Another visual update on what’s left of Penny Lane Mall in Calgary.
The whole neighbourhood smells like a mouldy basement right now.
Penny Lane destruction (continued)
02 Sunday Sep 2007
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Baby, it’s cold outside
28 Tuesday Aug 2007
Drove out to a convenient rural location early this morning to catch a nice view of a total lunar eclipse.
It had been a while since I’d seen such an event. I forgot how beautifully dark it gets when the moonlight gets snuffed out by Earth’s shadow.
At first you notice you can’t see your shadow anymore, then stars of lower magnitude show up, then the Milky Way gets really milky.
Apart from occasional noise from a nearby quarry, it was perfectly quiet, perfectly still.
The only downside was the temperature. I had a toque and gloves on pretty much the whole time, and my feet were ice cold for hours afterward as I tried to get some sleep.
More photos at my Zooomr site.
Stampede Saturday
11 Wednesday Jul 2007
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Spent last Saturday strolling on the grounds of the Calgay Stampede. I’m not a rides person but I did ride the Sky Ride cable-car to snap the above photo at sunset. Might go back this weekend to see some of the agricultural exhibits, which I missed last week. I also didn’t eat any of the weird food they serve there — hot beef sundae and deep-fried cheesecake, for example. Hmm. Click here to see more pictures from Stampede.
Message to the big banks
27 Wednesday Jun 2007
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Buck? Don’t you mean …
Found this clever ad on the side of a bus shelter in downtown Calgary tonight. It’s from ING Direct.
Bonne Saint Jean Baptiste!
24 Sunday Jun 2007
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Who knew there’d be a Saint-Jean-Baptiste party out here? This is Benjamin, who came with his parents to a Saint-Jean-Baptiste party at Marguerite Bourgeois school in southwest Calgary.
Moooving sight
24 Sunday Jun 2007
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So Calgary’s sprawling in all four quadrants, yet you can still find cattle grazing right on city limits. I spotted this herd on 12 Mile Coulee Rd., just west of Citadel. They scampered away in a hurry right after I shot this photo. Who knew they could run so fast.
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Friday night lights
09 Saturday Jun 2007
That’s one of my best friends, Matt Peterson, waiting on the sidelines for his turn to play at the Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club on June 8.
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Way back in 2002
21 Monday May 2007
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I found this really old photo when I was transferring my CD photo backups onto DVD a few weekends ago. It was taken for a news photography class.
Tom Draper (foreground) and his children enjoy the toboggan run at Dufferin Terrasse in Québec City. John, 10, and Margaret, 8, were disappointed when their father said there would be no time for a second ride. The Drapers are from Boston. |
Speedy oldie
18 Friday May 2007
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This bright blue Beetle caught my eye as it pulled up to a red light on 10 St. N.W. After making contact with the driver, I motioned to my camera, to which she nodded and smiled. As her car sped away, the driver beeped her horn twice. |
Ricky Leong 