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Olympic emptiness

18 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel

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canada, montreal, Olympic Stadium, Olympics, quebec, Travel

When I was last in Montreal this April, I had the good fortune to take a guided tour of the Olympic Stadium.
My last previous visit there was for the very last home game of the Montreal Expos.
While I felt a bit of nostalgia when we were escorted into the main stadium, standing on the sidelines overlooking the main playing and exhibition surface, I was also saddened by how few events now use the “Big O” nowadays.
It’s a wasted opportunity for the stadium to stand empty as often as it is, devoid of most professional sports and trade shows.

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Lighting up the night

13 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, random

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Were you kept up by yesterday’s night-long thunder-and-lightning show over Calgary? The following short clip was typical of the the view from my balcony.

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Lobster dinner of sorts

13 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in friends, fun, random

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Lobster dinner

And here’s the video of Lily “consuming” said lobster.

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Dicey

10 Tuesday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, iPhone, photography, random, urban

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Wooden dice

Not sure what this was for …

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Intertwined

09 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Intertwined

I was struck by the random “melding” of natural and artificial.

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Something gritty in my soup

05 Thursday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Soup for your eyes

Some more urban art in downtown Halifax.

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On a lighter note …

04 Wednesday Jul 2012

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Lily …

Cleaning up

… and Griffin.

Seriously

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Boarded up

29 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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101 19 St. N.W.

Probably awaiting redevelopment … at Kensington Rd and 19 St. N.W., Calgary.

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Buzzing with business

25 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Nova Scotia, photography, random, Travel

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Open for business

Hummingbirds join human guests at the Wentworth Valley Inn in Wentworth, N.S.

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The Beatles, reimagined

24 Sunday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, fun, Halifax, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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The Beatles, reimagined

Well look who walked in on this iconic image! Captured as I was walking around in Dartmouth, N.S.

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