Barefoot dancers

19 Monday Oct 2020

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A simple and elegant illustration seen on a wall in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood recently.

Around the corner

18 Sunday Oct 2020

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The Bow River curves around Prince’s Island Park in Calgary’s city centre, as seen from the Peace Bridge last month.

Be part of the energy transition

17 Saturday Oct 2020

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Over the past year, someone’s been going around putting up stickers and signage playoff off the official slogan of Calgary Economic Development, “Be part of the energy.”

Bird feeder

16 Friday Oct 2020

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A real bird feeder … but most certainly a pretend bird, spotted in Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood recently. There are in fact a series of artful bird feeders hanging from trees outside this residential property.

Everywhere

15 Thursday Oct 2020

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This sculpture can be found on the property surrounding the Bow office tower in downtown Calgary. Inscribed are place names from across Alberta.

Welcome bees, no rabbits

13 Tuesday Oct 2020

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This lovely sign is installed along the fence-line around a backyard in Calgary. It’s too bad neither bees nor rabbits can appreciate the message …

Love freely

12 Monday Oct 2020

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An uplifting message written on the steps of a pedestrian bridge in Calgary.

Inspired by love

11 Sunday Oct 2020

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Well … this is certainly one way to look at COVID-19! Seen on a building on 17 Avenue S.W. in Calgary recently.

The design mimics that used in the often-seen artwork spelling out the word “love,” such as this version in Old Montreal, below, captured about 10 years ago.