Fountain of power

19 Monday Aug 2019

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Fountain of power, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

These fountains are part of the public space at McDougall Centre, the main building housing the Government of Alberta’s offices in Calgary. Some people in political circles are known to call this place “Legislature South”.

Steps from the shore

15 Thursday Aug 2019

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Steps from the shore, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A view of West Eau Claire Park seen through the structure of the Peace Bridge over the Bow River in Calgary.

Central Memorial Park

13 Tuesday Aug 2019

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From a wander the other evening: a view of the flowers and the fountain at Central Memorial Park in Calgary, with a couple of war memorials in the background and the glass and steel Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre behind it all.

Front-row seats

02 Tuesday Jul 2019

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From a mid-spring wander along the Bow River in Calgary, found some new(ish) chairs scattered about the shore in the West Eau Claire area with a wonderful view of the Peace Bridge.

Fountain at Place des Vosges

10 Sunday Mar 2019

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From an afternoon in Paris in September 2012.

Biblio-botany

16 Sunday Dec 2018

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This giant plant-based book was spotted at the Parade Gardens in Bath, England, in May 2018.

Water unfit for drinking

28 Friday Sep 2018

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There was a corroded tank of some kind sitting uphill from this location along one of the streams in Calgary’s Edworthy Park, so I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is very good advice.