Hailing from a time and place where kids were relegated to the outdoors during daylight hours, Angela Gabaldon still thrives outdoors and likes to share her perspective.

Gabaldon is The Artful Peddlar B次元官网网址� popular online for her Urban Jewels collection of images.

Jewels is her latest two-wheeled crush in a lifelong affair with bikes.

The Victoria photographer, yogi and avid cyclist has been a road rider, a racer, a spin instructor, a group rider and a mountain biker.

SheB次元官网网址檚 a lifelong bike commuter who moved to Victoria six years ago.

B次元官网网址淧eople joked I would move to Victoria and get a cruiser with flowers in the basket,B次元官网网址� she says with a laugh.

With an uncanny eye for the glimpses of beauty people might skip, for the last three years her cruiser named Jewels and its ever-evolving basket full of flowers have evolved into a colourful photography career.

The first image that really garnered online attention arose from a visit to Moss Rock Park.

SheB次元官网网址檇 bought a funny little orange horn for Jewels and wanted to highlight it. She composed the image to include the horn, bike handles and empty basket against a stunning sunrise.

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The last few years sheB次元官网网址檚 marketed photo cards and tote bags online, at markets and several local stores.

This year, she added calendars. Artbox Printing wanted to give the calendar realm a try, so the artist and printer took the leap together.

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Now at the prime time for calendar purchases, sheB次元官网网址檚 printed 400 with no expectation of leftovers.

Her card sales support a link to her childhood in New Brunswick as well. Growing up with a single mom and an active lifestyle itB次元官网网址檚 hard to imagine her youth without sports, often sponsored by the local non-profits. A dollar from each card sold supports the Harbourside Rotary and St. Stephen Rotary near her childhood home.

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Her home is filled with baskets and flowers, nods to the work she and Jewels do on the daily. The larger impact is sharing the beauty of Victoria B次元官网网址� from the Abkazi gardens to the nooks of Cook Street Village and alleyways of downtown.

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