Bank and Baron

13 Monday Jan 2020

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Bank and Baron, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This historical building along Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary, a former branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, is now home to a pub.

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.

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.

Happy New Year!

01 Wednesday Jan 2020

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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!