For the Love of Crows By Sheila T

I had never paid much attention to crows. I thought they were just noisy, obnoxious pests. At least, that’s how I saw them when I lived back in Ontario. But then we moved to “Supernatural” British Columbia in 2012, and a couple things changed my mind about these black rascals.

It was low tide and we were strolling along the beach out in front of the 486-ton white rock looking for interesting stones and shells. Although I heard no sound other than the light lapping of waves, I started to get an odd sense – as if we were being followed.

I stopped suddenly, turned around and saw one lone crow following in my footsteps as I picked up and discarded unwanted stones. My sudden stop and about-face caused this crow to stop suddenly as well, and he seemed to look around as if to ask, “What’s wrong – is someone following us?” It was a comical moment and I began to wonder if there was more to crows than I’d previously noticed.

Shortly after that day, we noticed a particular crow near our own home. He had a broken beak but it never seemed to prevent him from hunting for food and having success. We named him “Brokebeak” and began throwing a few peanuts out for him and a couple of his pals.

About this time, we also embarked on an intensive walking program to both lose weight and get in better shape. Our walks would usually take us from our East Beach location heading west along the White Rock Beach promenade, all the way uphill on Oxford Street, then east on 16 Avenue into town where we would stop sometimes for a cold drink before continuing the trek back home.

What we noticed when we reached the alley leading to our home – and with still about one kilometre to go – was the sudden appearance of our new friends. I commented that they seemed to recognize us. Ric threw them some peanuts that he had in his pocket and they dove for them.

Yes, they had recognized us as we’ve since learned. They can recognize faces and they know people who are kind to crows and those who aren’t. While they can be both thieves and pranksters (more on that to follow), they also demonstrate a lot of intelligence.

They tend to follow us some distance when we go for walks – even as far as the White Rock pier or farther. Often Ric has gone out among the tidal pools at low tide with his tripod and camera, and our feathered friends will show up, patiently waiting for treats to follow after he takes his pictures.

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Our crow pals also seem to watch the house, and when they spot our car pulling out, they swoop in and fly along beside the car to get our attention. They’ll often fly along side until they get their peanut rations. And they also watch for us to return home. But we have one rule: if they’re noisy, they get no reward. Only quiet birds get treats.

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8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (BELOW)
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Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

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We don’t expect everyone to share our love of crows, but there’s no denying their intelligence and cleverness. While that might not encourage affection, it should at least afford them a bit of respect.

8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (ABOVE)
$125 all taxes included
Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

This ready-to-hang framed print is in stock and ready to purchase from

8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 12.25″ x 12.25″ black aluminum frame  (ABOVE)
$135 all taxes included
8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (BELOW)
$125 all taxes included

Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

Both of these ready-to-hang framed prints are in stock and ready to purchase from

106 Million reasons to get a White Rock Beach Lucky Coin V3.0 before the next Lotto MAX draw

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With the Friday May 25, 2018 jackpot at $106 Million ($60 Million main prize and 46 MaxMillions EST) you need all the LUCK you can get to WIN a lottery with 85,900,584 possible combinations. With lotteries all about LUCK – an item of LUCK and belief could mean your SHIP might come in.

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Lucky Sean wrote:

I just wanted to let you know I ordered a lucky squirrel pin in March. I had my Lotto MAX ticket pinned to my bulletin board for the June 18th, 2010 draw and I won $409,014.60.
(6 out of 7 plus the bonus #)

This story has been verified and the Lucky Black Squirrel pin was ordered March, 23, 2010 by PayPal.

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We sell all Lucky Coins online - V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0
The Lucky Coin® retails for $19.95* / Lucky Coin® Keychain retails for $29.95*
* plus applicable taxes
These are some of the current White Rock Beach & area Lucky Coin® V3.0 retailers:
  1. WhiteRockBeach.ca - Buy Online - We ship worldwide.
  2. LuckyCoin.ca - Online Retailer
  3. White Rock Pharmacy 102 – 1440 George St., White Rock BCV4B 4A3
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Friday the 13th ~ The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia

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Friday the 13th – the unlucky day
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words ‘Paraskeví’ (Friday), and ‘dekatreís’ (thirteen). This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Some other links:

There is a very good chance you will live to see many more Friday the 13ths.

