04 Saturday May 2013
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These stickers are all over the public market at Granville Island in Vancouver. Apparently the gulls are voracious to the point that vendors need to be explicit about not refunding patrons for food lost to hungry birds.
03 Friday May 2013
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Views such as this is why people like to hang out in the dome-observation Skyline and Park cars aboard Via Rail’s The Canadian. Got this image last month as the train made its way westward toward the town of Jasper.
03 Friday May 2013
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Part of a mural at a music venue in Vancouver, spotted last month.
01 Wednesday May 2013
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A wonderful old building in the heart of downtown Vancouver.
30 Tuesday Apr 2013
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This is a sure sign of spring in Vancouver: The city’s many cherry trees are in full bloom, give the place splashes of bright pink here and there.
27 Saturday Apr 2013
Posted in art, Canada, montreal, photography, photowalking, politics, random, Travel, urban
A couple of photos taken in Montreal recently, reflecting some slightly pessimistic views of the future.
Above is a polar bear displayed as you’d see in a museum … as if it’s gone extinct. Part of artwork in a campaign against global warming.
Below is some sticky graffiti on St. Laurent Boulevard.
25 Thursday Apr 2013
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24 Wednesday Apr 2013
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Spotted this mountain sheep trainspotting as Via Rail’s western transcontinental, “The Canadian”, rolls by in Jasper National Park.
23 Tuesday Apr 2013
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22 Monday Apr 2013
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If you’re on Via Rail’s western transcontinental train, “The Canadian”, keep your eyes — and ears — open for two members of Toronto-based band Running Red Lights, who will be performing aboard the train that leaves Vancouver on Tuesday, April 26, 2013.
I had the pleasure of enjoying Scarlett Flynn and Kevin Howley’s music as I travelled westbound with them through much of last week.
Check out their website to learn more about the whole band and to see blog entries recounting their epic cross-country journey.
They’re also all over social media:
Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/RunningRedLights
Twitter — http://twitter.com/rrlmusic
YouTube — http://www.youtube.com/user/rrlmusic
Top photo: Kevin and Scarlett performing in the second Skyline car aboard Via Rail’s “The Canadian”.
Below: A little boy listens intently as Scarlett and Kevin perform a quick gig at Winnipeg Union Station.
Bottom: Scarlett and Kevin entertain the crowd at Jasper train station.
Ricky Leong 