FrankKingPhotos
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Amateur photography, Albertan, husband, grandfather, blogger, Jesus follower. www.FrankKingPhotos.ca. www.FranksCottage.blog
Today's #photo: interpreting the #winter creek - while the #snow kept falling: wp.me/p2ccTX-1f2 #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: the winter creek
LOUISE CREEK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA I’m not sure why, but this outflow creek from Lake Louise remains mostly ice-free no matter how bitterly cold the winter becomes — and trust m…
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January 23, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Today's #photo: interpreting the #winter creek - while the #snow kept falling: wp.me/p2ccTX-1f2 #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Today's #photo: the sweet, sublime #winter sunrise: wp.me/p2ccTX-1eW #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: the winter sunrise
GREAT LAKES SUNRISE, WHITBY, ONTARIO This town of almost 130,000, a bedroom community for Toronto (Canada’s largest city) features a charming, little-known road of cottages along Lake Ontario…
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January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Today's #photo: the sweet, sublime #winter sunrise: wp.me/p2ccTX-1eW #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Today's #photo: the fabulous frigidness of frost! wp.me/p2ccTX-31B #winter #photography #canada #NotAI
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Rural landscapes: the frigidness of frost
FENCE AND TREES, ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, ALBERTA Much of southern Alberta experienced several days of winter fog, which created some of the best frosty landscapes I’d seen in several years. I was …
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January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Today's #photo: the fabulous frigidness of frost! wp.me/p2ccTX-31B #winter #photography #canada #NotAI
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That dolt Homer Simpson actually raises a good spiritual question: is it possible to choose the "wrong" #god? Read on for my attempt at a response: wp.me/p2wzRb-iU #Simpsons
THE ‘RIGHT’ GOD
Ah, Homer Simpson. Even a dolt like him occasionally raises questions that are worth answering. This is one of them. In case you don’t know, 17th century mathematician, philosopher and physicist Bl…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
That dolt Homer Simpson actually raises a good spiritual question: is it possible to choose the "wrong" #god? Read on for my attempt at a response: wp.me/p2wzRb-iU #Simpsons
Today's #photo: the artistic (and cold!) exchange of goods: wp.me/p2ccTX-1eP #urbex #photography #NotAI
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Urban landscapes: the exchange of goods
THE TRADER, EDMONTON, ALBERTA This three-metre tall bronze sculpture was designed in 1977 by American sculptor John Weaver, who eventually moved to Canada because so much of his works were here. It…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Today's #photo: the artistic (and cold!) exchange of goods: wp.me/p2ccTX-1eP #urbex #photography #NotAI
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Today's #photo: a touch of green in a beautifully sombre #winter landscape: wp.me/p2ccTX-2ML #NotAI #canada #photography
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Rural landscapes: the Great Lakes sentinel
LIGHTHOUSE AND SNOW, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO This charming tourist section of St. Catharines has two lighthouses. This one provided a superb scene for me to photograph, thanks to the moody sky and …
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January 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Today's #photo: a touch of green in a beautifully sombre #winter landscape: wp.me/p2ccTX-2ML #NotAI #canada #photography
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Today's #photo: even dull, cloudy conditions couldn't take away from the beauty of this #winter scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-31s #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the snowy day
FORTY MILE CREEK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA What a blessing it was to visit this woodland stream right after a snow fall and before all the water froze over. Even on this dull, cloudy day, it wa…
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January 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Today's #photo: even dull, cloudy conditions couldn't take away from the beauty of this #winter scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-31s #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Today's #photo: the glorious end of a beautiful #winter day: wp.me/p2ccTX-2MD #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: the surreal end of day
WINTER SUNSET, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO The Muskoka region is one of the most beautiful places in the southern half of this province and, deservedly, one of the most desirable places in Canada to own a…
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January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Today's #photo: the glorious end of a beautiful #winter day: wp.me/p2ccTX-2MD #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Before his #death, #Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams made a big life decision. Was it real or desperate? Take a few minutes to explore this with me: wp.me/p2wzRb-Rm
MEANINGFUL or DESPERATE?
