Author Archives: Ricky Leong

Messaging gone off-base

14 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Messaging gone off-base, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I learned the other day mailboxes can be disassembled, as shown here along the roadwork on 17th Avenue S.W. in Calgary.

Central Memorial Park

13 Tuesday Aug 2019

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Central Memorial Park

From a wander the other evening: a view of the flowers and the fountain at Central Memorial Park in Calgary, with a couple of war memorials in the background and the glass and steel Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre behind it all.

4th Street underpass

12 Monday Aug 2019

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4th Street underpass

Some colourful lights give a neat visual accent to the passageway under the CP Rail tracks at 4th Street S.W. in Calgary.

Standing out

11 Sunday Aug 2019

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Standing out

Telus Sky, seen from 9th Avenue South in downtown Calgary, is framed by surrounding structures. Behind it, you can see a small sliver of the Bow building.

I see it in your eyes

10 Saturday Aug 2019

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The eyes have it, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Inside the foyer at Arts Commons in downtown Calgary.

Tilling the tiles

09 Friday Aug 2019

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Tilling the tiles, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part of a cool sculpture inside the building housing Penn West in downtown Calgary, near its connection to the Plus 15 walkway system.

Cable-stayed passage

08 Thursday Aug 2019

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Cable-stay passage

The interesting-looking structure in the lower-right portion of this image makes up one of the newest additions to Calgary’s Plus 15 network of pedestrian walkways.

Oh boy! Look at the time

07 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Look what time it is

It’s caffeine o’-clock! Spotted in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

Rising over Inglewood

06 Tuesday Aug 2019

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Rising over Inglewood, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The western end of Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood is not very long from welcoming even more neighbours.

Lego library

04 Sunday Aug 2019

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Lego library, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A portion of a model made from Lego depicting Calgary’s Central Library. The smaller-scale version can been seen in the Municipal Building (the modern building of Calgary’s city hall complex) near the council chambers.