Forest of pipes

04 Saturday Nov 2017

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Another one of the exhibits at the National Music Centre in Calgary. This is a specimen of organ that was used in movie theatres that played music for silent films.

Calgary before the snow …

03 Friday Nov 2017

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If you’re in even the slightest bit of denial over the snowfall that’s blanketed the Calgary area over the last couple of days, this snowless autumnal scene from a few weeks ago might cheer you up. Keep it on your screen for a little while and enjoy the fall colours under a moody sky.

National Music Centre: Skull and lines

02 Thursday Nov 2017

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A unique guitar on display at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

Utilistories #YYC: Domain of pigeons

01 Wednesday Nov 2017

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More Calgary utility box art, part of a program called Utilistories #YYC. This one relays pigeon adventures.

Street cats

31 Tuesday Oct 2017

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This is one of many separate art installations all over the streets of Calgary, part of a continued effort by the city to spruce up what would have been drab-looking utility control boxes.

Layered light

30 Monday Oct 2017

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Calgary never ceases to amaze with its sunsets. This specimen was captured Friday night.

Stop here for Mr. T

23 Monday Oct 2017

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A modified road sign in southeast Portland, Oregon, spotted back in October 2013.

Leaves hanging on

21 Saturday Oct 2017

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Autumn in Portland, Oregon, snapped back in October 2013.

Elaborate birdhouse

20 Friday Oct 2017

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How appropriate it is for birds to find a home in this piece of modern art, on display outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles when I went for a visit way back in October 2013.