Was it a real, meaningful life decision? Or a desperate and cynical way to manufacture hope in the face of impending death? That’s the question that occurred to me when I read about the last …
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January 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Before his #death, #Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams made a big life decision. Was it real or desperate? Take a few minutes to explore this with me: wp.me/p2wzRb-Rm
Today's #photo: Such a beautiful opening in the #winter ice! wp.me/p2ccTX-31i #NotAI #canada #photography #nature
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Natural landscapes: a beautiful opening in the ice
WINTER WATERFALL AT BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA A fragile back forced me to stick to photo locales with less walking distance, so I visited this western Canadian park to take advantag…
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January 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Today's #photo: Such a beautiful opening in the #winter ice! wp.me/p2ccTX-31i #NotAI #canada #photography #nature
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Today's #photo: what a blessing it was to have this #winter #wildlife encounter! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Mw #NotAI #nature #photography #canada
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Wildlife: the wintertime stretch
CORMORANT DRYING ITS WINGS, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO I was wandering along the pier in this touristy part of the city of St. Catharines when I saw someone making phone pictures of birds on the icy r…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Today's #photo: what a blessing it was to have this #winter #wildlife encounter! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Mw #NotAI #nature #photography #canada
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At least some #atheists believe my spiritual convictions are based on fear. Spend a few minutes with me examining this allegation - and what it can mean to YOU: wp.me/p2wzRb-a5 #atheism
THE CLARITY OF FEAR
I’m still trying to work up some fear. If you see logic with this graphic posted on an Internet atheism community, then apparently that’s the basis of my faith (not “religion” – that’s a nast…
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January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
At least some #atheists believe my spiritual convictions are based on fear. Spend a few minutes with me examining this allegation - and what it can mean to YOU: wp.me/p2wzRb-a5 #atheism
Today's #photo: one of the most amazing bridges I've ever been blessed to experience: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ms #urbex #NotAI #photography
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Urban landscapes: Me, seeing RED
CHERRY STREET NORTH BRIDGE,TORONTO, ONTARIO This is one of four new bridges that opened last year in the port lands of Canada’s largest city. I figured there might be decent photo opportunities the…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Today's #photo: one of the most amazing bridges I've ever been blessed to experience: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ms #urbex #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: love the red wall in this breathtaking old church: wp.me/p2ccTX-31a #NotAI #photography
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Urban landscapes: the beguiling touch of red
ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, GREENOCK, SCOTLAND The rain prevented much exploring, so my wife & I visited a pair of beautiful churches in this Scottish port city. I loved the red wal…
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January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today's #photo: love the red wall in this breathtaking old church: wp.me/p2ccTX-31a #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: silent #winter beauty during the wait for sunrise: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ml #canada #NotAI #photography
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Urban landscapes: Beauty in the wait for daybreak
WINTER AT PRINCES ISLAND PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA I found a reasonably high viewpoint to photography a snowy pathway through this beautiful park in the downtown of this western Canadian city. Frigid …
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January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Today's #photo: silent #winter beauty during the wait for sunrise: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ml #canada #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: perfect conditions for glorious #winter photography! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Mf #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: beauty through the shadows
WINTER SCENERY ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, ALBERTA Conditions were perfect: An overnight snowfall and a sunny morning. That made for many photos like this in western Canada’s famous Banff N…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Today's #photo: perfect conditions for glorious #winter photography! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Mf #nature #photography #canada #NotAI
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"For many years, I was that lost sheep and that lost coin of great value." Spend just a few minutes with me while explain what this means - and why it's important to YOU: wp.me/p2wzRb-R3
THE FOUND COIN AND FOUND SHEEP
