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April 4, 2021April 3, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

Trying Out A New Lens

I have a fairly new camera and a very new lens which I tried for the first time today. After a walk to Borden Park, I sat down on a bench to get myself sorted out. Much to my dismay, I realized that I had left my camera on after I had used it two […]

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November 11, 2020November 9, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 11 November 2020

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Signs Of The Times

Here are a few photos of miscellaneous images in my world this week.

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October 9, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Leaves Turn To Brown

October 5, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

All The Fall Colours

Today I saw some places where all the local fall colours were on display at once.

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September 21, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

A Beautiful Day

It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. The smoke has gone, the sky is blue, and the leaves are golden. Who could ask for anything more?

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September 20, 2020September 22, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Newcomers Build Churches Part 2

I have previously posted some pictures of the many churches in my neighbourhood that are representative of the many different nationalities and faiths of the people who originally populated, and currently live in, Edmonton. Here are a few more.

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September 19, 2020September 19, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

California Smoke in Alberta

When I woke up this morning, the rising sun was orange. For the last few days we have been getting California’s wildfire smoke in Edmonton, Alberta, and it is expected to be worse this afternoon. It reminded me of the smoke we got from the Fort MacMurray fire in 2016, but this smoke has travelled […]

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September 11, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Falling For Autumn

The changing colours in the fall are always a delight. It’s nature’s way of softening us up before winter comes. Autumn is so beautiful we hardly even care that the summer is gone. This week is just the beginning of the lovely yellow leaves in my neighbourhood, and today was sunny and bright, so it […]

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September 9, 2020September 8, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 9 September 2020

August 28, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

What Do You Think?

Here are some of the things that made me wonder this week. I could try to come up with some reasonable explanations, but sometimes it’s more fun to think of unreasonable explanations.

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August 19, 2020August 18, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 19 August 2020

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

British Root Beer

Alongside the North Saskatchewan River right now there are loads and loads of burdock plants. So many, in fact, that the parks people are busily cutting off their heads. They are not native to the area and have become invasive, so the workers are trying to stop them from going to seed and spreading any […]

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July 26, 2020July 25, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Dawson Park in Edmonton is a delightful park for walkers, joggers, cyclists, and dog owners, and it runs alongside the North Saskatchewan River. I had not been there before today because I don’t usually go to dog parks.  This one, though, is well worth a visit. All the dogs I saw were well behaved and […]

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July 24, 2020July 23, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Person Woman Man Camera TV

One way to memorize a series of random words is to use imagery. Here are some images that might help.

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June 7, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall

The weather is bad, the news is worse, and I haven’t been out of my house for a few days. Honestly, I’ve been getting a bit depressed. So, today I decided that if the weather wasn’t going to improve, I would make the most of it and take pictures of raindrops. Here are some of […]

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May 20, 2020May 19, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

The Murals of Legal, Alberta (Part 2)

Following my first discovery of the town of Legal, Alberta, I decided to create a series of blog posts highlighting some of the many murals in the town and the history behind them. This is part two of that series. The mural that tells the story of George Bugnet draws attention to some of his […]

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May 17, 2020May 17, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

French Mural Capital of the World

Until yesterday, I didn’t know I lived forty minutes away from the Mural Capital of Canada and the French Mural Capital of the World. And, it is wonderful! The town of Legal (pronounced lé-gal, not lee-guhl) is inhabited by 1345 people living in 448 private dwellings. It was established in 1894 by French settlers and […]

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April 18, 2020April 20, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

There Is A Story Here

A house that had previously escaped my notice called to me today. I was actually looking for interesting doors to add to the Thursday Doors collection of Norm 2.0. When I saw this one, though, I wasn’t sure if it would be appropriate for that setting because it isn’t the door that is intriguing. The interest […]

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April 16, 2020April 14, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Thursday Doors: McKay Avenue School

McKay Avenue School in Edmonton was in use as a school until 1983 when it was turned into an archive and museum for the Edmonton Public School Board. It was built in 1905 and originally served to house the Alberta Legislature after Alberta first became a Canadian province. It is named after Dr. William M. […]

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