Monday, March 23, 2009
Blog Guelph: Riveting Lady
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Blog Guelph: Family Day
It's the second annual Family Day in Ontario - meaning loads of people have the day off work. With the sun shining and a manageable -1c forecast, it's the perfect opportunity to get outside for some family February fun.
Do dress appropriately....
More photos tomorrow.
Sue Richards
Labels: statues
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Blog Guelph: Slow Manoeuvre
Monday, Monday .......
Today's butt chilling photo pics were chosen for the non-Guelph viewer among you - particularly those of you where winter is but a concept. Anyone from Guelph needs no further reminder that we're barely one month into this insanely snowy, deep freeze season - quick - hide the all the sharp knives before we go mad!
For a more authentic experience, load your underwear with ice cubes before viewing.
Sue Richards
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Blog Guelph: Random Act of Kindness Day
As I continue to reside in my post meditation retreat zen-head I thought I'd ring the bell for Random Act of Kindness Day - which could do with being 24/7/52 - but as today has been nominate, tis a good start!
Let today's lucky seven pics spur you on to ultra generous goodie two-shoeness people. Please go wild with gestures of kindness towards others. And don't forget to be nice to yourself.
Sue Richards
click, click, click the pic, pic, pics.......
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Blog Guelph: Silence
Greetings all.
I've just returned from an extraordinary silent meditation retreat in the Ottawa Valley. My mind is blissfully calm.
In the spirit of quiet contemplation, I offer today's series of meditative images.
Best enjoyed in golden silence.
Sue Richards
P.S. Guelph meditation instructor Molly Swan is offering a day long retreat locally this Saturday. Details are but a click away.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Blog Guelph: Communist
Seventh place....
Communist - Drew Garvie with 77 votes.
Labels: statues
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Friday, September 05, 2008
Blog Guelph: Dad's Bad Feet
Greetings on this moody, sometimes rainy, a bit gusty, first Friday of September.
There is much to do around town this weekend - The 15th Annual Jazz Festival, The 20th Annual Eden Mills Writer's Festival, Stephen Lewis and Naomi Klein at Royal City Park, a bountiful Guelph Farmer's Market and I suspect a billion student fueled parties. Hot times in the old town for sure.
Thanks to Peter Kelly for offering this Gem of the Day - a totally different slice of The Family statue in St. George's Square. Me thinks poor old crusty foot dad could use some socks for winter.
Did I say winter!!??
Yikes...
Sue Richards
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Blog Guelph: Babyball
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Blog Guelph: Top and Bottoms
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Blog Guelph: The Guelph Community Foundation
Got a creative idea to make Guelph's future brighter that needs some funding? The Guelph Community Foundation is now accepting Grant Applications for:
-children & youth;
-the environment;
-arts & culture;
-scholarship awards.
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Blog Guelph: The Lineup
Find out more about the talents of Raven Girl at her MySpace Page.
Labels: Raven Girl, statues
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Blog Guelph: The Art of White
Labels: monkey hunter, statues
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Blog Guelph: The Art of Art
Greetings and salutations on this bone chilling Monday. Please dress - warmly.
Only four posts today my friends - but each comes with some local news that may spur you into action.
Fête Romantique - the annual fundraising initiative of the Guelph Arts Council boasts a scrumptious GRAND PRIZE - an elegant, chef prepared dinner, served to you and five friends, at one of Guelph's stunning heritage homes. A limited number of tickets are now on sale.
To get yours, click on over to this site or give the Arts Council a call - 519 836-3280. Draw date is January 31.
Sue Richards
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Labels: monkey hunter, statues
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Monday, January 07, 2008
Blog Guelph: Mary Snow
Labels: statues
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Blog Guelph: Strength In Numbers
Welcome to Wednesday.
Yesterday Stats Canada released their census numbers for 2006 so I scurried to their site to get the skinny on Guelph. As much as I loath doing statistics, I get pleasure reading them. Please allow me to regale you with some of the finer details of Guelph's population in today's six post series.
As long suspected by my single, straight female friends, Guelph's population does in fact have more women than men. In fact, there are 3065 more gals wandering around this town than fellows.
Strangely, the male female ratio is exactly the same in the 40 - 44 year old category with 4775 of both blues and pinks.
Sue Richards
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Blog Guelph: Silence
Good morning friends.
Today I present nine images on this foggy post Remembrance Day in Guelph. As you scroll through the posts, I would like to encourage you to take the time to focus on peace.
Please reflect on your own state of being. Are you at peace with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you resonate calmness to those around you? Is your heart at rest?
You may not feel able to stop war in the world. You are able to stop the wars you are fighting.
