Flowers for sale

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Real world blends into a mural at St. Lawrence Market in Toronto. Spotted this in November 2012.

Isartor

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Isator

One of the main gates of Munich’s medieval city wall. This image was snapped shortly after sundown sometime during my visit there in September 2015.

Radio Cab Company

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Portland, Oregon

A lovely painted sign in Portland, Oregon. The older vehicles parked out front add to the old-time feel, too. Snapped this in March 2015.

Friendly menace

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Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Something resembling a faint smile seen on a shark at the Vancouver Aquarium, caught on camera during my visit there in May 2010.

Explosive find

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Explosives

Part of a historic exhibit at the Halifax Citadel, as seen in May 2008.

Contradictory messaging

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New York, U.S.A.

Spotted on a visit to New York City in February 2011.

Canadian perspective

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Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Via Rail’s Canadian in Jasper National Park. The view is from one of the forward Skyline dome cars, looking back toward the back of the train. Snapped on my cross-Canada train trip back in April 2013.

Gliding right along

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

An oldie for y’all today: People enjoying the ice rink at Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall. Snapped this on a nighttime stroll about a decade ago.

Cat and dog

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New York

Some street art spotted on the streets of New York City way back in August 2011. (I really need to get back there for another visit!)

New York

Dresden’s cathedral

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Dresden, Germany

Dresden’s cathedral was wrecked during the Second World War and remained a pile of ruin for decades. It re-opened to the public in 2005 after years of painstaking restoration. Here’s the scene outside the landmark in September 2016, its adjacent public square buzzing with activity.