Stoney Creek, just a few steps north of the SkyTrain line:
A shopping cart under a bridge, with graffiti. I did a little post-processing to make it more dramatic. Yes, you read that right. A dramatic shopping cart.
urban scenery
A reminder that winter isn’t always a Quake level (brown)
A few photos showing that greenery is still out there, even if it’s sometimes just a whole lotta moss.
Some shots from around town, February 10, 2026
I was going to post these shots yesterday, but because I had a terrible sleep the night before, then somehow decided it was a good idea to walk 29,000+ steps the next day, I fell asleep instead.
Here they are, using FooGallery’s adorably kitschy Polaroid theme.
Brunette River, from Braid St. bailey bridge
Well well well. In the sidewalk, apparently.
R you missing something?
Tower along Lougheed Highway
Hydrant in the wild
Statue outside Mackin Park
Brunette River, from Lower Hume Park
Frog art
Seen on what would have been an unremarkable concrete wall on the side of a building a few blocks away.
A fish mosaic at Sapperton Landing
Shot on Christmas Day with my actual camera, edited in Affinity Studio from a RAW file. Just tinkering on the new PC.
I will tinker more, to see how well I can edit RAW images with my new and current combo of hardware and software.
More black and white nature
I don’t have any photo editing apps on the new PC yet, so I decided to use the built-in Photos app to take some recent shots and make them all arty and black and white. The results are not bad.
All shot on my iPhone 12, which has half-forgotten it’s a phone in its old age.
Cold rail
Shot early this afternoon, the weather app reported 4C but “felt like zero.” At least there’s no snow. Yet.
A reflection (in a puddle)
Shot today while out and aboot.
I used my iPhone 12, which has developed the interesting habit of sending all phone calls to voicemail and sometimes not even letting me know someone has called. More on this later!
Lafarge Lake, black and white, November 22, 2025
I was in the area of Lafarge Lake on Saturday and despite the weather being rather soggy, took the time to stroll the 1.2 km path around the lake. I saw a surprising number of waterfowl, including:
- American Coots
- Buffleheads (a pair of males)
- Canada Geese
- Hooded Mergansers
- Mallards
If the weather had been better and I’d had my camera, I could have gotten some decent shots. As it was, I took some scenery pics. Here’s one I converted to black and white to be all artsy.
Lafarge Lake used to be a quarry, which makes its adoption by so many species even nicer to see.
New shoes, old leaves, my feet
Taken after my run yesterday. I had someone ask me where I’d been, in reference to my tanned legs, and I answered, “Running.” Which is true! I put zero effort in getting a tan, it just happens. It’s my favourite kind of tan.
Also, the best tag I could find for this was “urban scenery”, which is in regard to the paving stones, not my legs.
I got new shoes and took a picture
Not of the shoes, but of False Creek, as I was there a few days ago. The weather was very pleasant, so I took the time to stroll the area after acquiring said shoes (Peregrine 15s, for running, which feel nice and cushy as new shoes should).
A sewer cover
Because why not?
