Thursday, December 2, 2010

Currently and Some taken on this date in the Past




I had went and taken my father to what is known as St. Paul's Hospital. As I had some time I took few pictures on the way there. New to this one hospital today there was an addition of all these symbols of faith. I only really had not that much time but I captured some as I waited as my father was having a review by way of a nephrologist. There were all these faith symbols, which were all new to me, and with really only 15 minutes I thought I would get as many of them with out using my photo editor.

There after I looked at the various places I have taken some shots within this very week but within the past few years and thought I would place a few.

There are two cities that all are encompassed within here.

91 comments:

  1. I like the impression of snow on the Giza plateau...or a roof! Nice

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  2. I love the look of desolation in the shot

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  3. never do this on a laptop LOL....I shall be back : )

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  4. I enjoyed these. You have a great eye!

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  5. It's all a mix some are from today and some are from a over the last two years.

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  6. It's quite fun to see how things turn out with different camera settings.

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  7. The shovel is taking a break, I see :)

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  8. It's almost as if you could pluck the ornaments off the tree and eat them.

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  9. There a large array within here. I was on my laptop when I placed them on as it was I did wish to have more self time and
    well today was one where it was taking care of another - literally I would have to go through each and everyone of them
    and I think for now the best is in just illustrating them. They encompass two cities as well as I looked to see which one I could place
    on that where all within this week regardless of the years.

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  10. I find it interesting that almost all of the faiths in the photos above stated the same philosophy of treating others as you would want to be treated.

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  11. This was where I was today it's within a hospital one of four. I had not been to it in ages and it was very nice mind you I did not have all that much time
    to take the pictures that I used to as the first priority was in taking my father in and then after most all was finished within his review. I just grabbed an
    elevator to capture those symbols as they were new. And rather nice.

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  12. reminds me of my walks at the river walk :) haven't been there in a few weeks , time to get back! work tomorrow though

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  13. reminds me of my winters in Michigan

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  14. love the way you captured the sun through the tree there ,,winter isn't my favorite season and yet there can be such beauty

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  15. These are so many that are are from this time of the year. Some taken recently and some taken within other cities I have been, mind you I was doing it by way of my laptop when I arrived home and there are somethings that I find I am much better with by way of my desktop.

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  16. I just love, love LOVE looking at your pictures, Jack! You bring a fresh perspective into all of them! Notice how the basic truths of all faiths are really one in the same? Now, that is MY religion. :)

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  17. is this a parking lot Jack ... it looks great.

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  18. Christmas tree will always be a welcome site. Beautiful

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  19. yep ... this Christmas ... i love the way the christmas tree was arranged :)

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  20. hey it's blue christmas loving it too ... great

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  21. The Moon gracing the winter sky. Lovely

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  22. The Sun trying to show his might ... against the wintry snowy sorroundings ... great shot Jack.

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  23. i love this, the yellow reflection i could see.

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  24. Life ... there is life at the end ... just follow the Sun :)

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  25. love the colors of the curtains ... the homey feel

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  26. The bricks i find it lovely and appealing. Nice shot

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  27. May God bless her, so she could still continue giving care to many

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  28. Open arms ... welcoming each one of us. Great.

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  29. This is a main public entrance of this hospital which was up till the 90's was owned by the Grey Nuns.

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  30. ~ So this is Christmas and what have we done ~ John Lennon.

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  31. This really represents this St. Paul's - which was founded and owned by the Grey Nuns Society.
    So there are all these symbols of faiths which really is the doing of the administration of this Hospital.
    So it still has that spiritual integration which really makes it unique compared to the other more modern
    Hospitals that are within this city.

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  32. This was take in the lobby with while I was staying at the Fairmount Hotel in Edmonton.

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  33. Jack ... merry Christmas
    ... i want to see you happy. God bless :)

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  34. This was two years ago and taken while visiting the head of the University of Saskatchewan here.
    The house has hosted the Queen and other dignitaries from around the world.
    It's good to be King and it's good to be Dean LOL.

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  35. so you're laughing ...

    nice to hear that
    :)

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  36. This is again the 2 acres of land of this Dean's home.

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  37. Yeah it's actually something that I can see now
    was taken in January however it has a kinda that
    kind of spooky look to it as I was trying to get th
    moon along with the part of the house. However
    it never came out right as at that time it was - 40c.
    Cameras do freeze up and literally you can ruin
    them in drastically cold temperatures.

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  38. Alignment I love it pardon me as I took it :)

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  39. I was in the midst of visiting a
    house I was having built in Edmonton.
    And I took my camera along with me.
    Symbolic I guess.

