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Maple leaf vision

12 Sunday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Peeking through a “Calgary” sign/public art display in the Plus 15 walkway at the Telus Convention Centre, with a view onto the Stephen Avenue Mall. (The entire sign is seen below.)

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Don’t walk

11 Saturday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A pedestrian waits to cross 4 St. at 7 Ave. S.W. in Calgary Friday evening.

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10 Friday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A building in the industrial part of Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.

The world’s most reliable bicycle

09 Thursday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Vintage painted signs are a rarity in Calgary. This one is on a building on 9 Ave. S.E. in Inglewood.

Wishing for winter?

08 Wednesday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Woke up this morning to a radio news person reading a weather report for Calgary, which contained a forecast high temperature of 37 Celsius on Friday. It almost makes me wish for a cover of fresh snow, even if it’s just for a day! Above, a line of buffalo sculptures in a park near the Calgary Courts Centre, snapped back in 2012.

Gliding on the Red Deer River

07 Tuesday Aug 2018

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Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada

A canoe within two humans and a dog on the Red Deer River passes my location at Dinosaur Provincial Park this weekend.

Back to the Alberta badlands

06 Monday Aug 2018

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Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada

I hadn’t set foot in Alberta’s badlands for a few years, so it was nice to drop in for a day trip yesterday. This was snapped during a hike in Dinosaur Provincial Park, just north of Bassano, Alberta.

On its last legs

05 Sunday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The city of Calgary says the 9 Ave. bridge connecting Inglewood and Ramsay to East Village has reached the end of its useful life and is due for replacement this year.

Convergence of shapes

04 Saturday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A neat piece of street art in the alley between 9A and 10 St. N.W. in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

McD, meet MGD

03 Friday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted this on my way to work a few weeks ago. Would it surprise to you learn that by the time I passed this spot on my way home, the coffee was still there but the beer was gone?