Category: Autumn

Thanksgiving with a twist, Thanks Taking, Oct 20, 2018

A wonderful all day affair north of Winnipeg on Cloverdale road that starts at 6am. (I showed up about 4pm though.)  The pig is stuffed with leeks and…

FLASH photo festival, Vote Open, Photo Tour of Portage and Main, Oct 14 2019

“They never voted on closing the intersection in 1978!” Portage and Main was closed to above ground pedestrian traffic in 1978 as part of a plan to drive…

Project Bookmark Canada Plaque Unveiling, Oct 24 2013

“BOOKMARK COMES TO WINNIPEG WITH THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE BY CAROL SHIELDS Project Bookmark Canada is pleased to announce its first Bookmark in Winnipeg. On October 24th at 11…

Old Pinawa Dam, Oct 7 2013

“Pinawa Dam Provincial Heritage Park Located on the Winnipeg River, Pinawa Dam was Manitoba’s first hydro-electric generating station. Pinawa Dam was developed in response to the demand for…

Pinawa Swinging Bridge on the Trans-Canada Trail, Oct 7 2013

            “For a breathtaking stop visit this 650 ft bridge that spans the Pinawa Channel to connect Pinawa to the mainland. The bridge…

Remembrance Day Gun Salute, Winnipeg, Nov 11 2011

Remembrance Day at the Manitoba Legislature The civilians were out to see the Military do their thing. Uniforms. Marching. Large artillery. It’s all quite impressive! Winnipeg Manitoba Canada…

Outside with a Macro Lens, Nov 11 2011

I got bored waiting for a friend outside his studio, and I happened to have my Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens. So voila! Art. Photo art. (Photo art…

Occupy Winnipeg, Oct 23 2011

Some people call it the the opposite of the “Tea Party”. Some people call them a bunch of smelly hippies. Some people say all Libertarian (extremist) movements are…

Manitoba Society for Artists, Art History Conference, Oct 22 2011

At the Winnipeg Art Gallery From the MSA website: “The Manitoba Society of Artists was established in 1902 originally as an organization to recognize the merits of Manitoba’s…

Winnipeg Stadium under construction, Oct 21 2011

stuart olson dominion Construction Management takes care of the new Winnipeg Stadium at the University of Manitoba. Mike Clynes, project manager, kindly invited me down to the site…

Phantasmagoria at Dalnavert, Oct 5 2011

PHANTASMAGORIA is an exhibit at the Dalnavert Museum Manitoba Historical Society Dalnavert Museum 61 Carlton St. Winnipeg, MB that explores history and memory through film, photography, projection, and…

Autumn Riverwalk, the Forks, Honey Show, Manitoba Legislature, Oct 2 2011

The trees are changing colours to lovely autumn shades in Winnipeg. The Assiniboine River Walk was under five to ten feet of water all summer, and in early…