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Montreal and surrounding


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27 Dec 2020 4 1 118
The Old Mill/ le Vieux Moulin, St. Bruno. The first watermill was built in 1725, and rebuilt in the 1760s. It is open to the public on weekends as a tea salon accessible only by hiking, or, in winter, by skiing or snowshoeing.

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19 Jan 2021 5 1 182
“Sign of the times.” Outside an office building in downtown Montreal, a sign on the pavement forbidding smoking- of any kind. Cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018 but this is the first multi-purpose “No smoking” sign I’ve seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u-FquAoyXs

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21 Oct 2020 6 2 140
The red stairs, back alley.

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09 Oct 2020 4 1 173
Not a political statement. These are signs at the local “pick your own” orchard and are varieties of apple.

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20 Aug 2019 7 2 269
Evening shadows and lines, outside 1000 de la Gauchetière. There is a dispute whether it is Montreal's tallest building as there is another skyscraper that is taller but only if the height of an antenna is included. Built in 1992 it has 51 floors and houses, among other things, an ice skating rink and a major bus terminal.

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21 Dec 2019 6 2 184
Winter tracks across the frozen lake. Wishing a happy new year and the very best for 2020. Tous mes vœux pour cette nouvelle année.

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25 Jan 2020 2 229
Getting around in the snow. An ATV with snow tracks, Park St Bruno. I think it looks like rather more fun that it's fair for someone to have at work.

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25 Jan 2020 2 205
Cross-country skiers resting; Park St. Bruno, near Montreal.

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07 Feb 2020 15 5 311
Skiing to work down the street. After a snow storm, Montreal

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27 Sep 2019 2 172
Anarchist "Zone d'Autonomie Temporaire." After the Climate March protest (Montreal Sept 27th). As the sun began to sink the anarchists got together to cover their faces with bandanas, make some noise, breath fire, and, in general, anarchize.

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27 Sep 2019 2 2 228
"This is the Lorax/ He cares for the trees/ Stop F--ing the planet/ And killing the bees." From the Climate March Montreal 27th Sept when Greta Thurnberg visited town. About 500,000 people turned out. I wasn’t there (on account of the “toad” called work) but passed by later to see the aftermath.

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27 Sep 2019 7 2 205
From the Climate March Montreal 27th Sept when Greta Thurnberg visited town. About 500,000 people turned out. I wasn’t there (on account of the “toad” called work) but passed by later to see the aftermath.

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27 Sep 2019 2 1 200
From the Climate March Montreal 27th Sept when Greta Thurnberg visited town. About 500,000 people turned out. I wasn’t there (on account of the “toad” called work) but passed by later to see the aftermath.

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27 Sep 2019 6 1 240
From the Climate March Montreal 27th Sept when Greta Thurnberg visited town. About 500,000 people turned out. I wasn’t there (on account of the “toad” called work) but passed by later to see the aftermath. This catchy placard was on display at the Anarchist's camp. ("All Progress in Agriculture is progress in the art of not only robbing the labourer but robbing the soil- Marx")

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22 Sep 2017 3 3 225
It snowed last week in the middle of April. I went back to look at old photos just to remember that summer will eventually arrive.....

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29 Mar 2018 6 1 230
A completely rational way to park a rusty bike.

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20 Jul 2018 5 3 241
It's an important job and if he doesn't do it, who else will?

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04 Feb 2019 7 3 207
This is called "the secret bench of knowledge" (Lea Vivot). Coated in ice, they aren't dressed for the cold!

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