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I find all these 2012 predictions pretty hilarious. So being that its way to cold to go out shooting I came up with the end of the world or at least Vancouver. :)

What is the Mayan Calendar 2012 Connection?

Unlike our familiar 12 month, 365 day Gregorian calendars, the 5,125 year Mayan long count calendar is a non-repeating, vigesimal (Base-20) countdown calendar. That is, rather than being a monthly wall chart on which to record birthdays, anniversaries and dental appointments, the Mayan long count calendar quite simply counts down from one date to another. The start date that the Mayans gave to their calendar equates to about 11 August 3,114 BC in our Gregorian calendar, and it ends on a date that approximates to 23 December 2012. There are now all kinds of theories as to what the outcome of might be when the countdown finally reaches its conclusion in December 2012, but some people already fear the worst!

After a long time away from the computer and the camera. I came back with my rendition of what Vancouver would look like after Apocalyptic Eclipse. Hope you all like and I should be posting more frequently.

The moon was from last years lunar eclipse. The skyline is taken near the convention centre.

No Christmas is complete without a toy for yourself. I picked this guy up last minute. Merry Christmas to all of you fellow flickirties. Let 2011 be the greatest year yet for all the camera lovers out there.

The earliest written records of the St. Bernard breed are from monks at the hospice at the Great St Bernard Pass in 1707, with paintings and drawings of the dog dating even earlier.
The most famous St. Bernard to save people at the pass was Barry (sometimes spelled Berry), who reportedly saved somewhere between 40 and 100 lives. There is a monument to Barry in the Cimetière des Chiens, and his body was preserved in the Natural History Museum in Berne.
According to legend, the brandy was used to warm the bodies of trapped people in avalanches or snow before help came