Showing posts with label Benches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benches. Show all posts

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Bench of the Week (38)



This bench is located on the Windsor, Ontario side of the Detroit River with an interesting view of the ships and the skyline of Detroit, Michigan.

RuneE of Visual Norway often posts benches on Fridays. Please join in on this informal meme.

Photo Credits: nowak CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Bench of the Week (37)

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This rustic bench is located at the Parc des Chutes Rivere-du-Loup in Quebec.

RuneE of Visual Norway began an informal meme of benches which he usually posts on Fridays.

Photo Credit: Gwen CC=nc-flickr.

Friday, 26 March 2010

Bench and a Reflection



This photo was taken at Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Please click to enlarge.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme on benches and often posts these on Fridays.


Photo Credit: Swisscan CC=nc-sa-flickr.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

Bench of the Week (35) - Lake Agnes in Spring



This bench is at Lake Agnes (Banff National Park near Lake Louise) in early spring. An earlier post on this bench and others at Lake Agnes taken in summer can be found here.


RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme of Bench of the Week. Please visit his blog for other participants.

Photo Credit: karenwithak CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 29 January 2010

Bench of the Week (34)




This bench is located at the Lake Side Park in Oakville, Ontario. I imagine it's a popular spot in the summer.

RuneE of Visual Norway started an informal meme on benches. Please visit his blog to learn of other participants.

Photo Credit: Gemma Grace CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 22 January 2010

Bench of the Week (33)



This snowy bench is located in Parksville, British Columbia.

RuneE of Visual Norwaybegan an informal meme on benches. Please visit his blog for other participants.

Photo Credit: Alanna Vanisle CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Bench of the Week (32)



This bench is near the bridge on Centre Island located in Toronto, Ontario. Previous posts about the Toronto Islands were about the Ferry Service and history.

RuneE of Visual Norway started an informal meme for Bench of the Week, and if you visit his blog you will find other participants.


Photo Credit: bensonkua CC=sa-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 18 December 2009

Bench of the Week (31)


















This bench is located in a picnic and recreation area in the town of Banff near the Cave and Basin road. Cascade Mountain to the north is one of many views available.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal Friday meme of posting benches. Visit his blog to learn of other participants.

Photo Credit: kiwanja CC=flickr. Click to enlarge.

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Bench of the Week (30) - Toronto



















These benches are located in Queens Park in Toronto, Ontario. Yesterday parts of the city received 15cm of snow and freezing rain which isn't such good weather for benches.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme on posting benches on Fridays. Please visit him for other participants.

Photo Credit: Alanah CC=nc-sa-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 20 November 2009

Bench of the Week (29) - Saskatoon




This bench is located along the South Saskatchewan River that flows through Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The South Saskatchwan River joins the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert, to the north.


RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme of Bench of the Week. Please visit his site to locate other participants.


Photo Credit: Daryl Mitchell CC=nc-sa-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 13 November 2009

Bench of the Week (28) - Old Montreal




This bench is located in Old Montreal in Quebec.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme on Bench of the Week where you can find other participants.

Photo Credit: Humanoide CC=nc-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Bench of the Week (27) - Lake Agnes

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These benches are located on the south-east side of the Lake Agnes Tea House above Lake Louise, behind Beehive Mountain, in Banff National Park.


On the opposite side of the Tea House is Lake Agnes with another bench to sit and contemplate nature while watching the remaining ice melt.



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Please visit RuneE of Visual Norway, who has begun an informal meme of Bench of the Week, for other participants.



Photo Credits: [1][2]-dangingnomad3 CC=nd-flickr. CLICK TO ENLARGE

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Bench of the Week (26)




This bench is located on the south side of the North Saskatchewan river that runs through Edmonton, Alberta. It provides a lovely view of the downtown skyline.

On the far right of the building skyline can be seen the peaked roof of the Macdonald Hotel. The Macdonald was built in 1912 by the Grand Trunk Railway, and is now owned by the Fairmont Hotel chain.

RuneE of Visual Norway began an informal meme of Bench of the Week. Please visit him to find other participants.

Photo Credit: thbl CC=nc-flickr. CLICK TO ENLARGE

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Bench of the Week (25)


















This bench is located on the observation deck atop Sulphur Mountain near the Gondola lift terminal in Banff National Park in Alberta. The view is facing north-west.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme on Bench of the Week, where you can find other participants.

Photo Credit: Denni Schnapp CC=nc-sa-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 16 October 2009

Bench of the Week (24)




Perfect for the season, a bench at Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme on Bench of the Week where you can find other participants.

Photo Credit: dadofliz CC=flickr. Click to enlarge.

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Bench of the Week (23)




Sunset is a lovely time to sit and view nature as the day winds down at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.

Please visit RuneE of Visual Norway for other participants. RuneE began this informal meme of bench of the week.

Photo Credit: matwiemann CC=flickr. Click to enlarge.

Friday, 2 October 2009

Bench of the Week (22)




These benches are located at Tofino where the Pacific Terminus of the Trans-Canada highway ends as related by the tourism department of Tofino. The sign in the photo speaks for itself. Tofino, British Columbia is well known for its whale watching activities from March through to September, when the gray whales make their migration.

Please visit RuneE of Visual Norway for this week's participants. RuneE began this informal meme of Bench of the Week.

Photo Credit: Mafue CC=sa-flickr. Click to enlarge.

NOTE: Trans-Canada Highway No. 1 ends in Victoria, B.C. Tofino is of the opinion that the highway ends there.

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Bench of the Week (21)




These benches are located near Canmore, Alberta.

RuneE of Visual Norway began an informal meme on Bench of the Week. Please visit his site for other participants.

Photo Credit: Paul Hudson CC=nc-nd-flickr. CLICK TO ENLARGE

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Bench of the Week (20)


















These benches and picnic tables are in Banff National Park, Alberta with a pretty background of changing colours.

RuneE of Visual Norway has an informal meme of Bench of the Week.

Other participants are:

Ackworth Born, Gone West

Steve Gallow of SG-photo



Photo Credit: Cuppojoe CC=nc-sa-flickr.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Bench of the Week (19)






Butterstub Marsh is located in the city of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, B.C. It is a man-made bird sanctuary with a wide trail that loops around a wet marsh. A perfect spot for a stroll to get away and refresh one’s energy.

RuneE began an informal meme of Bench of the Week at Visual Norway.

Other participants this week are:
Tom at Wiggers World has a sea shore bench.

Steve Gallow at SG’s Random Photos has a perfect primitive bench.

Raph from Raph’s Ramblings has a different sort of bench that can be carried out into the garden when needed.

PERBS at For the Love of Benches has a busy bench.

Gerald at Ackworth Born, Gone West has a lovely row of benches.

Photo Credit: Alanna@VanIsle CC=nc-nd-flickr. CLICK TO ENLARGE