Friday, April 13th, 2018

  1. Friday, April 13th, 2018
  2. Friday, July 13th, 2018
  3. Friday, September 13th, 2019
  4. Friday, December 13th, 2019
  5. Friday, March 13th, 2020
  6. Friday, November 13th, 2020
  7. Friday, August 13th, 2021
  8. Friday, May 13th, 2022
  9. Friday, January 13th, 2023
  10. Friday, October 13th, 2023
  11. Friday, September 13th, 2024
  12. Friday, December 13th, 2024
  13. Friday, June 13th, 2025
  14. Friday, February 13th, 2026
  15. Friday, March 13th, 2026
  16. Friday, November 13th, 2026
  17. Friday, August 13th, 2027
  18. Friday, October 13th, 2028
  19. Friday, April 13th, 2029
  20. Friday, July 13th, 2029
  21. Friday, September 13th, 2030
  22. Friday, December 13th, 2030
  23. Friday, June 13th, 2031
  24. Friday, February 13th, 2032
  25. Friday, August 13th, 2032
  26. Friday, May 13th, 2033
  27. Friday, January 13th, 2034
  28. Friday, October 13th, 2034
  29. Friday, April 13th, 2035
  30. Friday, July 13th, 2035
  31. Friday, June 13th, 2036
  32. Friday, February 13th, 2037
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Friday the 13th – Bad Luck or Good Luck? It could depend on where you live. Generally in the USA or Canada people people freak out and think bad things will happen. Some people will even go as far as calling in sick and not even leaving their house. Mexican people consider Friday the 13th to be VERY LUCKY as these days are rare. People’s beliefs are what really creates the good or bad outcomes. I have listed below some news stories worth reading.

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8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 12.25″ x 12.25″ black aluminum frame  (ABOVE)
$135 all taxes included
8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (BELOW)
$125 all taxes included

Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

Both of these ready-to-hang framed prints are in stock and ready to purchase from

8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 12.25″ x 12.25″ black aluminum frame  (ABOVE)
$135 all taxes included
8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (BELOW)
$125 all taxes included

Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

Both of these ready-to-hang framed prints are in stock and ready to purchase from

 

Artist Ric Wallace & The White Rock Beach Gallery invite you to try Square for FREE

Virtual Edge Communications & the White Rock Beach Gallery invites you to try Square

 width= Easy-to-use tools for every little thing. From mobile point-of-sale tools and online invoicing to next-day deposits and inventory management, Square has everything you need to run your business anywhere. Virtual Edge Communications uses this COOL device to process charge card & debit payments as well as document cash sales. We can use this on our iPad, Mini iPad or iPod (we do not have an iPhone). If you sell products or services, you can boost your sales by offering to accept charge cards. We use the Square device to accept sales at The White Rock Beach Gallery - Waterfront Promenade Gallery. Want to see how simple this Square is to use? Come to White Rock Beach and if we are set up, buy some postcards, greeting cards, magnets or canvas prints and we will show you how simple it is to use and email you a receipt, saving the trees for the squirrels or postcards. LOL  whiterockbeach-gallery-02





A Lucky Black Squirrel (Lottery Charm®) pin was used to hold the winning grand prize ticket for the lottery (previously known as Dream Of A Lifetime Lottery) on a corkboard in the office of LotteryCharms.com® creator Ric Wallace.

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8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (ABOVE)
$125 all taxes included
Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

This ready-to-hang framed print is in stock and ready to purchase from

8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 12.25″ x 12.25″ black aluminum frame  (ABOVE)
$135 all taxes included
8″x 8″ acid-free matted print of Edgar Allen Crow in a 14″ x 14″ black MDF frame (BELOW)
$125 all taxes included

Just the 8"x 8" print – $19 all taxes included.

Both of these ready-to-hang framed prints are in stock and ready to purchase from

What is “The Virtual Edge?” Simply put… Your Unfair Advantage

What is “The Virtual Edge?”

Simply put…

Your Unfair Advantage

No matter what kind of business you have – big or small – you can get the unfair advantage we refer to as The Virtual Edge over competing businesses. We consider business a game and we play to WIN, in turn generating business for our clients. In business there are usually other companies wanting the same thing. We like to use the analogy of a sled dog team. There can only be one lead dog, as the other dogs are only following the lead. We like the lead dog view as he can see everything – the others are simply looking at dog BUTT.

