splashdown/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/13-birds-goose-splashdown/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DGI63kRk_Z1Oxz6C.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A Canada goose with outstretched wings splashes down into a pond.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/12-moon-eclipse/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/12-moon-eclipse/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.JiaYtzPB_Z1UmCsg.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A partially-eclipsed moon behind the faint silhouette of leaves></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/11-moon-dragon/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/11-moon-dragon/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.jp2XJPhH_Z1Oy1N3.webp" width=3072 height=2304 alt=A statue of a dragon with an open mouth appearing to bite the crescent moon></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/10-moon-crescent/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/10-moon-crescent/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.B_POKjOO_fCDu5.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=The crescent moon in a denim blue sky></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/09-moon-cn-tower/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/09-moon-cn-tower/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BwikxX4b_Z1ssEe.webp" width=1680 height=2240 alt=The moon at dusk is framed by trees and a distant CN tower></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/08-moon-plane/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/08-moon-plane/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.C1elGDTT_ZmAYrd.webp" width=4754 height=2674 alt=A plane passes in front of a quarter-moon></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/2026/allspice-is-one-spice/https://rosschurchley.com/2026/allspice-is-one-spice/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice">Allspice</a> is just one spice, namely the dried fruit of the <em>Pimenta dioica</em> plant. It’s called allspice because the English thought it combined the flavours of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.</p> <p>There’s an obvious joke in there about English cooking, so I fact-checked it. While the average 17th-century village shop only offered four spices, well-stocked grocers <a href="https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31460">had up to nineteen</a>.</p>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/07-moon-batchelor/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/07-moon-batchelor/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.Dwn6-28C_Z1iTpV1.webp" width=1536 height=2048 alt=The crescent moon hovers over a fully-silhouetted house on a hill.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/06-moon-moondog/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2026/09/06-moon-moondog/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CqNLJ2zX_Z1d8Bn8.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A partially-eclipsed moon illuminates a halo of clouds></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/2026/painting-kulshan/https://rosschurchley.com/2026/painting-kulshan/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/cover.2eiorcZP_2nYg5b.webp" width=3636 height=2727 alt=A brightly-coloured painting depicting a distant mountain under a purple, red, and pink sky.></figure><p>I’m continuing to experiment with different paint media and styles. This piece is gouache on laser cut wood. The composition is based on a photo I took back in 2007, and the style was inspired by an <a href="https://bellamyhomestudio.com/collections/diy/products/paint-by-number-art-kit-howe-sound-squamish">art kit from Meghan Bellamy</a> I recently did.</p> <figure><div class="gallery-grid"><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/C615C1F4-6B7B-45B4-80D7-47F52C93538F_1_105_c.D-G548nY_70izS.webp" srcset="/_astro/C615C1F4-6B7B-45B4-80D7-47F52C93538F_1_105_c.D-G548nY_2roF6o.webp 640w, /_astro/C615C1F4-6B7B-45B4-80D7-47F52C93538F_1_105_c.D-G548nY_Z1ngPrx.webp 750w" alt="A photo of Kulshan (Mount Baker) at sunset from across the Juan de Fuca Strait" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="768" height="1024" class="gallery-item__image"></div><div class="gallery-item"> <img src="/_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_ZaSF7i.webp" srcset="/_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_Z1bMQ2M.webp 640w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_15HKR1.webp 750w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_Z2s8c4g.webp 828w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_1qpxbO.webp 1080w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_rn838.webp 1280w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_ZryMMk.webp 1668w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_1xj87q.webp 2048w, /_astro/IMG_2565.DIbkVIqP_Z2hFCct.webp 2560w" alt="An abstract watercolour-on-wood painting of Átl’ḵa7tsem (Howe Sound) based on a design by Meghan Bellamy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="100vw" data-astro-image="full-width" data-astro-image-fit="cover" data-astro-image-pos="center" width="2814" height="3482" class="gallery-item__image"></div></div></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/12-trains-canada-line-marine/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/12-trains-canada-line-marine/Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.C3cHO_wy_Z19HL2f.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A pair of blue and silver trains travel along a curved elevated railway track.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/11-trains-canada-line-tunnel/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/11-trains-canada-line-tunnel/Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.DlIj3h96_ZXPLsY.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=An empty subway tunnel extends into the distance. The closest part of the tunnel is illuminated by a blue LED or a blacklight. The rest of the tunnel has white lights spaced at intervals.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/10-trains-skytrain-raindrops/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/10-trains-skytrain-raindrops/Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.BJMartHf_oiHSR.webp" width=1936 height=2592 alt=Raindrops streak down a window, obscuring a view of the train tracks ahead. The light suggests that the sun may be setting soon in clearer skies to the right of frame.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/09-trains-dc-metro/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/09-trains-dc-metro/Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.B_ZzbU77_ZNDzFw.webp" width=3264 height=2448 alt=A subway train is stopped at a platform. Red lights mark the edge of the platform, and the elliptical ceiling is half-illuminated.></figure>https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/08-trains-model/https://rosschurchley.com/photos/2025/07/08-trains-model/Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:12:00 GMT<figure><img src="/_astro/src.CkGJktHM_2f9BAu.webp" width=6000 height=4000 alt=A model train on an elevated track passes a green signal light.></figure>