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7th July 2022

Wow - love the reflecting pool. It makes me think about my backyard, which is just about the right shape. And the functioning fountain from the 1300s - amazing, even if the hidden plumbing had been updated. What a place to live.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Alhambra, 1989 October 16

11th July 2022

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Reflecting pool at the Alhambra palace
The pool and its spiritual feel was the feature I remember the best. Quiet, focused and natural.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Alhambra, 1989 October 16

3rd July 2022

Theresa mckay
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Great trip, great time
You and Barry are the best!

From Blog: Newfoundland & Labrador - Gander, 2014 Saturday August 16

23rd June 2022

Isabel Gibson
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That's too bad about Casablanca, but your views of Rabat are excellent. I wonder if we have ever had anything/one in our affairs of state that we would choose to honour with perpetual prayer. That speaks to the difference in world views more than anything I can think of.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Rabat, 1989 October 13

27th June 2022

beentouring
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Morocco
Glad you like the trip. As you say, my photography has improved after 33 years! So have cameras!

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Rabat, 1989 October 13

23rd June 2022

Isabel Gibson
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You've done some amazing travelling and this trip to Marrakech almost 33 years ago is no exception. Interesting to see how your interest in photography has grown/changed - maybe in part due to the move from film to digital. The ceiling (mosaic tile?) is fabulous. Imagine the logistics of creating it . . .

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Marrakech, 1989 October 10 - 11

31st May 2022

Isabel Gibson
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Love your shot of the cleaner at/of the gates -- and the intricate mosaic (?) layered around it. I hope your subsequent meals were better. Your comments about navigating the market are a good reminder that it isn't always smart to launch on one's own.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Fes, 1989 October 8 - 9

8th June 2022

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Scenes in Fes
The photo of the cleaner at the gate is one of my all time favourites. And, nothing like a guide when you don't know where you are going.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Fes, 1989 October 8 - 9

23rd May 2022

Isabel Gibson
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You must have taken great notes: your memories as presented here are delightfully vivid. Thanks for the taste of Spain without the jet lag.

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Torremolinos, 1989 October 5 - 7

31st May 2022

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Memories and Notes
This was early in my note-taking. Good notes on some things, and other things left out altogether. Glad you enjoyed the "trip".

From Blog: Memories of Spain and Morocco - Torremolinos, 1989 October 5 - 7

19th May 2022

Larry Parnes
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Bow River
Vaguely remember walking along the Bow River with the family some time in the early 80's. The kids loved taking the light rail from our motel to downtown and passing the Saddledome. Are you covering the "Battle of Alberta" between the Flames and the Oilers?

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway, Inglewood to Crescent Heights

31st May 2022

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Bow River Pathway
You must return and walk the very long pathway along the Bow River.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway, Inglewood to Crescent Heights

18th May 2022

Isabel Gibson
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I have some vague memory of the lower deck of Centre Street Bridge being closed to vehicles. That would be from a while ago. Now I'll have to look it up. Calgary is so fortunate to have the mountains both accessible and as a backdrop. Loved the snow picnic.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway, Inglewood to Crescent Heights

10th May 2022

Deirdre Harris
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Big Hill Spring Falls
Love the photos of the Big Hill Springs Falls. They look like beautiful paintings.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands: Big Hill Springs

17th May 2022

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Big Hill Springs Falls
Thank you! The falls are beautiful.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands: Big Hill Springs

9th May 2022

Isabel Gibson
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I know, and yet still manage to forget, how much sky there is on the Prairies. Love the shots of the steel-blue Bow River and the bald eagle.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Sue Higgins Park and Bow River Pathway

9th May 2022

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Big Skies
I know I am a prairie girl because I miss the big, wide skies whenever I am somewhere else.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Sue Higgins Park and Bow River Pathway

1st May 2022

Isabel Gibson
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Another new park
I swear, you could take a river walk every week in Calgary for a year and enjoy a new park. (I keep meaning to get to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary but never quite make it.) Great shots of some of the defining features of this one.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Inglewood Walk

3rd May 2022

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Calgary Parks
Calgary is one of the most forested cities in Canada, and after a couple years of walking in parks, I know why.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Inglewood Walk

22nd April 2022

Elle Jay
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As much as I love travelling, I love seeing what is in my own backyard so to speak. Thanks for sharing

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway to Chinatown

24th April 2022

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Back yard travel
Seeing our own neighbourhoods as tourists might is a delightful form of exploration.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway to Chinatown

22nd April 2022

Isabel Gibson
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Fun!
Kevin Chow's benches are both whimsical and individual - a great range of styles coming from one artist. And the utility boxes are fabulous. Public spaces - especially in downtown areas - deserve this level of attention.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway to Chinatown

24th April 2022

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Painted utility boxes
Such a good decision some years ago by The City to treat utility boxes as canvases. The art is contextual to its neighbourhood.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Bow River Pathway to Chinatown

21st April 2022

Isabel Gibson
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Landscapes
Not my fort, eh, but I particularly like the one with COP and the mountains. I don't think I've ever walked in Nose Hill Park, but Mom used to go up there to see crocuses.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Nose Hill Park

22nd April 2022

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Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park is a landscape of natural prairie, a wonderful place in a city. It used to be on the edge of Calgary, but is now surrounded by urban growth.

From Blog: Calgary Parklands - Nose Hill Park