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Coastal Conditionals: Calm. — 落ち着いて — — “Ochitsuite” — (ochee-‘ts-weet-eh) ••• #staycalm • #calm • #calmwaters • #zenlikehell • #becalm • #becalmbekindbesafe • #peaceofmind ••• iPhone photos by @maekengo of @christopherlylesmall • Shot #onlocation at Spanish Banks, (east beach), West Point Grey, Vancouver, B.C. 🇨🇦 ••• #spanishbanks • #coastalconditionals • #smallstudiodesign • (at Spanish Banks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIIF0TgBSkH/?igshid=9nqptx70o3py

Coastal Conditionals: Deep CoVid? Nowhere’s better than Deep Cove to calmly & quietly sit out this pandemic. #staypositive • #staysafe • #stayhealthy • #zenlikehell • iPhone photo by @christopherlylesmall @smallstudiodesign Shot #onlocation at Deep Cove, North Vancouver. B.C. (at Deep Cove Marina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDnUbTBO0b/?igshid=1vsn03d5j5mxz

On This Day — (October 2017) — “Welcome to Rainbow Country” — I do like the little reminders from my iPhone Photos app — especially when the memories are simple & bring joy. I don’t archive much of anything negative, because the bad stuff doesn’t need to live on. Always remember the good times! Right? ••• #onthisday • #memories ••• ||>> iPhone Memories — photos & videos by @christopherlylesmall @smallstudiodesign ••• Shot #onlocation @ Ferguson Point, above Third Beach, Stanley Park, The Wallace Shipyards, Shipyards District, City of North Vancouver, The Park & Tilford Gardens, Brooksbank, District of North Vancouver & a couple of gorgeous Sechelt First Nations totems.* _______________ * from a recent trip to the Sunshine Coast for weekend stay at The Sunshine Zen Buddhist Meditation Centre, near Halfmoon Bay, B.C. — enjoyed a Silent Meditation Retreat, late September, 2017 — Meditation — an awesome way to clear the mind & reopen the spirit & reawaken to the simple truth, beauty & pleasures of our world. #zenlikehell • #welcometorainbowcountry • #rainbowcountry • #coastalconditionals • #enjoycoastsalish • #smallstudiodesign • (at Ferguson Point (udde i Kanada, British Columbia)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5CYDpht1X/?igshid=zewvzfrhdpm9

Coastal Conditionals: Zen like Hell • “The warmth of autumn’s palette is offset by a tingle of chill.” — @christopherlylesmall iPhone photo by @smallstudiodesign , shot on location at Spanish Banks, Point Grey, Vancouver. • #coastalconditionals • #zenlikehell • #vividvancouvervistas • #smallstudiodesign • (at Spanish Banks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFy1T5-hwpC/?igshid=1uc5szbnz84wk

Smallstudio Films presents ... “SLOW aglow” — a sequential series of early morning meditations #mybalconymyview #zenlikehell #morninginspiration #morningmeditations #easternsunrise #augustsunrise #hastingssunrise #eastvillage #eastvillagevancouver #easterngaze #vancouverviews #easternedenevan • iPhone videos in regular video mode & #timelapse #timelapsevideo mode — Shot at 05:50–06:20 AM PACIFIC — #onlocation at Smallstudio, in Grandview-Woodlands, East Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦 by @smallstudiodesign @christopherlylesmall — #smallstudiofilms #smallstudiodesign (at Smallstudio Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NPKe5BiKC/?igshid=11tqzzejj4xjl

CSI eVan (Chris.Small Investigates): My Eastern Eden — walk about thru my eVan neighbourhood of Grandview-Woodlands ... (WARNING: video may cause relaxation #zenlikehell || Walk with me to uncover some interesting historical tidbits among the lush greenery & flora of summertimes gardens. Featuring: WILGA (1908-9) — classic Belle Epoch Queen-Anne mansion, now part of St. Francis of Assisi Church & Parish. Built for Australian immigrant William Miller, w/brother, John J. Miller, arrived from drought ridden New South Wales to British Columbia 🇨🇦, 1903 w/family to rebuild lost fortunes. As Real Estate Speculators & Auctioneers in frontier boomtown economy up in BC's Interior & North, a fortune was made |**See earlier IG post on "KURRAJONG" || Both homes named after native Australian bushes. The Aussies architectural legacy beautifully manifested; their devotion to Canada w/many civic events started; incl. Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) WILGA sits nr Grandview Hill's peak; 3rd Flr offer unobstructed views to City, harbour & mountains. Unfortunately their quick rise lead to quick demise; 1913's preWWI Depression, the Millers hung on as long as possible but slowly relinquished ownership. By early 1920s, Franciscan monks took over WILGA - for awhile a monastery (up to 16 Friars lived here).  By 1939, the Catholic Diocese decided to relocate to Broadway & Victoria; so this Romanesque Revival Church built. WILGA’S resident monks vacated, 1990 & it became The Rectory for The Parish Priest of St. Francis. • Exterior: classic proportions, symmetry, scale & grandeur handled w/restraint & minimal remodels, grounds & gardens extend btwn Napier & Parker Sts. • Interior: original woodwork remains (except upstairs, retrofit for 16 monks) Now, Fr. Eugenio’s home, Wilga's lovingly maintained (on min.budget). * “The world that created these places no longer exists,” ~ Michael Kluckner, Historian/Writer/Artist, (Vanishing Vancouver), “... maybe it does, [only] people with that kind of wherewithal want new houses.” * Advocate Rezoning Adaptive Reuse of Heritage properties incl. business (office/restaurant), institutions, public venues. #eastvancouver (at St. Francis of Assisi Neighbour)

Coastal Conditionals: Every morning, every night Mother Nature puts on a Show, no two alike. Whether we attend, whether or not we like, the show’s there anyway, for our soul to mend. [👈🏼 slides] #happyfriday #victoriadayweekend #zenlikehell #longweekend #coastalconditionals #canadianpacific #canadiansunset #englishbay #spanishbanks #pacificnorthwest #britishcalifornia #smallstudiofilms #smallstudiodesign (at Spanish Banks)

Friday: KEEP CALM & ZEN LIKE HELL ~> made it from Metrotown to Mountain ⛰ #meditation in under an hour. #tgif #tgifridays #fridaymood #zenlikehell #calm #zen #zenmeditation #viewfromthetop #cypressmountain #smallstudiodesign (at Cypress Mountain)