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November 12, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Walking Figures

A new art installation has appeared less than a block from my home. It is called Walking Figures and it is by the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. I saw a television news item about the installation and one of the comments that stood out for me was that the figures represent our shared humanity and […]

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July 9, 2020July 8, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Thursday Doors: One Giant Leap

Perhaps this is the door they use when they pour hot oil on hostile attackers. Or, maybe it is the escape route of last resort in the event of a home invasion. More likely, there was once a balcony that has since been removed. But, why did they leave the door and screen door in […]

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February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Flying High Again

I am spending most of February with my Canadian family and flew today from San Jose California to Edmonton Alberta via Seattle.  Here are some of the views I had from the planes I took.  

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October 23, 2019October 22, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Borden (Sculpture) Park

Borden Park in Edmonton is one of my favourite places to go for a walk, and I have posted pictures of it here previously. (October Afternoon, Autumn, Sunday Morning) One of the things I like about it is that is home to lots of sculptures. It reminds me of the time when I was a […]

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October 20, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Sunday Morning in Borden Park

Borden Park is one of Edmonton’s best-kept secrets. When we moved here in 2014 I would walk to this park but since then I have had a couple of bad falls and I can no longer walk that far, so today I drove there. Even so, I had a lovely walk when I got there […]

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May 7, 2019May 7, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Repent The Eni

The city of Edmonton has a lot of construction going on right now. Roads are being repaired, buildings are going up, a new train line is being installed underground, and City Hall is getting a new wading pool. As I stood in the middle of Churchill Square I realized that there was some sort of […]

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