Sue Richards
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Blog Guelph: War Makes War
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Blog Guelph: Flying Feet
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Blog Guelph: Where Do You Stand?
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Blog Guelph: Fountain of Family
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Blog Guelph: Garden Gnomes For Sale
Jazz up your digs.
Labels: Peter Kelly, statues
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Blog Guelph: Break Free
Are the fences you live with keeping you safe or trapped?
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Blog Guelph: Monster Cock Dude
So many title options - so much restraint.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Blog Guelph: Golden Goose Shadow
Labels: Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, statues, stingrayz08
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Blog Guelph: Not Your Average Bear Shadow
Located at Gordon Street and College Street, Guelph, ON.
Labels: Downtown Lynn, Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, statues
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Blog Guelph: Toad Tongue
Located in downtown Guelph beside the fountain.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Blog Guelph: Guelph Buddha
Today I present five photos for you to contemplation. Note the purple light of conscious streaming into your third eye - from the Buddha to you via Downtown Lynn's photo and Blog Guelph.
Sue Richards
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Labels: Downtown Lynn, statues
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Blog Guelph: Stand on Guard
This shot was taken from behind the war memorial which faces the upper end of Wyndham Street. The Guelph Arts Council office live in the dome of the building - the name of which escapes me at this moment.
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Blog Guelph: Bummer!
This Guelph bum is surrounded by banks.
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Labels: statues, The Giant Vermin
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Blog Guelph: Guelph Photo Artist Dezso
It's been a while since I dedicated an entire series to one photographer so today is the day.
For any of you that attend the Guelph Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings and do the complete circuit down to the far end by the picnic tables, you have likely seen Dezsö's work. He has been vending his photography cards, prints and calendar for several years now.
As you will notice over the 9 photos in today's set, Dezsö has a terrific sense of composition plus the technical skill to bring the image alive - as beautifully illustrated with this capture of the Epitaph in downtown Guelph.
Sue Richards
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Blog Guelph: Mary on the Hill
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Friday, May 04, 2007
Blog Guelph: Even More Guelph Pool Flickr Photo Contest Winners
Or leave a comment on this blog post by clicking on the ridiculously small link below that reads: Please Post Your Clever Comments Here.
Another contest winner - taken by Dave Noyle at the corner of Wyndham and Wellington of our War Memorial.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Blog Guelph: Your Family's Health
Today's series of five posts focus on a variety of topics and images that struck me as interesting and in this case important.
Here's the skinny on number one. Currently 'we the people' of this great nation of ours have something called health freedom. As example - we can choose to buy and take vitamins without the approval of our medical doctor.
I don't know about you but I've successfully practised vitamin taking for a very long time with no ill effects.
So.....in a slightly louder typeface..... HERE'S THE BUTT OF THE LATEST WAY YOU AND I MAY BE CONTROLLED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
On April 30, 2007 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will close the public comment period on "Guidance" which will classify every alternative practice as medicine so that only licensed physicians can carry out the procedure AND vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc., will suddenly become "untested drugs" which will be forbidden.
Imagine - busted for vitamins!
Read more AND register your concern in two minutes by going to this website.
Sue Richards
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Blog Guelph: Water Line
If you walk along the trail beside the Speed River by the River Run Centre, you'll come across this sculpture - which is in fact a time capsule - spearheaded by the Guelph Arts Council as a Millennium project.
That's pretty much all I know. Except - I think I put something in it.
Click the pic to see more from this photographer.
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Labels: compscigrad, statues
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Blog Guelph: Downtown Guelph Dawn
The actual dawn of spring is enjoyed by Guelph's famous family statue.
Do these people ever rest?
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Labels: downtown Guelph, FunRevival, statues
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Blog Guelph: Under the Watchful Eyes of a Frog friend
Today's series of six images is dedicated to the first day of spring in the fine city of Guelph as captured by photo artist Edeva. Click on any of her photograph's to see her full Flickr photostream.
Edeva is also one of the bloggers featured in our Guelph Blog Roll. Her posts are thoughtful and artistically moving - go here to see for yourself.
Our downtown frog lives on the ledge of the fountain of the family statue. Even though Frog never leaves the post - she seems more visible during fine weather.
Frog doubles as a drinking fountain and training ground for Prince seeking women. Although I have not availed myself to either of her services, I'm told she is both refreshing and reliable.
Sue Richards
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Labels: downtown Guelph, Edeva Art, statues
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Blog Guelph: Lovely Miss Spring
The statue in the window of And Venus Smiled on Douglas Street could easily 'be' spring, should spring scrap the job of 'season'.
Sue Richards
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Blog Guelph: Headless Prayer
May we 'keep our heads' in these stressful times.
