ski jump tower

Trick or treating at the Mall

Empty Glasshouses

These are the old glasshouses at the University of Calgary. The day after I took this picture Calgary was hit by a huge hailstorm with golfball sized hail and all the glass in these and the new glasshouses was smashed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage in about three minutes. There's a video on You-tube.

Horses

Just outside Calgary I found this group of horses enjoying the cool breeze blowing off the Rockies on a hot, hot day.

Movie Time

Went to see a movie at one of Calgary's older movie theatres - The Plaza in Kensington.

'Those blue remembered hills'

A view of the distant Rockies taken from the Leighton Art Centre just outside the city.

Yamnuska Shadows

Went hiking this weekend. Took these shots of our shadows looking out over the Bow Valley.

Pika Pik

It's not easy to get shots of these little creatures but this partikular pika was most obliging.

Cleaning Windows in the Rocky Mountains

The view from our campsite

Backcountry camping...this was our kitchen and cooking area this weekend. Breathtaking!

Winter in July?

Went hiking this weekend..just three hours and a couple of thousand feet out of the city is scenery like this.

Beautiful Bricks

Here's a close up of that kiln at Mount Pleasant. The colours in the old bricks are just beautiful.

Taking a break

There's lots to do in Calgary in the summer. These two ladies were taking a break from throwing pots at North Mount Pleasant art Centre. The beautiful coloured bricks in the background are one of the two kilns used for smoke firing at the studio there.

At least the plants like the rain

These poppies are loving the cool damp weather we are having in Calgary right now. Me...not so much!

No touch-ups...

...just the amazing colours of the tree and the sky here in Alberta.

Balloon Man

Spotted this guy blowing balloon creations downtown.

Boating on the Bow

This is what folk do in Calgary when it's hot...blow up the inflatables and float down the Bow. Right now the river is running a little high and it's maybe not the smartest time to do this...but it's fun. The Bow River flows right through the center of downtown...though I can't imagine ending up in the middle of downtown dressed like this!

Reflecting

A quiet spot to sit and each lunch and watch the river run.

Bridge to nowhere

This is part of the new West leg of Calgary's LRT system...the C-train. This yellow girder will eventually carry part of the track but right now it's going absolutely nowhere!

Balloons!

Taken on Canada Day (July 1st) when there were all kinds of fun going on. this girl was making amazing balloon creations for the kids...she had a long line-up waiting!