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January 3, 2021January 3, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

Capilano Park in Winter

Yesterday my eldest son introduced me to a park I had not visited before, and it was a treat. Capilano Park provides walking trails, skiing trails, and an off-leash dog park. It also has great views of the city of Edmonton and the North Saskatchewan River. I was a little nervous that I might slip […]

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October 9, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Leaves Turn To Brown

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

My Neighbours’ Flowers

Edmonton has an annual celebration of gardens in bloom, and some of my neighbours are good candidates for recognition. We have a very short season, so figuring out what will bloom within that time takes some research. Also, we are cursed with clay soil, so I know that local gardeners fight an ongoing battle with […]

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June 18, 2020June 16, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Thursday Doors: Distressed Garage Doors

This is the look interior designers are going for when they create distressed painted furniture. These garage doors are distressed for good reasons; they are old and they haven’t been well maintained. I’d feel distressed too if that were me. These garages belong to back-alley neighbours and it looks as though they both used the […]

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June 17, 2020June 17, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Picnics, Meditations, and Fairies

A recent walk took me to two parks on the south side of Edmonton, both of which include some surprisingly thoughtful details. Empire Park is at 107 Street and 47 Avenue, and it includes the building for the Sahaja Meditations Centre which has a delightful mural by Cen Yang Lanting. The grounds beside the Learning […]

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May 7, 2020May 8, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Thursday Doors: Concordia University

Concordia University (formerly Concordia College) in Edmonton, Alberta, is in an enviable location overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. It is a private university with some funding from the Government of Alberta. Originally, it was affiliated with the Lutheran Church and was founded in 1921 to prepare young men to become preachers and teachers. It […]

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October 30, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Historic McKay Avenue School

Quite by chance in our wanderings today, Jamie and I came across the historic McKay Avenue School. The building is currently being used as the Edmonton Public Schools Archive and Museum. It is a lovely building with some interesting features and we were drawn to it from the bandstand side. Next to it is an […]

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March 11, 2019March 12, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Things In Rows

While looking through my photos I realized that I often take pictures of things in rows. I’m sure there is some deep psychological reason for this. Perhaps it is because I have a need for order, or that symmetry is visually satisfying, or maybe rows of things just beg to be photographed. I don’t know. […]

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March 9, 2019March 9, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Edmonton Pride

This week is Pride Week at the University of Alberta. There will be events, shows, and a parade on campus. I hope it isn’t too cold for the parade! The city of Edmonton is recognizing this by lighting the High Level Bridge in rainbow colours. Edmonton has its Pride Week in warmer weather in June […]

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March 7, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Thursday Doors

Inspired by the Thursday Doors at Norm 2.0 via The Chicago Files here are a couple of doors that caught my attention. The first two pictures are of the splendid doors to the Post Office on 1st Street in San Jose, California. The third photo is of a doorway in the emergency waiting room at the Royal […]

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February 24, 2019February 24, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Instead of The Oscars

I don’t watch award shows, and I’m sure that I’m not alone in this. So, for those of us not watching the Academy Awards, here are a few of my photos. They don’t fit any theme or follow any particular order. They just make me feel good.

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January 22, 2019January 22, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Heading North for Christmas in January

My Canadian family and I are having Christmas in January this coming weekend. It’s also going to be a joint celebration with my son Jamie’s birthday. I flew up yesterday from San Jose and the journey was, like most airline travel, tedious. I arrived at the San Jose International Airport early because I was taking […]

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October 1, 2018October 1, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Four Blocks on Jasper Avenue

I arrived too early for my lunch date today, so I got off the bus early and walked to a viewing point at the river valley. I had hoped to go down to the riverwalk and take pictures of the fall colours, but the funicular wasn’t working and it was a cloudy, snowy day.  So […]

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Moss and leaves
November 12, 2016November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Kinnaird Ravine

These are some of the many murals decorating the retaining wall at the upper end of the trail alongside Kinnaird Ravine in Edmonton, Alberta.   Images from the trail and of the North Saskatchewan River.

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