Maple leaf forever: Happy Canada Day

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Canadian maple leaf flag, London, England

When visiting London, Canada House is truly hard to miss, what with its bevy of Canadian flags on the building’s exterior and its prime location on Trafalgar Square. Snapped this image on my last visit last September … and sharing the photo today on the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Happy Canada Day.

Street-wise wizard

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This character lives behind a newspaper box on 10 St. N.W. in Calgary.

Imperfect reflection

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A fun visual distortion spotted in the windows of an Edmonton office building not too long ago.

Don’t feed the bears, the bears feed you!

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The bears feed you!

An interesting sign for a local candy store.

707 Fifth

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Another view of one of the newest office towers in Calgary. The canopy at right is from the 6th Street CTrain station, while the building in the reflection is the Calgary Courts Centre. Snapped on the weekend.

Homer, the hydrant

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Homer Simpson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Look at who (what?) I ran into on the street the other day! This fire hydrant has a striking resemblance to animated TV dad Homer Simpson.

Canadian champion

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A close-up view of a window shade bearing the skyline of the City of Edmonton. This portion depicts Canada Place, the federal government complex in the city.

Firestone

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This derelict distillation column is one of the very few visual reminders of a long-gone Firestone tire plant, which occupied an industrial site adjacent to the present-day Barlow/Max Bell CTrain station in Calgary.

Obituary for a century home

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A fire tore through this bed and breakfast on 10A Street N.W. in Calgary back in April. Since then, a chronicle of its life spanning more than a century has appeared on the plywood covering its front windows. Thanks for the memories, indeed.

All about lines

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Looking through a skylight in downtown Edmonton, under a bright afternoon sun. Snapped on a recent visit to Alberta’s capital city.