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Summer is in full swing, which is cause for celebration and an appreciation for the sunnier days, warmer weather and new seasonal growth. 

A few weeks ago, we asked you – our faculty and staff community – to share a snapshot of what has captured your attention in the great outdoors, and what's growing in your home or garden. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to send us a photo and share their comments and captions. 

And now, without further ado, take a moment to enjoy the seasonal plants, produce, herbs, blooms, and greenery submitted by your fellow colleagues.

This male Calliope Hummingbird defends his territory with an angry flash of his gorget feathers.  
Image credit: Dr. Robert Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, UBC Okanagan

 

Busy bees on flowers, UBC Botanical Gardens (June 1, 2023) 
Image credit: Alex (Hau-Ching) Kong 
Submitter: Alex Kong, ACS, UBC Vancouver
Swallowtail butterfly on blackberry bush 
Image credit: Aldona Czajewska 
Submitter: Aldona Czajewska, Campus and Community Planning, UBC Vancouver
Pea plants thriving and supporting each other (shoots with support providing support to shoots without) and reaching for the sky. 
Image credit: Gladys Ling 
Submitter: Gladys Ling, Teacher Education Office, UBC Vancouver
A cute cat in Kitsilano enjoying the flowers in June.
Image credit: Jennifer Martens 
Submitter: Jennifer Martens, Woodward Library, UBC Vancouver
My small area at my home, makes me smile every time I wake up and see those flowers! Brightens my day and brings positive vibes.
Image credit: Elizabeth Buensuceso 
Submitter: Elizabeth Buensuceso, Residence Dining, UBC Vancouver 
Clouds of pink beauty in a solid world. 
Image credit: Catherine Porter 
Submitter: Catherine Porter, UBC Applied Sciences, School of Nursing, UBC Vancouver

 

To me, flowers are happiness.
Image credit: Susan Gnanaprakasam 
Submitter: Susan Gnanaprakasam, Integrated Service Centre, UBC Vancouver
Dahlia with Dew
Image credit: Brian Bemmels - Emeritus College Photo Group
Submitter: Brian Bemmels, UBC Sauder School of Business, UBC Vancouver
Tranquility
Image credit: Ramin Rezaeianzadeh 
Submitter: Ramin Rezaeianzadeh, Department of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
I never liked risking cloudy days to watch sunsets because once you arrive, there could be too much cloud to even see the sunset. After that day, I now see the beauty and serendipity of cloud sunsets.
Image credit: Andrea Bernardo 
Submitter: Andrea Bernardo, FINDER, UBC Vancouver
The season of beautiful sunsets, cool breezes, and long conversations after a tedious day of crunching numbers and debugging cryptic lines of code is here. In a sense, it provides the luxury of not having to always wait for the weekend to take a break. 
Image credit: Arghyanil Bhattacharjee 
Submitter: Arghyanil Bhattacharjee, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Materials Engineering Department, Composites Research Network, UBC Vancouver
Time ceases to exist for those seeking to observe rhythm and flow.
Image credit: Aashay Mehta 
Submitter: Aashay Mehta, UBC School of Nursing, UBC Vancouver
balancing act
Image credit: Aishwarya Das 
Submitter: Aishwarya Das, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UBC Vancouver
 
Pause and breathe!
Image credit: Ana Laura Balanza Lopez 
Submitter: Ana Balanza, VFMP, Faculty of Medicine, Diamond Health Care Centre
Bee Love 
Image credit: Andrea Louie 
Submitter: Andrea Louie, IRP, UBC Vancouver
I like to be outdoors when off from work doing my favourite outdoor activity and exploring the beautiful mountains around the city.
