There was a lovely fog this morning. These were taken through a window with my pocket camera, so there are reflections, noise, and other problems that relegate these to the realm of "snapshots" - but still, worth sharing.

Tanker cars from the Ioco transfer station passing through Old Orchard Park, Port Moody.

Looking south north east.
The hotel we stayed at is the building with the light-well in the centre at centre right of the photo. Our room was in the "new" wing which is just barely visible at the extreme right of the image.
The large fountain is the Buckingham Fountain. You may know it from the opening credits of "Married with Children".

Looking down from a landmark building. See if you can guess the city before following the cut. The picture under the cut is looking up from the opposing angle this one is looking down from, from the position of the crosswalk you can see at the top edge of the frame at the centre.

...a tour of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The AIC is the building on the right.

Tintoreto Rubens Velasquez...

The main branch of the public library in Chicago.

A closer view of the roof ornamentation.

Metra station, patterned after Paris Metro, Congress Plaza, Chicago.

A bug on the outside of a 103rd-floor window of the Sears Tower, approximately 413.5 meters above street level. For the sake of a local comparison, the peak of Grouse Mountain is 1,250 metres above sea-level. If this building was placed at the base of the Grouse Grind, the top of the building would be higher than the half-way mark. The black tower in the background is the John Hancock Center.

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From the Lonsdale Quay

Now and Then

©2002 Michael René Barrick