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PFF is the brain child of my cousin Leah, at The Goat's Lunch Pail.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
2012-01-06
Photo Finish Friday: Art Gallery of Alberta
Have a good weekend all.
PFF is the brain child of my cousin Leah, at The Goat's Lunch Pail.
2008-07-13
What a weekend!
In fact my weekend was so packed with excitement, that I am going to have to break this up into at least two posts.
We started Saturday morning off by going to the farmers market and spending atrocious amounts of money on fresh veggies. We discovered while we were in the neighbourhood that it was time for the Art Walk. Local artisans set up on the sidewalks in front of willing businesses and show off their art and sell stuff and you can even watch some of them work. My friend though it would be a good idea for me to sit in the blazing sun and have a caricature drawn, so here it is.
It only took her about 10 minutes to do this and it is a fairly good representation. I think I might use this as my avatar for awhile.
We wore ourselves out walking around and looking at art, then I had to rush home to go to work. About 2.00 p.m., I stepped outside to run back to my suite for a minute and could smell propane. I spent the next few minutes going from patio to patio at the back of the office building, checking barbecues. Nothing, then it went away. Well, it is windy, I wonder how far that smell will travel on the wind? (By this time, it was getting very urgent that I return to my suite.)
10 minutes later going back to the office building I can smell it again! I check some of the patios on the other buildings, then decide the fire department is better equipped to find a leak if there should be one. Our Fire Department cannot be reached unless you call 911 - which in this case is rather stupid. I had been hearing sirens and kinda thought they might be attending whatever was causing the smell and didn't want them rushing to respond to nothing. I did search a bit on the web to see how far the smell could travel, but got nothing. I called the non-emergency line for the police and barely got out that I was smelling propane or something, but wasn't sure, when the Cst. (sorry, Constable) informed me that the construction crew for the LRT * had hit the gas line and we might be evacuated soon.
As it turns out, they didn't have to evacuate us, we were far enough away, we just happened to be downwind. I finished my shift, went home had supper and headed out about 7.00 p.m. to go to my friends place and fix my bike tires. They had only just finished fixing the line.
I have a short cut that I take along the greensward that cuts directly to the avenue that my friend lives on, if I went by surface streets, I would have an extra 4 blocks to walk. This picture is at maximum zoom from where they have cut off my shortcut, back to my parking lot, my bldg is at the far end of the lot. The driveway is on 108 St.
This sign pretty much tells you where I am going with this.
This is probably the culprit! (this is 111St)
That idiot could have blown up houses for miles! Not to mention two schools and a community centre and my apartment bldg.
That is about a half mile from my place or less as it is about a mile to my friends (by this shortcut). Um, yes, that is a garbage can beside the bike trail.
I figured that as they made me smell gas for 5 hours and then had the nerve to cut off my shortcut, I would blog about it. I had to add 6 blocks to my walk after having walked around all morning! (Yes, it adds 2 blocks, because I had to backtrack a bit) But, we got my tires changed with no problems and tightened my brakes and greased my chain and I can change gears much better now!
So, for Monday, I am grateful to be here, to have my bike fixed, a still have a roof over my head!
I will have to tell you about Sunday on Wednesday as Tuesday is WWC.
Have a good Monday everyone.
* Light Rail Transit
We started Saturday morning off by going to the farmers market and spending atrocious amounts of money on fresh veggies. We discovered while we were in the neighbourhood that it was time for the Art Walk. Local artisans set up on the sidewalks in front of willing businesses and show off their art and sell stuff and you can even watch some of them work. My friend though it would be a good idea for me to sit in the blazing sun and have a caricature drawn, so here it is.
It only took her about 10 minutes to do this and it is a fairly good representation. I think I might use this as my avatar for awhile.
We wore ourselves out walking around and looking at art, then I had to rush home to go to work. About 2.00 p.m., I stepped outside to run back to my suite for a minute and could smell propane. I spent the next few minutes going from patio to patio at the back of the office building, checking barbecues. Nothing, then it went away. Well, it is windy, I wonder how far that smell will travel on the wind? (By this time, it was getting very urgent that I return to my suite.)
10 minutes later going back to the office building I can smell it again! I check some of the patios on the other buildings, then decide the fire department is better equipped to find a leak if there should be one. Our Fire Department cannot be reached unless you call 911 - which in this case is rather stupid. I had been hearing sirens and kinda thought they might be attending whatever was causing the smell and didn't want them rushing to respond to nothing. I did search a bit on the web to see how far the smell could travel, but got nothing. I called the non-emergency line for the police and barely got out that I was smelling propane or something, but wasn't sure, when the Cst. (sorry, Constable) informed me that the construction crew for the LRT * had hit the gas line and we might be evacuated soon.