Image credit: Ajay Choudhury 
Submitter: Ajay Choudhury, IRP Student Solutions, UBC Vancouver
Tulip Garden
Image credit: Amrutha Sakaray
Submitter: Amrutha Sakaray, IRP Student, UBC Vancouver
ałi kwu swiwi-numtax| we are beautiful~ ałi kwu suknaqinx | we are Okanagan ~ ałi axa/ L/tmxwula/xw | because our land is beautiful
Image credit: Zahra Sarpanah Sourkouhi 
Submitter: Zahra Sarpanah Sourkouhi, APSC, UBC Okanagan
Canadian geese and their darling offspring flourishing in Vancouver oasis.
Image credit: Armando Alcazar Magana 
Submitter: Armando Alcazar Magana, LSI, UBC Vancouver
A cloudy day on Dartmoor (Haytor - Dartmoor National Park, UK)
Image credit: Louise Harrison 
Submitter: Louise Harrison, UBC Library, UBC Vancouver
A crow observes you intently. 
Image credit: Oleksii Popov 
Submitter: Oleksii Popov, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Office of the Dean, UBC Vancouver
Photo taken from lower bridge over Lynn Creek, North Vancouver 
Image credit: Morris Pudek 
Submitter: Morris Pudek, Medicine/ Pathology/Clinical Biochemistry, UBC Vancouver
Lucky 
Image credit: Minghui Lin 
Submitter: Minghui Lin, Materials Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Tree in Coldstream Valley
Image credit: Wayne S. Sutton 
Submitter: Wayne S. Sutton, FCCS, UBC Okanagan
Mountain Bluebird, Beaver Lake Road, Winfield, British Columbia, May 21, 2023
Image credit: Michael Pidwirny 
Submitter: Michael Pidwirny, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Cocochulo & Nigra-Lombardy's highlights
Image credit: Francisco Javier B.H. 
Submitter: Francisco Javier Briseño Hernandez, Faculty of Dentistry, UBC Vancouver
Wicked Woods Music Festival, Fairmont Hot Springs, June 2023
Image credit: Erika Lachance 
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Office of Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
Welcome to the bright side of life.
Image credit: Susan Gnanaprakasam 
Submitter: Susan Gnanaprakasam, Integrated Service Centre, UBC Vancouver
Laburnum Walk
Image credit: Penelope Slack 
Submitter: Penelope Slack, Division of Neurology/Department of Medicine, Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, UBC Vancouver
The brief spring Bitterroot bloom attracts some of the most stunning bees in the Okanagan. This was shot on the Okanagan campus of UBC. 
Image credit: Dr. Robert Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, UBC Okanagan
Protect nature 
Image credit: Felicia de la Parra
Submitter: Felicia de la Parra, Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC Library, UBC Vancouver
Stunning colours of a spring flower
Image credit: Gerry Andres
Submitter: Gerry Andres, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
Time is everything we have and don't.
Image credit: Leah Watson @liamegwatson
Submitter: Leah Watson, Centre for Workplace Accessibility, UBC Vancouver
Exploring the tide pools along the shoreline of Olympic National Park (Washington)
Image credit: Lisa Wissink
Submitter: Lisa Wissink, Faculty of Medicine, Continuing Professional Development, UBC Vancouver
Purple beauties
Image credit: Jackie Shaw
Submitter: Jackie Shaw, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, UBC Vancouver
Every year I look forward to the Iris blooms in gardens around Vancouver. I document as many varieties as I can year over year!
Image credit: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna
Submitter: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna, Campus and Community Planning | Sustainability and Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Beautiful Cherry Blossoms at UBC just past the Wyman Donor Plaza next to the Old Administration Building. These blossoms bloom under the sunlight and come out only for about 2 weeks in April.
Image credit: Jeet Amritsar 
Submitter: Jeet Amritsar, VPFO - Customer Service and Informatics, UBC Vancouver
Is that a coyote outside the office door?
Image credit: Cecilia Canal 
Submitter: Cecilia Canal, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office, UBC Vancouver
Natures growth @Lynn Canyon 
Image credit: Lovelyn Macalanda
Submitter: Lovelyn Macalanda, Plant Ops., UBC Vancouver
Entangled roots of a fallen old growth
Image credit: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna
Submitter: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna, Sustainability and Engineering, Campus and Community Planning, UBC Vancouver
All shades of foliage overlooking the Iona building on UBC Vancouver Campus. Shot captured while sipping an iced latte at the Great Dane Coffee.
Image credit: Ursa Maity
Submitter: Ursa Maity, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
My favourite Azaleas 
Image credit: Peter Dodek, Emeritus College Photo Group 
Submitter: Peter Dodek, UBC Vancouver
Autumn illusion. These are actual red fruits from the tree that gave an autumn feel. 
Image credit: Lovelyn Macalanda 
Submitter: Lovelyn Macalanda, Plant Ops., UBC Vancouver
This photo was taken during my go global program at the University of Cambridge, where they have a lot of flowers all over the college.
Image credit: Xianyi Liu 
Submitter: Xianyi Liu, Commerce/Logistic and operation, UBC Vancouver
Vancouver summer at its best: clear blue skies, lush and verdant  
Image credit: Bintou Ahidjo 
Submitter: Bintou Ahidjo, UBC Vancouver ​​​
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Image credit: Jairo Arturo Jacquin Suarez
Submitter: Jairo Arturo Jacquin Suarez, UBC Vancouver
Sometimes, all you need for a good day is a friend and a green field. 
Image credit: Heeva Chavoshi 
Submitter: Heeva Chavoshi, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Admiring low tide specimens with Haida Gwaii Institute! 
Image credit: Katherine Powell 
Submitter: Katherine Powell, UBC Forestry, HG Institute, UBC Vancouver
Basking in the enchanting embrace of springtime, behold the ethereal beauty of the blossoming tree at Acadia Park, UBC family housing. A captivating moment captured in time, forever etched in our hearts. 
Image credit: Sophia Sotoudeh 
Submitter: Sophia Sotoudeh, Applied Science/Mechanical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
A propelling moth's graceful landing
Image credit: Vicki Koulouris
Submitter: Vicki Koulouris, Faculty of Dentistry, UBC Vancouver
My fish pond brings joy every time I look at it with the sound of the fountain and the 9 goldfish so active, and the new Lilly pads and flowers blooming.
Image credit: Mike Laing
Submitter: Mike Laing, University Services Building, UBC Vancouver
Green little fella has reached 15ft. (in-house plant). 
Image credit: Tom Kourkouliotis 
Submitter: Tom Kourkouliotis, Building Facilities/Stores, UBC Vancouver
Introducing Mallika, the cutest little mango sapling you'll ever see! This delightful variety is a hybrid of Neelam and Dasheri, originating in India and offering a perfect blend of sweetness and aromatic flavors. 
Image credit: Jacqueline Chan 
Submitter: Jacqueline Chan, Faculty of Education / Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre, UBC Vancouver
A peekaboo shot of my tiny cactus named Yor from the fenestrations of my Monstera Adansonii 
Image credit: Ursa Maity 
Submitter: Ursa Maity, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Our dog Maggie standing on the top of Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford basking in the June sunshine
Image credit: Hayley Tumas
Submitter: Hayley Tumas, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver
Paddleboarding with Pie @ Mabel Lake Provincial Park
Image credit: Erika Lachance
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Office of Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
Pollen Bounty: A bumble bee's tireless pursuit of golden treasures. Buzzing with determination, he proudly carries his pollen-laden loot.
Image credit: Armando Alcazar Magana
Submitter: Armando Alcazar Magana, LSI, UBC Vancouver
Tree of Life, UBC Botanical Gardens (June 1, 2023)
Image credit: Alex (Hau-Ching) Kong
Submitter: Alex Kong, ACS, UBC Botanical Gardens, UBC Vancouver
Backyarding... 
Image credit: Barbara Macedo 
Submitter: Barbara Macedo, Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver
Beautiful and stunning flowers 
Image credit: Gerry Andres 
Submitter: Gerardo Andres, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
Rabbits frolicking at Jericho Beach Park 
Image credit: Bilkiss K. 
