Author Archives: Ricky Leong

Watchful gopher

12 Sunday Jan 2020

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Gopher the new year, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of the many colourful Richardson’s ground squirrels adorning the retaining walls at Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary.

Alternative entrance

11 Saturday Jan 2020

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Entrée alternative, St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada

A bit of a trippy print mounted outside a residential building on Victoria Avenue in St. Lambert, Quebec. Spotted on a quick walk down the street last month.

Lots to reading to do

10 Friday Jan 2020

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Lots of reading to do, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A neat sculpture doubling as a door stop outside a Calgary book store.

Extra love for Mom

09 Thursday Jan 2020

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Extra love for Mom, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Someone’s added a tasteful and loving tattoo to the character in this mural, which is painted on the shutter of a shop in Calgary’s Chinatown. The “tattoo” is technically graffiti … but I’m having a hard time calling it that!

Leading somewhere

08 Wednesday Jan 2020

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Leading somewhere, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A visually intriguing staircase in downtown Calgary, spotted the other day.

Follow the lanterns

07 Tuesday Jan 2020

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Follow the lanterns, Calgary Alberta, Canada

The Calgary Tower looms large over a string of lanterns in Calgary’s Chinatown neighbourhood.

Patterns and colours

06 Monday Jan 2020

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Patterns and colours, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This office-supplies store near Chinook CTrain station in Calgary has one of the most colourful exteriors in the immediate area.

Happy New Year!

01 Wednesday Jan 2020

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Bring on 2020! Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One among the thousands of Calgarians who flocked to Olympic Plaza on New Year’s Eve, this little boy was sitting on his father’s shoulders for a better view of the Calgary Tower fireworks display.

Happy new year to you and yours!

Merry Christmas!

25 Wednesday Dec 2019

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Ourson, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Wishing the best of the holiday season to one and all! This toy polar bear was all set for the festivities at a Christmas market at Montreal’s conventions centre at the end of November.

This decoration felt right

24 Tuesday Dec 2019

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This decoration felt right, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This unique Christmas wreath was spotted the other day on the door of a business in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.