Xmas 09 shadow shot!

...but last week Carin posted some great shopwindow shadows at : http://nirac.blogspot.com/2009/04/shop-window-shadows.html

Now that's handy!

Reach out and Touch...

There are Watchers in the Woods

Black and White Trees

Retired

Stumbled upon this old van in the woods.It looks like it's led a long and happy life!

Buoys in a boat

I love the subtle shades and textures in this picture.

I never saw a purple cow...

...but I love the colour of this one. It looks like it's wearing a velvet coat!

Night on a Bare Mountain

Winter is on it's way.

Dark skies and a watcher

Here's to...

Tofino on a warm summer evening.

Here's to the summer that's gone,
And here's to the one that's to come,
Fall winds may blow. We're sure to have snow,
But memories and hope linger on.

We live on a stunningly beautiful planet

Summer Doesn't get much better than this

Hope yours was great too!

Something to Reflect On

I'm out of town and out of touch for the next few weeks so I'm leaving a couple of pictures of may part of the world for you to reflect on.

Back in the the Fall - hope to see you then.

Shadow Shot Sunday -Ripples

I went hiking yesterday and found these watery shadows in a glacier fed lake high in the Rockies. I loved the colours in the rocks and the way the light played with the ripples on the water.

For more fun shadow shots visit Hey Harriets blog at :
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Colourful Catch

So here's another colourful shot from the farmers market...I have discovered that it's the place to go for Colour Carnival which is hosted by Martha.

This was the display at one of the seafood stalls and it was actually the beautiful blue-purple of the mussels that caught my eye. But you won't catch me eating mussels any time soon after a very bad mussels experience as a teenager!

To catch more colour to brighten up you life just click here:

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http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

Shadow Shot Sunday

This shadow is cast by one of my favourite pieces of street art...ever.

It's called "The Family of Man" and stands outside the Calgary Board of Education building in downtown Calgary. The scale of this piece is stunning. Each figure is 21 feet tall.
The previous post on this blog shows other shots of this sculpture if you're interested.

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The Family of Man

I love these statues.


They stand in the heart of downtown Calgary.


Twenty one feet tall, they are austere, imposing and beautiful.


And yet they speak to man's fragility.


They are faceless, nameless, raceless.


And every time I see them I am reminded of how, beneath the skin we are all the same the world over.


For me they are a reminder to walk gently upon this earth and to treat one another with respect.


I love these statues, this piece of street art.

Check out my other blog for more information on these statues.

Balloooooooooooooons!

Doesn't the kid in all of us love balloons?
I found these bright helium ones at a local farmers market. Something about the tangle of colours, shapes and strings made me think of Colour Carnival hosted by Martha here:

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http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

Dreaming of sleep

Exhaustion.
Lying beneath petals crumpled
like morning sheets,
inhaling poppy dust,
I dream of sleep
that will not come.

Shadow Shot Sunday

In the post below are a few shots taken on a small island off the West Coast of Canada. There are some carved faces in that posting, all from one pillar on an old bakery building.
I saved this shot for Shadow Shot Sunday.

I love the deep shadows that define this ancient face, especially the ones which shade the eyes making it unclear exactly what this man is watching...or what he might be thinking. I love the deep chisel marks and the natural fissures in the wood. This guy has aged beautifully; fierce, strong and proud.
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A Tisket, a tasket - big, bright baskets!

I found these baskets piled outside a tiny store on a sunny island on the West Coast of Canada. I have always been a sucker for baskets....almost anything looks better if you put it in a basket...and I would have loved to buy all these! But I didn't! I just feasted my eyes instead!
P.S. They were fair-traded. I asked.
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Want to join in the bright brilliant fun? Go to Colour Carnival hosted by Martha here:

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http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

A West Coast Odyssey

Ferry dock dreaming.
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Ancient faces.
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Beach adventures.
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Thinking and reading.
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And meditating.
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Peace.

Shadow Shot Sunday

Grape Conversations!

I was at the Farmers Market last weekend and popped into this barn of a wine storm housed in an old aircraft hangar...the site for the market is on what used to be a barracks. Two guys were having an animated discussion on what wine to buy (the place has a lot of choice!) and I whipped out my camera just as they stopped waving their hands around and came to an agreement.

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Colourful Candies!

I found these colourful candies in a store in the mountain town of Banff and loved the way they looked...though I didn't really fancy the thought of all that sugar! The store is a big favourite in the town...a tiny space packed with every kind of candy you can imagine!

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Want to join in the bright brilliant fun? Go to Colour Carnival hosted by Martha here:

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http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

Hang on to that planet!

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Okay! I admit it! I manipulated this image! I did rotate it through 180 degrees but I couldn't help myself! I liked the way the shadow looks like Superman holding desperately onto planet earth...perhaps to keep it from hurtling out of the solar system!

The young woman doing the handstand in the middle of a downtown green-space was full of the joys of spring. She wasn't really hanging onto the planet in quite the way this photo would have you believe but she did have a firm grip on life!

Hope you are enjoying yourself as much as she was on this Shadow Shot Sunday.

For more fun Shadow Shots visit Hey Harriets blog at : http://heyharriet.blogspot.com/

Colour Carnival - Wanna Come?

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There has to be something for everyone among the colourful flyers posted on this pillar in the Calgary neighbourhood of Kensington. What would you like to see? I fancy "The Raptors" as advertised by the fetching blue dinosaur...though I'm not sure why "The Sheepdogs" are on the the same poster. As a snack perhaps?

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Want to join in the bright brilliant fun? Go to Colour Carnival hosted by Martha here:

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http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

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Watching the Gorillas

I went to the zoo last weekend and since the weather was glorious and sunny I got some great shadow shots and had a hard time picking just one...but I liked this one.

It's the happy shadows of lots of people leaning against the glass railing to the gorilla enclosure. They are all watching the new baby gorilla enjoying being outside for the first time! You don't get to see the baby but I can see at least two shadows taking photos and a kid swinging on the rail!
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