Submitter: Bilkiss K., Technical Services, UBC Vancouver
Pale yellow flowers against a black background 
Image credit: Donna Waye
Submitter: Donna Waye, Infrastructure Development/Capital Planning/Facilities Inventory and Information Systems, UBC Vancouver
Chicory Explosion
Image credit: Brian Bemmels - Emeritus College Photo Group
Submitter: Brian Bemmels, UBC Sauder School of Business, UBC Vancouver
Beauty In front of UBCO Science Building 
Image credit: Doreen Lange 
Submitter: Doreen Lange, Student Records and Financial Services, UBC Okanagan
Finding the light. 
Image credit: Barry Jones 
Submitter: Barry Jones, Facilities, SOS team, UBC Vancouver
I still can FLY... 
Image credit: Elnaz Abdollahi 
Submitter: Elnaz Abdollahi, UBC Child Care Services, UBC Vancouver
Garden of dreams: We have all heard about why we should never stop dreaming but little around living that dream when it is right in front of you. So, I took a moment and captured these joyous tulips growing live and colourful on the UBC campus, the first tulips of my life. 
Image credit: Somaya Iqubal 
Submitter: Somaya Iqubal, Faculty of Medicine/School of Population and Public Health/HELP, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
The early summer in Vancouver is gentle. Even unknown flowers on the roadside are lovely and energetic.
Image credit: Xianyi Liu
Submitter: Xianyi Liu, Commerce/Logistic and operation, UBC Vancouver
A wonderful morning @UBC. 
Image credit: Lovelyn Macalanda
Submitter: Lovelyn Macalanda, Plant Ops., UBC Vancouver
Sun setting along the skyline of Toronto
Image credit: Faran Razi
Submitter: Faran Razi, School of Engineering/Life Cycle Management Lab, UBC Okanagan
Purple pink English Bay sunset.
Image credit: Tom Kourkouliotis
Submitter: Tom Kourkouliotis, Building Facilities/Stores, UBC Vancouver
Boats at work after the rain
Image credit: Steven Heine
Submitter: Steven Heine, Psychology, UBC Vancouver
This American Avocet forages for crustaceans in the shallow, nutrient-rich waters of Robert Lake in Kelowna.
Image credit: Dr. Robert Lalonde
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, UBC Okanagan
Vancouver skyline in May 2023 taken from Kayak in səl̓ilw̓ət just off Spanish Banks beach, showcasing how close city and nature are in Vancouver.
Image credit: Felix Wiesner
Submitter: Felix Wiesner, Forestry/Wood Science, UBC Vancouver
Neck Point Park at Sunset Beach in Nanaimo. The overhead skies reflect a beautiful backdrop of pine trees and a sandy beach on a spring morning. 
Image credit: Jeet Amritsar 
Submitter: Jeet Amritsar, VPFO - Customer Service and Informatics, UBC Vancouver
Birthday sunrise 
Image credit: Michelle Fischer 
Submitter: Michelle Fischer, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC Vancouver
Golden Summer, English Bay, Vancouver 
Image credit: Tanya Jensen Kabir 
Submitter: Tanya Jensen, Department of Asian Studies, UBC Vancouver
Warm colours sunset.
Image credit: Tom Kourkouliotis
Submitter: Tom Kourkouliotis, Building Facilities/Stores, UBC Vancouver
Immersed in serenity, behold the breathtaking beauty of Gorge Waterway in Victoria‚ a mesmerizing symphony of nature's wonders
Image credit: Olha Yermolenko
Submitter: Olha Yermolenko, VSE, UBC Vancouver
Day's End
Image credit: Hari Mailvaganam
Submitter: Hari Mailvaganam, UBC IT, UBC Vancouver
Early morning sunrise at Babine Lake.
