Greenhouse

Greenhouse picture taken by my mom.

It's Melting - Spring is on its way.

This past week, the snow has been melting and the puddles are getting bigger. It is a sure sign that Spring is on its way. I could not be happier.

13th Ave Church

Church on 13th Ave. in the Cathedral Area.

Dinosaur

Dinosaur sculpture on the meridian of Saskatchewan Drive and Lewvan Drive.

Ambulance

An ambulance on Broad Street the other day.

Somber Shadow

Here is the shadow of a tree against the Legislative Building. The thing that struck me about this picture afterwards was the fact that the set of windows seems to look like a sad face.

Fire Escape

I have always been fascinated with people's fire escapes. I am not sure why, maybe just that it gives you a small glimpse at someone else's life.

Looking Across the Frozen Lake

Here is the view across the frozen lake of the Legislative.

Photo taken by my mom.

Braving the Elements

It always surprises me to see joggers in the park all throughout the winter. I give them so much credit because if I was a jogger, I would be at one of the indoor tracks for half of the year.

This photo was taken by my Mom last month.

Geese

Soon the lake will thaw and the geese will return. I cannot wait.

Little Church

Here is a picture of a tiny church on the corner of 11th and Winnipeg. I believe it is Ukrainian Orthodox. It has always caught my eye.

At the Races

Racing mural on the side of the Battery Depot.

Prairie Sunset

The prairie sunset on the way home from work the other evening. We have some beautiful sunsets and sunrises in Saskatchewan and we are known as the Land of Living Skies.

Old Firehouse No. 1

Old Firehouse No. 1, which is now a centre for community based programs and business.

A Touch of Frost

Another photo that my mom took on Sunday morning. Great frosty picture.

Frosty Morning at the Co-op Refinery

My mom was out this morning and captured this frosty picture of the Co-op Refinery on the North-East outskirts of Regina.

Tid-bit: Current crude processing rates are typically 100,000 barrels per day.

Give me a home, where the Buffalo roam

A iron made statue of a Buffalo on Scarth Street. Here is a brief history of the settlement area before it was known as Regina:

In the days when huge herds of buffalo roamed the northern plains, a place in what was to become Saskatchewan had gained fame among the First Nations hunters. The place was ideally suited for construction of a buffalo "pound" - a large corral into which buffalo were herded to be killed. The site also had an abundance of water and level ground for drying the buffalo meat.

The Cree Indians, who came to this place to hunt buffalo, believed that buffalo would not leave the bones of other dead buffalo. As long as there were bones there, buffalo would be plentiful and the hunting good. Therefore, the Cree piled buffalo bones in a huge pile, six feet high and 40 feet in diameter.

The site and the surrounding area became famous for these bones. The Cree Indians called it Oskana ka-asateki "the bones that are piled together." The first settlement at the site was called "Pile O' Bones," though other names for the area, such as Bone Creek and Manybones, were also used. In 1857 the explorer Captain James Palliser heard the Cree word for the region and named the creek "Wascana," as it is still known.

Tilt Your Head Back

Outside of old city hall looking up.

Figure Skating

There was a figure skating demonstration at the skating rink in Victoria Park this past weekend.

Eclispe of the Moon

Partial eclipse of the moon.



Getting closer to the total eclispe.



On the bottom picture, the "star" to the lefthand side of the moon is actually Saturn. I tried to get more pictures of the total elcipse, but my camera is kind of plain and it is -20 degrees Celsius outside tonight which makes for quick trips outside to try and get a good shot. Hope you all got a chance to go outside and see the eclispe as well. The next one will be December 21, 2010.