Oh, how your headlights sparkle

28 Monday May 2012

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Seen from the pedestrian overpass on 14 St. N.W. in Hillhurst.

Because it’s spring

25 Friday May 2012

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Lots of pleasant fragrances coming from neighbourhood trees, including this one.

These scars used to bear a message

24 Thursday May 2012

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Telephone poles carry messages and data through the wires up top … but also a little closer to ground level. The abundance of leftover staples is proof of it.

Wall of sound

18 Friday May 2012

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Another shot from that cool music/movie/poster shop in southwest Calgary.

Keeping a close eye …

17 Thursday May 2012

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I reached deep into the vault for this one … shot near Louisbourg, N.S., four years ago. Was totally *not* expecting to see a bald eagle on the beach.

Shuttered shoppe

16 Wednesday May 2012

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Another one of the abandoned businesses along Macleod Tr. in Calgary’s Victoria Park neighbourhood, across of the Stampede grounds.

Stretching into the core

15 Tuesday May 2012

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What can I say, except that the Peace Bridge is surprisingly photogenic.

Swing along

14 Monday May 2012

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Something added to the side of a mailbox on 17 Ave S.W. in Calgary.

Virtual visit with Mr. Cash

12 Saturday May 2012

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This lovely mural is painted outside a music/movie/poster shop in southwest Calgary.

Editing on the fly

11 Friday May 2012

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A helpful passerby makes this graffiti a little more family-friendly than it otherwise would have been …