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January 27, 2021January 26, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 27 January 2021

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Front Yard Fun

Some of my neighbours have a flair for three-dimensional imagery and whimsy. Here are some of the garden ornaments that have caught my eye in the last few months.

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April 28, 2020April 27, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Unfinished Jessica

In my neighbourhood, there is a house with images painted on one of the side walls. All of the images are derived from popular culture and all have been carefully drawn and painted. At the top is Mary Poppins flying away with her umbrella. At the bottom is Forrest Gump sitting on his bench. To […]

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January 29, 2020January 29, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

More Lovely Murals

Here are a few more murals that I was able to photograph this week. It was a cloudy day but the colorful images actually stand out nicely against the gray background.

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January 11, 2020January 11, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Messages From Strangers

From time to time I see a message that someone has written and I wonder who they are. Why did they write it? Who did they think would read it? Is it a message for the moment or for posterity? Here are some of those messages:      

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December 12, 2019December 12, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

South 1st Street Murals

Here are some new and some new-to-me murals seen this week on South 1st Street in San Jose. I always appreciate the colorful creativity of the artists’ work and am often surprised by the imagery. When I was here last winter the site at 791 South 1st Street was a car dealership and the building […]

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August 4, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Mural Art on 118th Ave

The murals on the sides of the disused movie theatre near me have been updated. I don’t know the artists’ names, but I hope their signatures are in these images. If you can tell me what “Check Rast Mayoe Esten Kame Tiket” means, I will include that information here.

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June 23, 2019June 23, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

One Colourful Block on 124th Street

My oldest son treated me to lunch on Friday and afterward, we went for a short walk on 124th Street between 108th and 107th Avenues.  It was a surprise and a treat to realize how many murals there are in that area. I always love seeing the variety of street art in Edmonton. The ingenuity […]

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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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April 13, 2019April 12, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

6,454 Steps on Monterey Road

I promised myself that, before I left San Jose, I would get photos of a couple of murals that I normally drive past on my way to a shopping center. Today, I did that. It meant walking over a mile each way, and according to my iPhone’s step counter, I took 6,454 steps. The murals […]

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January 14, 2019January 13, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

They Planted The Valley

The city of San Jose, California, was founded to supply agricultural provisions to the missions and presidios (garrisons that protected the missions) of San Francisco and Monterey. In the Parque de Los Pobladores (Park of the Settlers) in San Jose is a monument commemorating the first settlers to the area. It is composed of four […]

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January 13, 2019January 13, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

A Message For The Gods . . . Or Planes.

Outside the San Jose Repertory Theatre is the Oionos sculpture by Douglas Hollis and I must have passed it a hundred times.  It was only today that I realized that the writing on it is not designed to be read by humans; at least, not humans on the ground. The writing can only be read […]

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December 9, 2018December 8, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Colourful South First Street San Jose

Some new murals for your viewing pleasure. I have included photos of the artists’ signatures because I didn’t trust myself to read some of them accurately.

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November 29, 2018February 7, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Facing Changes in the ‘Hood

In a short walk today around my neighbourhood I discovered that there are now two very large multi-family residential buildings in construction and almost completed. When they are occupied, this area will take on a very different character.  As the new buildings go up, some of the older stores are closing down. Several small businesses […]

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November 26, 2018February 7, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Well, That’s New!

When I drove Jamie to the airport yesterday, we went through downtown San Jose and I noticed a few things that were new to me. So, today I went back to snap a few photos near Market Street and San Pedro Square. The first new thing I noticed was that there are lots of scooters […]

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August 8, 2017November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Rust Magic 2017 Murals on 118th Avenue

This year’s Rust Magic Street Mural Festival in Edmonton contributed two huge murals to walls on 118th Avenue.  One is at the Edmonton District Family Support Association and the other is at Optimum Auto Service.  In addition, a few other small street murals popped up at the Carrot Cafe and the Nina Haggerty Centre for […]

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July 16, 2017November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Beauty Behind the Bell Tower

While walking on 103rd Avenue in Edmonton, I came across a wonderful collection of murals on a cinderblock structure by the service entrance to the Bell Tower high rise office building. I don’t know what the structure is for, but it is large, rectangular, and has no windows or doors.  The murals are not signed, […]

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Street Art in New York
September 21, 2016November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Street Art in New York

I have just returned from my first visit to New York where I took lots of pictures.  Among them were several pictures of street and wall art, some of which you can see here. There is one Banksy in there and another that may be a Banksy, but probably not.

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Edmonton wall art
June 8, 2016November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

We All Need Bright and Beauty

Here is a selection of mural and street art on Alberta Avenue (118th Ave) in Edmonton.

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