Image credit: Kevin Phelan
Submitter: Kevin Phelan, Facilities Energy and Water Services, UBC Vancouver
Just a neat picture of celestial submariners 
Image credit: Mohammad Ghodsi
Submitter: Mohammad Ghodsi, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Mystic beauty of the moon on the Coast 
Image credit: Beatrice Schreiber 
Submitter: Christopher Schreiber, Physiotherapy, UBC Vancouver
Frame from a timelapse of stars above gyảaGang (Respect to Bill Reid Pole) by Haida artist Jim Hart, located on traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.
Image credit: Felix Wiesner 
Submitter: Felix Wiesner, Forestry/Wood Science, UBC Vancouver
Lost Lagoon, nature and light inspire.
Image credit: Tom Kourkouliotis
Submitter: Tom Kourkouliotis, Building Facilities/Stores, UBC Vancouver
Life on our tiny balcony - Downtown Vancouver
Image credit: Timea Oroszi
Submitter: Timea Oroszi, UBC Urologic Sciences, UBC Vancouver
Morning sun illuminating the moss in Green Point Campground (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve)
Image credit: Douglas Race
Submitter: Douglas Race, Centre for Aging SMART, Robert Ho Research Centre
I got 99 problems but my plant ain't one
Image credit: Susan Gnanaprakasam
Submitter: Susan Gnanaprakasam, Integrated Service Centre UBC Vancouver 
Duckling and mother on Burnaby Central Park lower pond, 8 June 2023, 8:30am.
Image credit: Zoe Beavis
Submitter: Zoe Beavis, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, Burnaby Hospital
Cheakamus Lake (Whistler) in the middle of May. 
Image credit: Yu (Deborah) Deng
Submitter: Yu (Deborah) Deng, Pathology/Karsan Lab, BC Cancer Research Institute
Enjoying the marina in downtown Kelowna just before the sunset.
Image credit: Anita Veal 
Submitter: Anita Veal, Okanagan School of Education, UBC Okanagan
Buntzen Lake
Image credit: Darcy Wong
Submitter: Darcy Wong, Child Care Services Administration Building, UBC Vancouver
Peek-a-boo view of the water
off Wreck Beach
Image credit: Megan Brand 
Submitter: Megan Brand, UBC Press, UBC Vancouver
Capturing the late-afternoon sun peeking through the trees after a picnic with friends near Jericho Beach!
Image credit: Izzie Bjonness-Jacobsen
Submitter: Izzie Bjonness-Jacobsen, Go Global, UBC Vancouver
Racoons in Vancouver (Musqueam First Nation)
Image credit: Natalliia Stepova
Submitter: Natalliia Stepova, Department of Civil Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Constellation petunias
Image credit: Carmen de Hoog
Submitter: Carmen de Hoog, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Spring visitor in my back yard
Image credit: Freda Moraes
Submitter: Freda Moraes, Civil Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Carney Pond birds
Image credit: Amir Ardestani-Jaafari
Submitter: Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, Management, UBC Okanagan
Reaching for the moon 
Image credit: Christine Thompson 
Submitter: Christine Thompson, Computer Science, UBC Vancouver
Birds in Carney Pond
Image credit: Amir Ardestani-Jaafari
Submitter: Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, Management, UBC Okanagan
Sea of tulips 
Image credit: Shruti Tophkhane 
Submitter: Shruti Tophkhane, Medicine/Life Sciences Centre/Richman Lab, UBC Vancouver
A purple camas flower in full bloom on 'Xoxdel', an uninhabited Gulf Island. 'Xoxdel' is an abundant forest garden and is the site of a 40+ year long UBC Forestry project on Song Sparrows.
Image credit: Ebba Hooft Toomey 
Submitter: Ebba Hooft Toomey, UBC Forestry, UBC Vancouver
View of Mount Sedgewick and the beautiful backdrop from the roof of the Chan Center building.
