May 14-Tower is done!

They were putting the last finishing touches on the Roughrider banner on the Tower yesterday. When you fly or drive into Regina, you'll know Regina has 'rider pride.

May 13-Lilacs are here

Looking around my garden, my peas, onions, beans, turnips, sunflowers, and lettuce have all poked their heads above ground to welcome spring...but they are still too small to photograph.

However, my lilacs are a different story. In about a week, I will have my first bunch of lilacs to bring in the house. In my mind, once you see lilacs and irises blooming in your yard, you can put away all winter clothes because the warm weather has definitely arrived!

May 12-Albert St & 12th Avenue

The City announced that in mid-June, 12th Avenue will become two-way instead of one-way and work will begin on 'revitalizing' Regina's downtown core.

So I took a photo of 12th Avenue - looking towards the downtown core - to record the way 'it used to be' before the changes take place.

May 11-Wrapping the towers #3

Well, they are making good progress on wrapping the towers. They had to halt for a couple of days because of the weather, but they were back out there on Monday.

You can make out the old Saskatchewan Roughriders logo at the top, and where it will eventually say "100 years of pride".

May 10-Courtney Street

This picture is of me driving along Courtenay Street in Regina's north end.

To your right is a fully developed neighbourhood. To your left is a farmer's field - literally the edge of town.

According to the City's northwest sector plan, this area to the left will be filled with houses within the next decade. The fields will exist no longer.

I wonder where people will go to ride their skidoos in the winter when houses are built in this field?

May 9-Nest buddies

I was parked in a downtown parkade when I saw this pigeon's nest, with three little birds inside. Only one had its eyes open; the others huddled close to each other for warmth.

I didn't realize that pigeons were so ugly when they were little. They look nothing like their mom, who strutted and coo'd as I took this picture (just out of range of my camera.)

May 8 - 9th Avenue North (Ring Road)

In Canada, you have to garden when the sun is shining ... so I apologize for not posting the past couple of days. I have been taking photos though.

This month I am going to take photos of some of the major roadways and collector streets in Regina, because as the city grows in the future, these roads will change dramatically.

This is a shot of 9th Avenue North heading westbound, just before MacIntosh Street. There's been a lot of roadwork in this area over the past couple of years. It is one of the easiest ways to get to the new subdivisions in the northwest area of town.

Unlike my previous postings of local streets, the trees are not yet mature enough to create a canopy over the roadway.