Stargazing Mermaid: Canada

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Friday, 24 October 2014

Honouring the Fallen

Veterans lining the Highway of Heroes.

Our #veterans standing proud #CFBTrenton #CanadaStrong pic.twitter.com/lindAT0PA8
— Dawn Marie (@inkdgirl55) October 24, 2014

This has been a difficult week in Canada. My dad was in the Canadian Armed Forces, I grew up around soldiers. To have two killed in one week because of who they were and the uniforms they wore is a terrible thing.

Patrice Vincent, soldier killed in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, was close to retirement http://t.co/QMRNIfo4LL pic.twitter.com/trMSk7v8gn
— CBC News (@CBCNews) October 24, 2014

We remain strong and unified.

Baby you're a

22:46 Calgary, Canada, fireworks, Heritage Park, photography No comments

Yesterday I went to Heritage Park with a friend, for their Canada Day/50th anniversary celebrations. I stayed all the way to 11, for the fireworks show. It was a fantastic show to top off a great day. Here are three of the 770 pictures I took:

Canada Day fireworks at Heritage Park 2014

"Lost" Northern Lights photos

11:46 Alberta, aurora, Canada, Northern Lights, photography No comments

Not really lost ... just that I had a lot going on at the time I took these photos, and honestly thought I'd posted them. I'd processed them and everything. Anyways, this is from my one solo excursion. Many photographers, male or female, don't really like being out on their own, but this was a surprise appearance by the Northern Lights and I decided at the last minute to go out. I didn't broadcast that I was going alone - I just went. I ended up east of Crossfield, north of a main road. I was far enough from the road that I wasn't easily visible as a lone woman out on her own listening to Canada Geese and croaking frogs.

And what a show it was!

April 29, 2014

View the above photo full size on Flickr.

This is how its done

23:11 Canada, Olympics, Sweden, Twitter No comments

Hey Sweden! I have nothing but good memories of visiting your country! 80% of my furniture comes from IKEA! #hardtotrashtalkSweden
— Angela B (@angelamermaid42) February 24, 2014

Day 54

06:31 365FeministSelfie, Canada, hockey, selfie No comments

Day 54, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
There are only two reasons to be up early on a Sunday - catching a flight or watching a gold medal hockey game.

Day 51

18:29 365FeministSelfie, Canada, hockey, Olympics, selfie No comments

Day 51, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Flag selfie in honour of Canada's latest gold medal, when our women defeated the US in overtime!

The Northern Lights

00:11 Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Northern Lights, photography No comments

One thing that Calgary has over California is the Northern Lights. I've long admired a coworker's photography and wished I had the nerve to chase Northern Lights like he does.

Normally, there's a cloud cover when an aurora watch is issued. Tonight there wasn't. And I decided that for once, I'd go for it. I grabbed my trusty Lumix and a tripod and set off for a nearby park area.