As it turns out, they didn't have to evacuate us, we were far enough away, we just happened to be downwind. I finished my shift, went home had supper and headed out about 7.00 p.m. to go to my friends place and fix my bike tires. They had only just finished fixing the line.
I have a short cut that I take along the greensward that cuts directly to the avenue that my friend lives on, if I went by surface streets, I would have an extra 4 blocks to walk. This picture is at maximum zoom from where they have cut off my shortcut, back to my parking lot, my bldg is at the far end of the lot. The driveway is on 108 St.
Click to enlarge
This sign pretty much tells you where I am going with this.
This is probably the culprit! (this is 111St)
That idiot could have blown up houses for miles! Not to mention two schools and a community centre and my apartment bldg.
That is about a half mile from my place or less as it is about a mile to my friends (by this shortcut). Um, yes, that is a garbage can beside the bike trail.I figured that as they made me smell gas for 5 hours and then had the nerve to cut off my shortcut, I would blog about it. I had to add 6 blocks to my walk after having walked around all morning! (Yes, it adds 2 blocks, because I had to backtrack a bit) But, we got my tires changed with no problems and tightened my brakes and greased my chain and I can change gears much better now!
So, for Monday, I am grateful to be here, to have my bike fixed, a still have a roof over my head!
I will have to tell you about Sunday on Wednesday as Tuesday is WWC.
Have a good Monday everyone.
* Light Rail Transit
2008-06-02
West Side Legislature
My friends and I went back to the Legislature grounds last night and I took pictures from the west side.
This will be the final installment of the Legislature grounds, but you may see more pictures from here in Tuesdays WWC. If you missed it, the first page is here and the second here (or you can just scroll down).
This is the first thing you see as you come down the west side onto the grounds. It is in recognition of the Italian community here. The writing goes all the way around in Italian, and of course, English & French. I got dizzy trying to read it.
Just after I took that first picture, I saw this little bounder a fair distance away, so I stepped quietly onto the grass and extended my zoom...and the little bugg...er...bunny, started bounding towards me! I had to pull my zoom in, was just getting focused and he bounded toward me again! Hey little guy, you are supposed to run away from people! But look at the shot he let me get!
The path then leads you back to the central fountains and on the west side is this beautiful piece of artwork. Dedicated to the Ukrainian Pioneers and their heritage.
This is the plaque for the artwork above.
I decided that I had fewer people in the way this time and would try to get a better shot of the front of the building and the reflecting pool. It was a bit windy and I had to stand between the pool and the arching fountain - I got a bit damp from the spray, but I managed to keep the camera dry.
This is the west entrance to the Legislature, pretty much a duplicate of the east side.
For those who may have never seen one, this is a Lodgepole Pine. As mentioned in the first post, it is one of the emblems that represent Alberta.
This is the Artillery Saluting Base, where they drag out the big guns (or small canons) to fire 21 gun salutes. We can hear them all the way to the south side where we live.
This is some guy driving in a spike for the railroad. I included the plaques from the other side, I hope you can read them. He is Donald Alexander Smith, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.
This is the plaque for Albertans in the Naval Service. There are several of this type scattered around the grounds for various things( Korean war) and people (visiting Royalty) etc.
This is the Totem Pole given to us by British Columbia on their centennial year. Plaque is in the corner.
One of the many planting beds, with the bowling green/ice rink behind it. All of the plants inside and outside are raised in the greenhouses by the grounds keeping staff.
This is the last fountain, we have now worked our way around to the south again and are pretty much at the very outside edge of the grounds here.
Walking back to the car, I couldn't resist taking this shot of the sun and the fountain at the front.
And so ends another fine day taking pictures.
Have a good day all.
This will be the final installment of the Legislature grounds, but you may see more pictures from here in Tuesdays WWC. If you missed it, the first page is here and the second here (or you can just scroll down).
This is the first thing you see as you come down the west side onto the grounds. It is in recognition of the Italian community here. The writing goes all the way around in Italian, and of course, English & French. I got dizzy trying to read it.
Just after I took that first picture, I saw this little bounder a fair distance away, so I stepped quietly onto the grass and extended my zoom...and the little bugg...er...bunny, started bounding towards me! I had to pull my zoom in, was just getting focused and he bounded toward me again! Hey little guy, you are supposed to run away from people! But look at the shot he let me get!
