May 7-College Avenue

This is College Avenue at Broad Street looking west.

The elm trees are starting to bud out; Regina has been very fortunate that its Dutch Elm Disease program has saved most of the 200,000+ elm trees that have been planted in the Queen City. Once you drive outside of Regina, there is hardly an elm tree to be seen.

May 6 - I love Regina

You knew it was coming; a picture of the I Love Regina sculpture in front of City Hall.

Since 2002, this little symbol has appeared on everything imaginable in Regina. It was the basis of the "I Love Dog River" storyline in Corner Gas.

If you want to learn more about its history or how the City is trying to incorporate their new logo into this old theme, visit the City of Regina's website.

May 5-Frog at U of R

The University of Regina original campus is located on College Avenue, near the downtown. It has some lovely old buildings and some great sculptures.

This frog is about 4 feet high and about 6 feet in length. It watches over the parking lot and east end of the College Avenue campus.

May 4-Wrapping the Towers #2

I know yesterday's photo didn't do justice or show the scale of the signs that are being put on the two Hill Towers in Regina. (Although yesterday's shot showed how nice it can get here; not like today when it is cold and dreary.)

I took this photo from a friend's office who works in the other tower (which will also be wrapped later this spring.)

You can see how massive the logo will be. You should be able to see the logos as you come into Regina (whether by air or by car.)

May 3-Wrapping the towers

In the April 1 edition of the Leader Post, the paper announced that a vinyl wrap would be affixed to the front faces of both the two towers in Regina to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 100 anniversary.

I thought it was a April Fool's prank.

Nope ... It wasn't. They started to put the wrap on the windows Monday. This is the first six panes being wrapped. By the end of the day, he had completed two full rows downward. You can see the wrap as you walk around Wascana lake.

Roughrider pride certainly lives in Regina.

May 2-A Prairie Buffalo

Felt better on Sunday, so I went out for a drive and passed this sculpture at the Access Communications building on Park Street. (They are our local cable TV and internet service provider.)

This sculpture called a Prairie Buffalo is by Daniel-Vincent Bernard, a Montreal artist and sculptor. It was dedicated on September 15, 1998 to "the pioneers of yesterday and the citizens of tomorrow." On the plaque it reads:

"Fashioned in coaxial cable, this unique statue combines cable technology with the symbol of Regina's glorious past."

May 1-Provincial Legislature

Still not up to snuff ... so here is a picture I took a while back (when it was warm and not snowing outside!) of the Saskatchewan Legislature Building in Wascana Park.