I was recently given a tour of Canada's only synchrotron located right here in YXE. To find out more about this important facility and the research it conducts, please visit lightsource.ca or follow Assistant Director Robert Blythe on Twitter: @CLS_Rob. #awesome
Took this beautiful shot from a rooftop in City Park last week. Check out galleries of my Saskatoon street photography (all using just my iPhone) at streetsofyxe.com
I first noticed the fire truck on Broadway Bridge when I crossed it on Friday. Changing lanes to avoid the potential aftermath of a vehicular collision, I then noticed the three distraught teenage girls staring in shock at the rocks below. Most people don't think of Saskatoon's bridges beyond traffic but, while beautiful, there is an aura of sadness that surrounds them.
Last year while out walking my dog by the Weir, the whitenoise of nature was suddenly pierced by the blare of sirens. Within minutes... (read more at streetsofYXE.com)
Living and working downtown, I've come to recognize and appreciate the characters that perform on the stage that is #YXE. There's the woman with the epic beehive who has a fondness for leopard-print fashion. The buskers that provide the soundtrack for 1st and 21st. And also, sadly, the senior citizens that walk amongst the shadows, unnoticed by white-collar hustlers who's sole focus is personably quantifiable ROI. These are people who also helped build the province and are now faced with the hard realities that an economic upturn brings. Individuals who now resort to digging through trash bins for bottles or discarded day-olds. They've stopped caring about people staring because they know they are invisible. Forgotten. Avoided. Boom.
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It all started with a wolf. Or was it a smoking toddler? I can't recall what made me want to start chronicling the strange, sometimes depressing but always interesting things I encounter while wandering the streets of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. But in the two years since moving here, there have been plenty...
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On Sunday I made the 2.5 hour drive to Regina, not for the legendary football game itself, but rather the legendary tailgate party. It was a cultural mosaic of Labatt's drinkers vs. Pilsner chuggers, a sea of emerald green awash with some of the best costumes I've seen this side of Halloween. My father, a devout Bombers fan, joined me becoming the target of more than a few good-natured taunts and Monty in his wee Rider jersey could be a popular mascot should something happen to Gainer during hunting season. No matter what side your allegiance stood, in the end a good time was had by all...except those losers from "Swaggerville".
Bring on the Banjo Bowl!
Crowds enroute to Labour Day Classic:
Monty and I in front of Mosaic Stadium:
Winnipeg's Golden Boy has really let himself go:
This dude has swagger:
The Joker makes an appearance:
One of two Gumby™ costumes I saw:
Rider fans cross paths with similarly dressed Bomber fans:
Police watch over "Swaggerville" residents:
