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Birds in the night

01 Saturday Aug 2020

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Birds in the night

The view outside the central branch of the Calgary Public Library the other evening.

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Curves and segments

31 Friday Jul 2020

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Curves and segments

Looking northward (more or less) across the George C. King bridge between the East Village and St. Patrick’s Island in Calgary.

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Prince’s Island Park lagoon

30 Thursday Jul 2020

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The lagoon

A view of downtown Calgary a few evenings ago from the lagoon at Prince’s Island Park.

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C23

29 Wednesday Jul 2020

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C23

These are ribs of wood serving as decoration outside a commercial building in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood. Their uneven, wavy edges create a neat visual effect if you look at this façade while passing by quickly in a car or bus.

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Staging for a bookstore

28 Tuesday Jul 2020

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The Next Page

Looking in through the front window of a bookstore/coffee shop in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.

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Engine 1403

27 Monday Jul 2020

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Engine 1403

A mural of (who I believe is) William Cornelius Van Horne, the head of the Canadian Pacific Railway, on the alley side of a building in downtown Calgary.

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Telus Sky, all grown up

26 Sunday Jul 2020

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Sky against the sky

Among the newest additions to Calgary’s skyline, Telus Sky is a mixed commercial-residential tower in downtown Calgary. Here, it is reflecting the late-evening sky a few weekends ago.

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Nice evening for a wander

25 Saturday Jul 2020

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Nice evening for a wander

The evening sun does works its visual magic on the esthetics of the Peace Bridge in Calgary.

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Please don’t lose hope

24 Friday Jul 2020

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Please don't lose hope

An encouraging sign in the window of a business in Calgary’s Downtown West neighbourhood.

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Past and future

23 Thursday Jul 2020

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Past and future

The Calgary Tower is reflected in the lower floors of Calgary’s newest skyscraper, Telus Sky, as the nearby landmark Bow building stands watch.

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Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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