Shades of winter

04 Friday Oct 2019

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Shades of winter, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

From last weekend, when Calgary was struck with a brief blast of winter just one week into fall.

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.

Curvature

21 Saturday Sep 2019

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Looking up while standing on the east steps leading to the main entrance 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.

Point, counterpoint

18 Wednesday Sep 2019

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Point, counterpoint, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing messages scrawled on the housing a utility box in downtown Calgary.

I’m not so sure about this one …

13 Friday Sep 2019

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I'm not so sure about this one, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I’m not sure in what context this sticker was created and affixed … but as a person who works in media and deals with sharing information day in and day out, I can’t say I fully agree with the message.

Lego city hall

12 Thursday Sep 2019

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This is a somewhat meta: A Lego model of Calgary’s Historic City Hall on display inside the atrium of the Municipal Building. In real life, the two buildings are attached and make up the Municipal Complex.