Although the COVID-19 pandemic put practically all of the Calgary Stampede’s activities on hold this year, the organization put on a fireworks display on what would have been the first and last days of the fair/rodeo.
Here was the view from Scotsman’s Hill in Ramsay on the night of the second show on Sunday, July 12, 2020.
Light from the setting spring sun casts a wonderful glow on the buildings in the west-end of downtown Calgary. Spotted from the Mewata Bridge back in April.
City crews have painted reminders like this one all along the Bow River Pathway, to physically show what that all-important two-metre separation looks like.
From the beginning of June, when the figures in the sculpture called Conversation outside the Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Calgary were fitted with face masks. Seeing how those two can’t really keep a proper physical distance, face coverings seemed to suit their needs.
Happy 153rd birthday, Canada! To all my fellow Canucks out there, please enjoy the holiday and celebrate safely.
I had intended to take a short break from the blog for a few days during my last vacation this winter. The days stretched into weeks as things got busy when I returned to work. Then, the weeks stretched into months as we all tried to get used to our new “normal” brought to us by COVID-19.
Today marks what it meant to be a return to regular posting here. There are loads of pictures from the “before times” I have yet to share. Some of the more recent ones — many from that aforementioned vacation and through the start of the pandemic — I haven’t even edited yet, so that’s on the to-do list.
And there might even be the occasional word or two, should the circumstances demand it.
As always, thank you for dropping by this space. Wishing you all well, wherever you are!