Imagine a woman who has ten valuable coins and loses one. Won’t she scour the house, looking in every nook and cranny until she finds it? And when she finds it, you can be sure she’ll call her frie…
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January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
"For many years, I was that lost sheep and that lost coin of great value." Spend just a few minutes with me while explain what this means - and why it's important to YOU: wp.me/p2wzRb-R3
Today's #photo: the beautiful last light of a #winter day on the prairies: wp.me/p2ccTX-310 #photography #NotAI #canada
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Rural landscapes: goodbye to the day
WINTER SUNSET, GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA The sunset wasn’t as spectacular as I hoped it would be, but by using a telephoto zoom lens, I was able to fill the scene with the best o…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Today's #photo: the beautiful last light of a #winter day on the prairies: wp.me/p2ccTX-310 #photography #NotAI #canada
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Today's #photo: #winter minimalism at its beautiful best! wp.me/p2ccTX-2M7 #photography #canada #NotAI #nature
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Natural landscapes: A path through winter
SINCLAIR CREEK, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA I liked the curve of the stream and the mix of rocks and white water, until I looked at the resulting picture in my camera viewer. Then I th…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Today's #photo: #winter minimalism at its beautiful best! wp.me/p2ccTX-2M7 #photography #canada #NotAI #nature
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Today's #photo: #winter beauty in a snowy mountain world: wp.me/p2ccTX-2M1 #NotAI #nature #canada #photography
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Natural landscapes: beauty in the land of snow
ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA Canada’s Rocky Mountains are always a treat to visit right after a snowfall, especially if the day is sunny. That was the case here,…
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January 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Today's #photo: #winter beauty in a snowy mountain world: wp.me/p2ccTX-2M1 #NotAI #nature #canada #photography
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#Atheist: #Jesus followers aren't moral, they're just sucking up to #God. This is worth exploring, so spend a few minutes with me: wp.me/p2wzRb-ac
ADVENTURES IN MISSING THE POINT
Is ‘sucking up’ really the only reason followers of Jesus of Nazareth (who many people believe is the Son of God) try to be good? I’m sure there are lots of people out there who believe that. And, …
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January 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
#Atheist: #Jesus followers aren't moral, they're just sucking up to #God. This is worth exploring, so spend a few minutes with me: wp.me/p2wzRb-ac
Today's #photo: follow the tracks in an epic #winter world! wp.me/p2ccTX-30T #NotAI #photography #nature #canada
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Natural landscapes: follow the footprints!
WINTER AT DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, NEWELL COUNTY, ALBERTA Roaming this western Canadian badlands park in winter is a particularly sublime experience. Often, you won’t encounter even one pers…
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January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today's #photo: follow the tracks in an epic #winter world! wp.me/p2ccTX-30T #NotAI #photography #nature #canada
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Today's #photo: these leaves held on past #autumn and now had their #winter bounty: wp.me/p2ccTX-2LU #canada #NotAI #photography #nature
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Natural landscapes: holding on in the snow
SNOWY AUTUMN LEAVES, CALGARY, ALBERTA I visited Princes Island Park, which forms part of the northern border of the downtown in this western Canadian City, and found lots of photogenic, intimate wi…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Today's #photo: these leaves held on past #autumn and now had their #winter bounty: wp.me/p2ccTX-2LU #canada #NotAI #photography #nature
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Almost all of us spend our lives playing to audiences. But there's only one that counts. Read on for an explanation: wp.me/p2wzRb-OK
WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE?
The title of this album, recorded almost 50 years ago by actor/singer David Soul (famous for co-starring in TV’s Starsky & Hutch) has always stuck with me. At the time, I recall a particu…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Almost all of us spend our lives playing to audiences. But there's only one that counts. Read on for an explanation: wp.me/p2wzRb-OK
Today's #photo: the ancient relic, resting in the #winter field: wp.me/p2ccTX-30L #NotAI #photography #canada
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Rural landscapes: resting in the winter field
TRACTOR AND FARMSTEAD NEAR LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA Loved the snow-draped ancient tractor I encountered near the road, but what to do about the red barn in the background? The solution was to go with a …
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January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today's #photo: the ancient relic, resting in the #winter field: wp.me/p2ccTX-30L #NotAI #photography #canada
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