The path then leads you back to the central fountains and on the west side is this beautiful piece of artwork. Dedicated to the Ukrainian Pioneers and their heritage.
This is the plaque for the artwork above.
I decided that I had fewer people in the way this time and would try to get a better shot of the front of the building and the reflecting pool. It was a bit windy and I had to stand between the pool and the arching fountain - I got a bit damp from the spray, but I managed to keep the camera dry.
This is the west entrance to the Legislature, pretty much a duplicate of the east side.
For those who may have never seen one, this is a Lodgepole Pine. As mentioned in the first post, it is one of the emblems that represent Alberta.
This is the Artillery Saluting Base, where they drag out the big guns (or small canons) to fire 21 gun salutes. We can hear them all the way to the south side where we live.
This is some guy driving in a spike for the railroad. I included the plaques from the other side, I hope you can read them. He is Donald Alexander Smith, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.
This is the plaque for Albertans in the Naval Service. There are several of this type scattered around the grounds for various things( Korean war) and people (visiting Royalty) etc.
This is the Totem Pole given to us by British Columbia on their centennial year. Plaque is in the corner.
One of the many planting beds, with the bowling green/ice rink behind it. All of the plants inside and outside are raised in the greenhouses by the grounds keeping staff.
This is the last fountain, we have now worked our way around to the south again and are pretty much at the very outside edge of the grounds here.
Walking back to the car, I couldn't resist taking this shot of the sun and the fountain at the front.
And so ends another fine day taking pictures.
Have a good day all.
2008-06-01
Legislature Part Two
This is another shot of the pools and fountains on the north side of the bldg. People play in these pools and sit on the benches that are scattered around. You can watch people trying to cross the pools on the stepping stones that are situated in the pools, some are not successful, but they are fun to watch. Click to enlarge.
This is the East entrance, I think I like it better, the grand sweeping stairs are prettier. Many brides and grooms have their wedding photos taken here and I can see why.
This is looking at the South wing from just beside the stairs pictured above.
And looking at the south wing from down the hill, standing at the eternal flame and pool that commemorate 100 years of confederation 1867-1967.
From there we meandered through the grounds on the east side heading back north to the car. There are many plaques and memorial sites throughout the grounds. This is the eternal flame for Police & Peace Officers Memorial for those slain in the line of duty. Unfortunately, I know one of those names. If you look closely you can see where they expect to be able to put more birds with names and dates on the tower.
This is the Holocaust memorial, around the bottom are famous quotes and sentiments.
This rock and plaque lists all of the places that the province has "twined" with, quite the list.
That covers the large stuff on the east side and some of the south, I will have to go back to get photos of whats on the west side and some more on the south in the next few days. In the meantime, here is a PDF link that has a map of the grounds and what a person can expect to find.
Have a good day all.
This is the East entrance, I think I like it better, the grand sweeping stairs are prettier. Many brides and grooms have their wedding photos taken here and I can see why.
This is looking at the South wing from just beside the stairs pictured above.
And looking at the south wing from down the hill, standing at the eternal flame and pool that commemorate 100 years of confederation 1867-1967.
From there we meandered through the grounds on the east side heading back north to the car. There are many plaques and memorial sites throughout the grounds. This is the eternal flame for Police & Peace Officers Memorial for those slain in the line of duty. Unfortunately, I know one of those names. If you look closely you can see where they expect to be able to put more birds with names and dates on the tower.
This is the Holocaust memorial, around the bottom are famous quotes and sentiments.
This rock and plaque lists all of the places that the province has "twined" with, quite the list.
That covers the large stuff on the east side and some of the south, I will have to go back to get photos of whats on the west side and some more on the south in the next few days. In the meantime, here is a PDF link that has a map of the grounds and what a person can expect to find.Have a good day all.
2008-05-30
Alberta's Legislature
I took so many wonderful photos last week when I was looking for material for the WWC, that I thought I should do a post on Alberta's Legislature building and grounds.I am going to just touch the surface here and provide links for anyone who might be interested. I may also have to break this into a couple of posts there is so much ground to cover after all ;) Sorry!
Alberta became a Province on September 1st, 1905, when we split from the Northwest Territories and became the 8th Province in Canada. Our motto is Fortis et Liber (Strong & Free), our Flower is the Wild Rose, our Tree is the Lodgepole Pine, our Bird is the Great Horned Owl and our Stone is Petrified Wood. There are other emblems that represent the province, but I can't recall them right now.
Construction began on our Legislature building in 1907 and by November 30th of 1911 was complete enough to have the first assembly held there. The official opening didn't take place until September 3rd of 1912.
