Horse race

03 Thursday Oct 2019

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A mural in the Notre Dame de Grâce neighbourhood, seen during a trip to Montreal earlier this year.

Literary life

24 Tuesday Sep 2019

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The view from outside the east side of the Calgary Central Library.

Return to the upside-down church

20 Friday Sep 2019

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Return to the upside-down church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I haven’t seen this piece of public art since it was installed in Calgary’s Ramsay neighbourhood years ago. It now lives in East Village.

Puppet Industries: Colourful garbage truck

17 Tuesday Sep 2019

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This is possibly the most colourful and nicely decorated garbage truck I’ve seen, anywhere. Spotted on the streets of Stockholm — another oldie from my visit to northern Europe back in 2014.

Smile and gaze

31 Saturday Aug 2019

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A statue near the centre of Calgary’s Tomkins Park, taken with the simulated depth-of-field effect on my smartphone.

Birds

27 Tuesday Aug 2019

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A recent snapshot of the public art outside the west side of Calgary’s Central Library.

Horsepower

24 Saturday Aug 2019

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See the pedals on this horse? They help power a generator to allow users to charge their mobile devices. There’s a USB charging port on the back of the horse’s neck. Neat, functional public art.