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Paul Axford
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Occasional photographer, retired library dude. 🇨🇦Elbows up!🇨🇦
All photos are mine unless otherwise credited.

“When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing". -Tom Robbins
Remember remember the fifth of November…

(Not sure who the original photographer was - if you happen to know, please tell me so I can attribute correctly)
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Another shot along the boardwalk. The end is full of possibilities…

Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park.

#boardwalk #melswart #photography #blackandwhite
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On the boardwalk, Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park. It’s a lovely place for a stroll.

#boardwalk #conservationarea #MelSwart #photography #blackandwhite
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“…the U.S. …lacks federal laws regulating facial biometrics. That gap opens the door to travellers’ data being used for other purposes, such as to surveil them…”

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News
The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.
www.cbc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Reposted by Paul Axford
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.
www.thebeaverton.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Post a song that has a famous cover version:

youtu.be/EH4yq-goqiA?...
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (VN Project edited video)
YouTube video by Vitalijs Neudahins
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October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I love the vertical lines of the Chrysler building in New York. Beautiful architecture seldom found these days…

#vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #chryslerbuilding #newyork
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Old barn boards, Prince Edward County, Ontario.

#vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #barnboards
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I think these folks know a bit about the possibilities of being #vertical! Cirque du Soleil, Québec City 2011.

#cirquedusoleil #BlueSkyArtShow #quebeccity #québec
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My mother-in-law died yesterday. Fuck Alzheimer’s. Goodbye, Nina.
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand

Grapefruit
Fanny and Alexander
Seasons in the Sun
Raw oysters
Battlefield Earth
Avalon
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand
October 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Oh, look… the guy who wrote This Land is Your Land, and on a US stamp was antifa…

#antifa #woodtguthrie
October 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One last shot for #BlueSkyArtShow. Here’s Marie with a glowing umbrella.

#glow #umbrella
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A photo from many moons ago of my daughter in the #glow from candles during a power outage.

#BlueSkyArtShow
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Here’s an old shot of my wife surrounded by the #glow from a sparkler for #BlueSkyArtShow
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Years ago, I found myself on #theroad to Fort McMurray, Alberta. There were lots of trucks carrying equipment for the oil sands. It was a very long drive!

#BlueSkyArtShow
September 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Google Maps sent us down a “road” in New Brunswick… one that got narrower and narrower!

#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow
September 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Highway 401, just outside Toronto. It’s one of the busiest highways in the world.

#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #highway401
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It you see this, post a concert picture you took.
September 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Yes, it certainly does seem familiar…
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The #angles and reflections caught my eye as we were enjoying an evening meal in Ottawa. A quick shot with my phone.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Ottawa
September 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I love the simplicity of the angular design of the Arisaig lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

#Angles #BlueSkyArtShow #Arisaiglighthouse #lighthouse #NovaScotia
September 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lots of #angles at the Brooklyn Museum!

#BlueSkyArtShow #BrooklynMuseum
September 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Paul Axford
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM