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Filling in the blanks II

02 Wednesday Sep 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Blanks to be filled in

Some new art at the ContainR site in Sunnyside, seen in July shortly before it was completed.

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Heading into town

30 Sunday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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alberta, calgary, canada, night, photography, photowalk, random, skyline, urban

Heading into town

Looking across the Prince’s Island Bridge to Calgary’s city centre, as seen at the beginning of August.

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Paddle time

27 Thursday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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alberta, calgary, canada, canoe, kayak, park, photowalk, random, urban

Paddle time

People enjoy a lovely recent summer afternoon out on the water at the lagoon in Bowness Park in Calgary.

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Prospecteur

26 Wednesday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Prospecteur

Some canoes for rent at the lagoon in Calgary’s Bowness Park.

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Glorious sky

25 Tuesday Aug 2020

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alberta, calgary, canada, clouds, park, photography, photowalk, random, river, sky, trees

Glorious sky

Beautiful clouds up in the sky, from a recent walk in Bowness Park.

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Smiling stump

24 Monday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Smiling stump

Spotted this randomly happy sight on a walk in Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood.

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C-Level Cirque

23 Sunday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, Travel

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, cirque, glacier, hiking, mountain, photography, staycation, Travel

C-Level Cirque

Near the top of Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park is this geological feature carved out by an ancient and long-gone glacier. This is the “back side” of Cascade Mountain: the other side is what you see when you look eastward down the main street in the Banff town site.

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Wayward blue jay

21 Friday Aug 2020

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Wayward blue jay

Some art painted onto the wall of an abandoned mine building partway up Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park.

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Boat launch

20 Thursday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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alberta, Bowness Park, calgary, canada, lake, park, photowalk, random, trees, urban

Boat launch

At the lagoon in Bowness Park in northwest Calgary.

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Staring contest

19 Wednesday Aug 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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alberta, calgary, canada, park, photowalk, random, rodent, squirrel, urban

Staring contest

Came across this curious critter while were both hanging out in Bowness Park in Calgary last week.

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