A bit of national pride on display in the window at the local hardware store. And yes, my neighborhood has an old-school local hardware store!
Maple leaf forever
30 Friday Mar 2012
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Speedy train
27 Tuesday Mar 2012
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Waiting to cross
22 Thursday Mar 2012
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Calatrava pedestrian bridge, Calgary, on March 21, 2012, just days shy of its grand opening.
Art, to go
21 Wednesday Mar 2012
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Champ-de-Mars métro station in Montreal was recently identified as one of most beautiful subway stations in the world. Surely, the wonderful panes of stained glass has something to do with it.
Telecommunications
20 Tuesday Mar 2012
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How easy it is to forget that our modern, interconnected world is ultimately held together with long strands of copper and glass fibre. We often don’t think about how important these infrastructures are until they are damaged or otherwise put out of commission.
Above, a chaotic street scene in the Mission in San Francisco. Below, less cluttered views of the same idea in Montreal, Halifax and Calgary.
Holding things together
19 Monday Mar 2012
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I doubt anyone can visit New York without taking a shot that looks a little like this one. And while every picture is similar, none will ever be quite the same. So here’s my contribution to the virtual gallery of images dedicated to the Brooklyn Bridge. And below are a few more.
Only one more week …
17 Saturday Mar 2012
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… until this Santiago Calatrava creation is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
I might not have liked how this bridge came to be and how much the public purse coughed up for it — and I’m unsure if I will ever understand accept how that all happened.
That said, the bridge is there, so we might as well enjoy it for what it is.
This picture was taken last month, not long after the temporary supporting bridge was removed and workers began putting together the finishing touches on the structure.
Solemn winter sky
16 Friday Mar 2012
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From back in January February. Happily, there won’t be too many more of these until next year.
Wedged in the wall
12 Monday Mar 2012
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Sunday at the market
11 Sunday Mar 2012
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Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal, this past fall.
It was very pleasant weather for mid-November. The leaves were still turning (as you can see) and there hadn’t been too much snow, if any, by the time I went on this pre-Christmas visit to my birth-city.
The stately marché is currently home to merchants who sell such things as high-end souvenirs, artisanal goods, designer clothes and jewelry. There are also a public spaces for exhibits and concerts, plus a medieval-themed restaurant on the ground floor.
Ricky Leong 