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  40. yep, it connotes something ... home needs a man. You got it perfectly

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  41. spooky yet kinda' romantic feel too. Great shot.

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  42. Sharon, this was my first visit to this Edmonton Botanical Gardens.
    I was very taken by the manner of how this was built pyramids of glass.
    There were some places I found to be very picturesque from the outside in
    comparison to the inside.

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  43. This is the Alberta Provincial Legislature during Christmas.

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  44. Faye, I could not resist last winter while I was on my way downtown. As who could not resist this. :)

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  45. Either this was last week or I have no clue as to when I took this.

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  46. There are so many that have been speaking of how
    cold it is and this was taken last year as I just
    wished to capture what we do here so that our
    vehicles don't freeze up especially during the month
    of January.

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  47. Journey into the Infinite...
    Which encompasses an array of things really.

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  48. St.Pauls Hospital 7 months ago if my memory serves me correctly.

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  49. It's the pre op area within St. Pauls Hospital.
    While on the other side my father was waiting to
    go into surgery with his every six month kidney stint
    replacement. I came to know most all within the
    medical area. I guess it would be by way of tending to
    my father's needs during those times.

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  50. Only knew here by the times that I had been there. But often
    I will not place pictures as so many don't wish for there picture
    to be taken.

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  51. I forget here name. But she is a hoot as well as a tremendous
    soul. She is one of many volunteers that when they are retired
    will assist people in wheel chairs or walkers in getting to there
    destination. She really was a hoot. Some people don't retire
    they have something they wish to embark on and so she did.
    And did it well.

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  52. That's true and very rewarding as I do my little share too. Twice a month. Feeding and bathing the elders.

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  53. It's the main symbolic theme of Jesus as this St. Pauls was founded
    by the grey nuns. There are small symbols throughout this hospital.
    As well there is a statue that is right within the very front of it.

    If I may say, it's a hospital that has a staff that are all really friendly.
    It reminds me of the Oncology side of The Royal University Hospital
    in the manner in which people are not numbers - they are human
    beings.

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  54. true ... and should be loved and be given the utmost care we could give which way we can.

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  55. This was within the first few months that I returned here to Saskatoon.
    It's a place that I have always liked to hike within the summer with a
    friend of mine (she has moved) and I was just taking my weekends and
    enjoy some excursion of some sort. It's called Beaver Creek as in the spring,
    summer it's really amazing and a great place to hike. The big test was in doing it
    and walking to it in 3 ft of snow. As there is cabin like tourist area, but as well
    there is a staff of merely two or three. But within the winter. The neat thing
    is doing the full trail, as it's not all cleared off. So for me it was exercise combined
    with something interesting as this is where I got this capture of me with the Chickadee
    eating from my hand.

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  56. Now and then you know when you just
    have a capture and this was one of those.

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  57. It's the house of the first Dean of the University of Alberta, now it's a historical
    site and this really does bring back a great memory as Edmonton was not my
    favorite city, but for the farthest large city within Canada - it had some very amazing
    historical values that literally was where I started to learn the relationships and cross over
    bond between Western Canada and United States.

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  58. A group of us from my church visited a Baha'i "church" in the Chicago area once, it was really interesting.

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  59. I didn't know you at the time Cheryl and this was right next to the river in Edmonton.
    This was near my house there and it was the area was called Rabbit Trail.
    The river near this was the North Saskatchewan River. Which is the longest river
    within Canada. Not the largest by width, but within length it goes through all
    the western canadian provinces. The squirrel well who could resist :)

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  60. It's one bridge I was taking while
    leaving downtown Edmonton and
    heading back home which was a
    rather long drive. But I did like Edmonton.
    I have never met so many Australians
    as I have there - which I found to be
    different as it's much colder there and
    they refer to Saskatoon as being
    "down south" lol.

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  61. Edmonton is the head of Alberta's provincial government and much like a states legislature building
    this is the same, taken during the Christmas season.

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  62. Nice photos there! It's always interesting to me that there are so many religions that believe the same things.

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  63. Two fine ladies which work as hosts and tour guides within for
    the Government of Alberta.

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  64. As I had to sign off as this was a governmental building - this was a gent's set up for taking some pictures for some magazine.

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  65. Yesterday Nancy, I took the fastest way, and as this city has been growing so fast 24 hours a day there is additional
    lanes being built to accommodate the influx of people. We are the fastest growing city in Canada and the city planner
    never anticipated this.

    So it was the old waiting game for a good 15 minutes. Right now it's much better to just drive within the city as it really
    is much faster.

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