For those interested, this link has all sorts of info and on the left of the page a link to a virtual tour of the Legislature. I started it, but, I have an old machine and not enough virtual memory. What I saw though was very interesting, on the drop down menu in the centre of the page there is "Quick Access" find Citizens Guide and it brings up a PDF document that along with telling you how the gov't works has details (starts about page 78) about the construction, architect and where the stone and marble came from.
This is the Grand Entrance, on the North side with a fabulous park in front of it. The park, fountains and other grounds were started in the 1970's and completed in 1983. Locals refer to it as "Peter's Pissing Pool" after the Premier that had the work done. Some thought he was pissing away money on it, but it is well used by the public. Click to enlarge.
This art work is one of many that adorn the grounds around the bldg.
The central fountain and pool.
Looking North to downtown, to where the first photo was shot from.
A closer shot of the Grand Entrance, I appear to have cut off part of the dome - oops!
I have so many more photos, but I think this post is long enough already. I will continue this soon.
Have a Good day all.
Alberta became a Province on September 1st, 1905, when we split from the Northwest Territories and became the 8th Province in Canada. Our motto is Fortis et Liber (Strong & Free), our Flower is the Wild Rose, our Tree is the Lodgepole Pine, our Bird is the Great Horned Owl and our Stone is Petrified Wood. There are other emblems that represent the province, but I can't recall them right now.
Construction began on our Legislature building in 1907 and by November 30th of 1911 was complete enough to have the first assembly held there. The official opening didn't take place until September 3rd of 1912.
For those interested, this link has all sorts of info and on the left of the page a link to a virtual tour of the Legislature. I started it, but, I have an old machine and not enough virtual memory. What I saw though was very interesting, on the drop down menu in the centre of the page there is "Quick Access" find Citizens Guide and it brings up a PDF document that along with telling you how the gov't works has details (starts about page 78) about the construction, architect and where the stone and marble came from.
This is the Grand Entrance, on the North side with a fabulous park in front of it. The park, fountains and other grounds were started in the 1970's and completed in 1983. Locals refer to it as "Peter's Pissing Pool" after the Premier that had the work done. Some thought he was pissing away money on it, but it is well used by the public. Click to enlarge.
This art work is one of many that adorn the grounds around the bldg.
The central fountain and pool.
Looking North to downtown, to where the first photo was shot from.
A closer shot of the Grand Entrance, I appear to have cut off part of the dome - oops!
I have so many more photos, but I think this post is long enough already. I will continue this soon.
Have a Good day all.
2008-03-17
WWC # 27
Weekly Word Challenge is hosted by the very funny Tink over at Pickled Beef - check out her site for photos and details on how to join in the fun. This weeks challenge words are Domestic & Foreign, I had loads of fun gathering these photos.
My Mom was a rather talented artist and so, I chose one of her paintings for domestic. Sadly she was called away to paint sunsets in 1993.
My parents were fortunate enough to be able to do a fair amount of traveling in their lives. This next piece is artwork from Russia from before the Iron Curtain rusted. The photo following is the back label of this work. Too bad it didn't come out very well, it is inlaid woods and really very intricate.
This covers both categories, it is my domestic (at least I think so) table, sporting a runner that the folks picked up in Sweden. As a bonus, it shows my lack of domestic skills!
Foreign
Domestic
These next shots, I, um, ahem... "borrowed".
Domestic
We can't give her away!
Foreign & Domestic
I think I might be getting better with this camera phone! I think my next challenge is to see if I can't get them into a slide show like some of the other bloggers use. I will update later on next weeks words.
Goodnight.
P.S. Just had a look and I think I spoke to soon, they are still kind of blurry. More practice I guess.
My Mom was a rather talented artist and so, I chose one of her paintings for domestic. Sadly she was called away to paint sunsets in 1993.
My parents were fortunate enough to be able to do a fair amount of traveling in their lives. This next piece is artwork from Russia from before the Iron Curtain rusted. The photo following is the back label of this work. Too bad it didn't come out very well, it is inlaid woods and really very intricate.
This covers both categories, it is my domestic (at least I think so) table, sporting a runner that the folks picked up in Sweden. As a bonus, it shows my lack of domestic skills!
Foreign
Domestic
These next shots, I, um, ahem... "borrowed".
Domestic
We can't give her away!
Foreign & Domestic
I think I might be getting better with this camera phone! I think my next challenge is to see if I can't get them into a slide show like some of the other bloggers use. I will update later on next weeks words.
Goodnight.
P.S. Just had a look and I think I spoke to soon, they are still kind of blurry. More practice I guess.
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