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Lilies in the North
by Michael GravelEdmonton — These lilies sit in a small maintained garden located just north of the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton. The garden is set in a nondescript park across the river from downtown, and you are as likely to find the homeless sleeping nearby as you are to stumble upon these beauties. This is the essence of this city that sits on the Alberta prairie, residing somewhere on the spectrum between big city a...
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Evening hike through Whitemud Ravine. The light was swift and lovely.
by Michael GravelEdmonton — Whitemud Ravine in July. The long summer evening light seems made for this place. It’s a flat, accessible trail that quickly removes the city from concern. Traffic gives way to birdsong, human voices ...
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Patricia Ravine. I climbed a massive staircase to get this view, but it was well worth it.
by Michael GravelEdmonton — I entered Patricia Ravine on Westridge Road, near its northern boundary. It’s accessible from both north and south via a granular trail, a short bridge, and two short-length staircases. A few steps s...
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Meadow near Cameron Heights on a sunny Sunday morning
by Michael GravelEdmonton — I began walking at 7:20 am to avoid the projected heat of the day. I was walking a paved multi-use trail - a 10 km jaunt from Cameron Heights to 106 street. After 1.5km or so, the trail dipped into th...
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Lilies in the North
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Meadow near Cameron Heights on a sunny Sunday morning
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Evening hike through Whitemud Ravine. The light was swift and lovely.
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Patricia Ravine. I climbed a massive staircase to get this view, but it was well worth it.
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Wow what should I "sketch" about?At work right now, my mind is so full of thoughts I think I'm going to enjoy this:-)
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Lilies in the North
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Meadow near Cameron Heights on a sunny Sunday morning
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hiking, nature
Evening hike through Whitemud Ravine. The light was swift and lovely.
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Rough day at the office, so I decided to have ice cream in the valley. The right choice.
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Epic Views, Epic Views, Back to Nature
Patricia Ravine. I climbed a massive staircase to get this view, but it was well worth it.
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The errant path. The happy accident.
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The speed of things.
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Leaves blown around in a circle. Today I am a leaf.
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Blue Jay on my ride to work this morning. Time slowed a little.
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Phased out. Waiting to be phased in.
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Plastic bag in a puddle. Looked like a dead pigeon.
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149st, belly of the west end, home to steel toes and busted sticks of DuMaurier.
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Perfect day for the Edmonton Folk Festival.
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Mill Creek Ravine, early morning.
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Glenora School, est 1940. A beaut.
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Beautiful day for hiking in Edmonton. Cloudy but warm, thunder in the distance.
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Visiting the Talus Dome. Controversial, but beautiful and impressive.
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A beautiful summer day in Edmonton. They're relatively rare. I am at the Muttart Conservatory. There are weddings, birds, and dragonflies.
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Sometimes there is nobility in facing change and transition with defiance.
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Our neighbourhood doesn't have tons of kids, but the ice-cream truck comes a lot. Sign of renewal?
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I recently started taking public transit again and it's afforded me some time in the mornings. This is my new coffee place. It's quiet in the early hours.
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