Image credit: Jeet Amritsar
Submitter: Jeet Amritsar, VPFO - Customer Service and Informatics, UBC Vancouver
My mother told me not to take photos into the sun - but at sunset on June 13th it seemed the right thing to do. This is the view from the deck outside my home office taken with a better camera than my Mother's cardboard box camera!
Image credit: David William Boyd
Submitter: David William Boyd, Mathematics, School of Population & Public Health, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
A Western Screech-owl escapes the heat perching on a low cliff face in the central Okanagan Valley. Western Screech-owls are a nocturnal owl threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and these owls are a part of ongoing research at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Image credit: Megan A. Buers
Submitter: Megan A. Buers, The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science/ Biology/ Dr. Karen Hodges, UBC Okanagan
Duck Life! 
Image credit: Santanu Sasidharan 
Submitter: Santanu Sasidharan, PHAS, UBC Vancouver
Happy place. 
Image credit: Ana Laura Balanza Lopez 
Submitter: Ana Balanza, VFMP, Faculty of Medicine, Diamond Health Care Centre
The tale of two Dougs: When Doug met Big Lonely Doug (Canada's second tallest Douglas Fir, left standing in a clear cut in Port Renfrew, BC)
Image credit: Alice Lam
Submitter: Douglas Race, Centre for Aging SMART, Robert Ho Research Centre
Slow down, relax, and enjoy the moment. Wicked Woods Music Festival, 2023
Image credit: Erika Lachance
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Office of Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
My little friend
Image credit: Brian Zackon 
Submitter: Brian Zackon, Faculty of Medicine/Academic Finance, Hospital sites
Backyard baby robins
Image credit: Cheryl Celenk
Submitter: Cheryl Celenk, Enrolment Services, UBC Vancouver
Eerie night @UBC grounds.
Image credit: Lovelyn Macalanda
Submitter: Lovelyn Macalanda, Plant Ops., UBC Vancouver
Dandelions make good eating
Image credit: Karen E. Hodges
Submitter: Karen Hodges, Science, Biology, UBC Okanagan
The beauty of nature on a tranquil day at UBC Golf Club. A perfect harmony of serenity and sporting bliss. This scene invites you to step into a world where time slows down, worries fade away, and the joy of the game merges seamlessly with the wonders of Mother Nature.
Image credit: Sophia Sotoudeh
Submitter: Sophia Sotoudeh, Applied Science/ Mechanical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Life. No Rush.
Image credit: Olga Arlitt
Submitter: Olga Arlitt, FinOps, UBC Vancouver
A droplet captured by an Epimedium leaf at the VanDusen Botanical Garden just a few blocks from where I live.
Image credit: Nicholas Richardson
Submitter: Nicholas Richardson, Mathematics, UBC Vancouver
A Black-necked Stilt takes a break from foraging to do some grooming.
Image credit: Dr. Robert Lalonde
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, UBC Okanagan
Early bloomers peek-a-boo
Image credit: Jackie Shaw
Submitter: Jackie Shaw, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, UBC Vancouver
Salt Spring Island fish pond
Image credit: Karen Tong
Submitter: Karen Tong, Faculty of Arts, Arts/Theatre and Film, UBC Vancouver
Water Peace
Image credit: Ève Poudrier
Submitter: Ève Poudrier, Arts/School of Music, UBC Vancouver
Spring hummingbird
Image credit: Penelope Slack
Submitter: Penelope Slack, Division of Neurology/Department of Medicine, Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, UBC Vancouver
Juvenile Western Painted Turtle in the UBCO pond
Image credit: Stephanie French
Submitter: Stephanie French, UBCO Sustainability Office, Campus Planning, UBC Okanagan
In this picture I tried to capture the peace that I was feeling when I visited the Manitoba garden. 🧡The green and blue mixed perfectly.
Image credit: Sindy Ochoa
Submitter: Sindy Ochoa, Emergency department research team, UBC Vancouver, Vancouver General Hospital
No individual can win a game by himself.