Visit VirtualEdge.ca for more information and contact info. We cater to businesses worldwide. If you are in Newfoundland, Ontario, California, New Zealand — NO PROBLEM, we are only a click or email away.

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Virtual Edge Communications & WhiteRockBeach.ca are excited the visitors to our site have been increasing daily. The above map shows the last 100 visitors to the site. We even have visitors from Canada’s other coast on the Atlantic Ocean, in St John’s, wanting to see what is going on in White Rock Beach in beautiful British Columbia. Another site we run had over 500,000 visitors last year and recently as many as 14,000 visitors in a 3-day period. On WhiteRockBeach.ca we are logging visitors from Argentina, New Zealand, Sweden, Japan, etc.


If we can put White Rock Beach on the map, just imagine what we can do for you.
Through our parent company (the people that own all the toys we use), Virtual Edge Communications, we offer website design, digital photography, and digital video with professional titling and special effects. With our writing/editing/design services we offer the following: press releases, brochures, flyers, manuals/reports, newsletters, eBooks, resumes, and cover letters. We don’t simply cater to large companies; small businesses or even individuals wanting exposure can use our services.

We shoot more than just pretty sunrises and sunsets.

We photograph just about everything!


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Promote White Rock Beach and your name / business / website to the WORLD. Ideal for hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, real estate agents, restaurants, gift shops, dentists, or any business catering to tourists or newcomers to British Columbia. Using the White Rock name in your business name - get the goodwill of investing in your local neighborhood.

Our premium sponsored postcards are printed on a thicker whiter stock, standing out from other postcards on the market. Want to sponsor a custom postcard with colour theme, subject, view, etc? Contact Ric Wallace and he will come up with an idea. Below are samples sponsored postcards with text printed on 5,000 postcards. CLICK HERE to see all current postcards.

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New postcard designs (to be printed) are listed with a Read more button.

Sponsor and receive postcards to sell* for $1.50 or give away:

  • 5,000 postcards OPTION A for $750* 
    • You get 1,000 postcards
      • Sell for $1.50 (cost 75 cents each for the ones you receive) and make a profit of $750 ($0.75 each) directly from your advertising. 
      • 4,000 postcards will be sold online & though various retailers and at the beach* with your name on the back of the postcards.
  • 5,000 postcards OPTION B for $650* 
    • You get 500 postcards - giving you more exposure through the WhiteRockBeach.ca postcard network and saving $100 over OPTION A.
      • Sell for $1.50 (cost $1.30 each for the ones you receive) break even and netting FREE advertising & $100 Profit for your business..
      • 4,500 postcards will be sold online &  though various retailers and at the beach* with your name on the back of the postcards.
  • 5,000 postcards OPTION B for $600* 
    • You get 250 postcards - giving you more exposure through the WhiteRockBeach.ca postcard network and saving $150 over OPTION A.
      • 4,750 postcards will be sold online &  though various retailers and at the beach* with your name on the back of the postcards.
  •  10,000 postcards for $1,500*
    • You get 4,000 postcards
      • Sell for $1.50 (cost 37.5 cents each) and make a profit of $4,500 (1.125 each) directly from your advertising.
      • 6,000 postcards will be sold online & though various retailers and at the beach* with your name on the back of the postcards.
    • NOTE: Sponsored postcards sold through retailers, online or at the beach are non profit sharing; sponsors benefit by having their name on our products. Reprints have a minimum order of 5,000 as they have proven to be a good seller. There are other conditions that apply to sponsor a WhiteRockBeach.ca postcard. Contact Ric Wallace for details. Interested in postcards not under the WhiteRockBeach.ca brand? Ric Wallace can create one for you. Sponsored postcards can also be sold as WhiteRockBeach.ca greeting cards.

White Rock photographer Ric Wallace has produced over 200 White Rock Beach (more planned for 2018) and 50+ Wildlife of Canada postcard and greeting card designs. Due to increases in production costs and not wanting to raise prices in stores, he is seeking sponsors to help offset production and printing costs. Ideal for individuals and families wanting to have a memorial keepsake or businesses wanting a unique opportunity to maybe gain more recognition by having their business name and website purchased by local residents and tourists as keepsakes or to be mailed around the world.