Sue Richards
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Labels: statues, The Giant Vermin
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Blog Guelph: Buddha Under White
And now with an up to the neck report on Buddha - here's Claygrls most recent capture of winter for 'the equanimous one."
And here's how he looked a couple weeks ago. Contemplating Snow.
Sue Richards
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Blog Guelph: Mighty Poseiden
I realize that if you're not from Guelph, you will find this image somewhat strange. I mean what would a small agricultural centre, landlocked in the middle of Ontario, sometimes known as Cow Town, have in common with a big honking Poseiden?
Here's my answer.
Guelph is home to the incredible Bernardi Precast Factory. I can only assume that the Italian heritage of the owners and concrete workers who whip up these massive hunks of art play a significant role in what gets created.
Photographers like Stingrayz just can't help themselves - I mean, can you blame him? See more of what catches Stingrayz eye by clicking here.
Sue Richards
Tags: Blog Guelph,labels, poseiden, bernardiGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph BlogGuelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: statues, stingrayz08
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Monday, February 05, 2007
Blog Guelph: Snow - Get's In Your Eyes
My apology to those of you wondering if Blog Guelph froze in its tracks for the last week. While changing blog platforms, we got bugs in the software and I simply could not publish!
But we're back in biz - and Guelph photographer's have been hard at it - despite the extreme cold and blustery weather.
Today's series takes a look at the myriad ways that snow moulds to the landscape and everything in it.
This statue is part of the epitaph downtown - beautifully captured by dezso.
Sue Richards
Tags: Blog Guelph,February, winter, snowGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph BlogGuelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: dezso, statues, winter
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Blog Guelph: Snow - Palm
The statue of Guelph's founding guy, John Galt sits in front of City Hall on Carden Street. Photographer johnny Ballgame caught him preparing to throw a snowball.
Sue Richards
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Labels: JohnnyBallgame, statues, winter
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Monday, January 29, 2007
Blog Guelph: Orangeness - Begging Bear
More Orangeness Day pics arrived in the Guelph Flickr Pool after I had got out for the day. I'm delighted to see that Guelph's Most Famous Bear got into the spirit.
Sue Richards
Photo Credit: Mary Calarco
Tags: Blog Guelph,Orangeness Day, Orange, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, Orangeness Day, statues
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Blog Guelph: I'm Here!
...this guy?
Sue Richards
Photographer Stingrayz has been spending time out at Bernardi Precast on Elizabeth Street in Guelph.
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Labels: statues, stingrayz08
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Friday, January 19, 2007
Blog Guelph: Contemplating Snow
Buddha does January in Guelph.
Photo Credit: Claygrl
Sue Richards
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Labels: claygrl, statues, winter
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Blog Guelph: Rusty Rooster
If you listen closely, you can hear this chap doodling is rusty face off.
"Visit Blog Guelph-a-doodle-doo".
Photo Credit: Old Farmer Claygrl
Sue Richards
Tags: Blog Guelph,winter, snow, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Blog Guelph: Wish You Were Here
In case you haven't noticed, I have added a spiffy new button on the left hand side bar called Geo Visitor. Should you be interested in discovering where Blog Guelph visitors come from, click the button and find out.
Sue RIchards
Tags: Blog Guelph,January, winter weather, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: denim, statues, winter
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Blog Guelph: The Rustafarian
You'll have to leave a comment for Stingrayz if you want to know where exactly Rusty lives. I know that he's somewhere at the University of Guelph but with over 1,000 acres to look for a dog who won't come no matter how loud you call - you might not be successful.
Click on the picture to leave a comment.
Sue Richards
Tags: Blog Guelph,January, winter weather, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: statues, stingrayz08, University of Guelph
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
Blog Guelph: Pssst..Guess What?
Good News! The blogging issues of the past couple of days have been repaired! Photoblogging continues......
Today's series is loosely based on the faces of Guelph.
These heads are part of a much larger sculpture at the Donald Forster Sculpture Park at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre on the corner of Gordon and College Streets.
Thanks to Stingrayz for zoning in on this scene.
Sue Richards
Tags: Blog Guelph, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, sculpture, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, flickrGuelph Photos, photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, statues, stingrayz08, University of Guelph
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Blog Guelph: Mary
Today's series of photographs focus on a few of Guelph's statues - be they intentionally designed for the public eye or commercially created for private use.
Sue Richards
PS: Click on the photo to see more of this photographer's images.
Tags: Blog Guelph,December, statues, downtown guelphGuelph, Sue Richards, Flickr, Art Jam, Guelph Ontario, sculptures, Photography, photoblog, City of Guelph, Canadian Blog.
Labels: Andrew Faires, statues
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