Blended into reality

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Blended into reality, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part of an art installation meant to be experienced with the aid of augmented reality, painted on the side on a building along Centre Street North.

Friendly greeting

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Friendly greeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

From some art installed on the fence surrounding St. Joseph Elementary and Junior High school in Calgary.

Mirror me

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Mirror me, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A game painted onto the pavement of a pathway at Rotary Park in Calgary.

Family of Man

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Family of Man, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part of a sculpture known as The Family of Man, outside the former headquarters of the Calgary Board of Education in the city centre.

This is the second home for The Family of Man, with its second name. This piece of art was first called Brotherhood of Mankind, and it was originally part of the British pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal.

Calgary’s tallest towers

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Tallest towers, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The heart of Calgary’s central business district during the blue hour, seen a few days ago. Clockwise from top right: The Bow office building, the double towers of the Suncor Energy Centre, Brookfield Place, Hanover Place (not one of the tall towers, however) and the under-construction Telus Sky.

Also: wide-angle lenses are fun.

Ocean Beach

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Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California

From last year: Ocean Beach marked the beginning of a hike through the various parks along the northwestern tip of San Francisco.

Calgary’s living room

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Calgary's living room, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of the reading areas of the Calgary Public Library’s central branch, which just celebrated its first anniversary.

It’s always 3:26

It's always 3:26, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This clock outside the Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Calgary is the physical embodiment of that joke about a broken clock being right twice a day: In this spot, it’s always 3:26. (Until they fix the clock, that is.)

Lest we forget: History knitted together

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History knitted together, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Last year, the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer in downtown Calgary began displaying thousands of knitted poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day. They are back this year.

Each was hand-knitted or crocheted by Calgarians and people elsewhere around the world, in memory of our those who fell in service of Canada and our rights and freedoms.

We will always remember.

Breakfast all day

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Breakfast all day, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A beautiful, modern painted sign, seen in a city that has precious few of these from any era. Red’s Diner is on 4th Street S.W. in Calgary, in the Beltline on the way to Mission.