Image credit: Sioban McCormick
Submitter: Sioban McCormick, Aging, Mobility, & Cognitive Health Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, UBC Vancouver
Tree of many flowers near a soccer field in Burnaby
Image credit: Camila Minutti
Submitter: Camila Minutti, Faculty of Arts/Asian Studies, UBC Vancouver
A close look revealed the amazing beauty and complexity of these pussy willow buds. The surrounding distractions in the scene were removed using Adobe Lightroom Classic Software.
Image credit: Paul Steinbok - UBC Emeritus College Photo Group
Submitter: Paul Steinbok, Medicine/ surgery/neurosurgery, UBC Vancouver
This is a small flower, don't judge it, let it grow up.
Image credit: Kris Zhenrui Wu
Submitter: Kris Wu, Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Close-up of delicate pink flowers basking in the warm embrace of the sun.
Image credit: Oleksii Popov
Submitter: Oleksii Popov, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Office of the Dean, UBC Vancouver
Those beautiful flowers were captured in one on my walks. If I had to describe it, I will say, perfectly colourful. 🧡 I really love those ones.
Image credit: Sindy Ochoa
Submitter: Sindy Ochoa, Emergency department research team, UBC Vancouver, Vancouver General Hospital
Warm spring sunsets downtown Kelowna with our heart dog Pie <3
Image credit: Erika Lachance
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Office of Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
Mountain Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium montanum), vulnerable according to the IUCN red list, yet hundreds of them thrive at Mission Creek, Kelowna. Here in full bloom, mid-May.
Image credit: Fabio Mologni
Submitter: Fabio Mologni, Science, UBC Okanagan
Beautiful wildflowers near University Village by UBC
Image credit: Jennifer Martens
Submitter: Jennifer Martens, Woodward Library, UBC Vancouver
Nitobe Memorial Garden on a sunny spring day 
Image credit: Camila Minutti 
Submitter: Camila Minutti, Faculty of Arts/Asian Studies, UBC Vancouver
Nitobe Memorial Garden 
Image credit: Jairo Arturo Jacquin Suarez 
Submitter: Jairo Arturo Jacquin Suarez, UBC Vancouver
May 25 2023. One of my resident backyard hummingbirds having a snack on their favourite fuchsia flower. Took a burst of two dozen shots on my stock Nikon 3100 with 200mm lens and was lucky enough to have one decent shot. This could be one of the month-old twin siblings.
Image credit: Joel Agatep
Submitter: Joel Agatep, ISC Service Delivery, UBC Vancouver
There is always hope! It always burns within my heart. Now, hope tells me, I found you. Finally, found you, there is always hope to see that there is beauty despite all of the difficulties!
Image credit: Sara Shahba
Submitter: Sara Shahba, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Rhodos from my bedroom balcony
Image credit: Laurel Evans
Submitter: Laurel Evans, Vice-President Research & Innovation, UBC Vancouver
When you only have your phone handy to take the pic and this incredible creature lands just metres away. 
Image credit: Stephen Lamb 
Submitter: Stephen Lamb, Office of the CIO, UBC Vancouver
Connecting with the ocean is one of my favourite pastimes. This picture was taken only a few kilometres from campus. We were able to watch individuals from this pod on a hunt and seemingly jump with excitement during the chase.
Image credit: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna
Submitter: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna, Campus and Community Planning | Sustainability and Engineering, UBC Vancouver
In the season of cherry blossoms, I was enchanted by these pink blossoms on my way back from work at ICICS building.
Image credit: Ursa Maity
Submitter: Ursa Maity, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Difficulty Can Create Beauty
Image credit: Sara Shahba
Submitter: Sara Shahba, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
It was common on my walks to see ferns growing out of the moss layering the bark of trees. Here, a baby fern frond, lit up by the sun, seemed to be swaying above the moss in a happy dance.
Image credit: Paul Steinbok
Submitter: Paul Steinbok, Medicine/surgery/neurosurgery, UBC Vancouver
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