You can sponsor a current postcard in need of a reprint or a new design. Interested sponsors with the highest sponsoring level will be given first choice.

Want to see and receive some samples or more info? Contact Ric Wallace.

HAPPY Squirrel Appreciation Day – 21st Jan 2017

 White, black, red, grey or spotted colour does not matter in the squirrel world, they are all CUTE.  Squirrel Appreciation Day reminds us these seed and nut-burying creatures help combat GLOBAL WARMING by planting trees.

Why not visit your local park and feed or photograph some LUCKY SQUIRRELS.

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FIREWORKS Light Up White Rock Beach On Canada Day

canada-day2016-07m-01d-01mr-whiterockARTographer Ric Wallace captured These COOL photos of the fireworks at White Rock Beach on Canada Day 2016. Ric Wallace will be set up selling his postcards & greeting cards west of the White Rock Museum on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.
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A Lucky Black Squirrel (Lottery Charm®) pin was used to hold the winning grand prize ticket for the lottery (previously known as Dream Of A Lifetime Lottery) on a corkboard in the office of LotteryCharms.com® creator Ric Wallace.

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FIREWORKS Light Up White Rock Beach On Canada Day

canada-dayThese COOL photos of the fireworks at White Rock Beach on Canada Day 2016. Ric Wallace will be set up selling his postcards & greeting cards west of the White Rock Museum on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.2016-07m-01d-02 Follow us on TWITTER @BCwhiterock

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A Lucky Black Squirrel (Lottery Charm®) pin was used to hold the winning grand prize ticket for the lottery (previously known as Dream Of A Lifetime Lottery) on a corkboard in the office of LotteryCharms.com® creator Ric Wallace.

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LC-2014-AD-01-5002016-07m-01d-06 These are some of the current White Rock Beach & area postcard retailers:
    1. Save On Foods (Semiahmoo Shopping Centre) 1641-152nd Street, Surrey, BC V4A 4N3
    2. White Rock Pharmacy, 102 – 1440 George St., White Rock BC V4B 4A3
    3. WhiteRockBeach.ca- Buy Online - We ship worldwide
    4. The White Rock Beach Gallery - Waterfront Promenade Gallery – (weather permitting)
    5. Mr White Rock - Ric Wallace 604-259-0105 - VISA, MasterCard, Debit & CASH
    6. Sunnyside Evergreen Pharmacy - 2397 King George Blvd. Surrey BC V4A 5A4
    7. Whitby's Books and Gifts - 14877 Marine Drive, White Rock BC V4B 1C2
    8. Pier Souvenirs  - 14969 Marine Drive, White Rock BC V4B 1C3
    9. Heavens Angels Gifts & Gelato 15557 Marine Drive Dr White Rock, V4B 1C9
 

NOTE: Some retailers will have limited postcard selections due to space. Please support the above local businesses that support out efforts.

This is the ONLY location you can see most of the 300+ White Rock / South Surrey / Crow ART / Wildlife Of Canada postcards & greeting cards on display at the same time (even the winter and Christmas postcards - weather and time permitting).

HAPPY Victoria Day Long Weekend – CANADA

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A Lucky Black Squirrel (Lottery Charm®) pin was used to hold the winning grand prize ticket for the lottery (previously known as Dream Of A Lifetime Lottery) on a corkboard in the office of LotteryCharms.com® creator Ric Wallace.

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The weather does not look good for setting up the White Rock Beach Gallery so we are offering FREE SHIPPING for online orders over $20 (before tax) from our online store with coupon code

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My Mom received your Lucky Coin in the mail yesterday. She told me that she was “overwhelmed” with excitement upon opening your “White Rock Lucky Coin® V3.0 ” letter!

I took her to her favorite restaurant yesterday for dinner. We stopped at a local variety store and she purchased one scratch ticket because she had to use your Lucky Coin® for the first time. She scratched and won using your Lucky Coin® — $20 dollars! Now she’s good for a week of coffee and scratch tickets daily.

Thank you very much for making her day and putting a beaming smile on her face!!!

I know she will be thinking about you every day when she uses your special Lucky Coin® / Lottery Charm®!

A few days later

Lightning strikes twice for my Mom and she won $50 on a crossword scratch ticket using your Lucky Coin® !

– Received from the son of Lucky Mary in London, Ontario CANADA

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