Monday, April 25, 2022

Illuminated Works

Picking up where I left off yesterday. These are wide views of Sparks Street in evening light during Winterlude 2020. We've got a theme day in June for CDP on The Road, and this pedestrian mall, which ranges a few blocks long, is probably the choice I'll go with for that one.


Here we have more ice sculptures.


A short walk away in Confederation Park, there were some other ice sculptures. I stand by what I said yesterday: this is a much more suitable location for the big ice sculptures.


Across the street from Confederation Park on the west side is the Lord Elgin Hotel, always one of the official hotels for Winterlude. A set of ice sculptures is always posted outside their main entrance during Winterlude.


The terrace off to the right side of the main entrance hosts an ice bench each year for the hotel. In 2020 it featured tulips, an appropriate subject as the hotel was marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by Canadian soldiers in World War Two.

36 comments:

  1. Despite the cold I would wrap up and go to see this!
    Still cold here (I refuse to put on the heating), so I get the vibe, too...

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  2. Here it is very warm even though the sky has darken and expecting rain soon.

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  3. The lights really bring them to life. Stunning.

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  4. So gorgeous! I'm pleasantly surprised to see tulips carved in ice. 😊

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  5. Hello,
    The sculptures look beautiful at night, lovely colors.
    Take care, have a great new week!

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  6. @Magiceye: thanks.

    @Iris: nights here remain on the cool side.

    @Nancy: to be expected there.

    @Gemel: they do indeed.

    @Sandi: thank you.

    @Eileen: thanks.

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  7. ...the butterfly is my favorite,

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  8. I like the mall pics, and the others too, of course.

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  9. I always enjoyed a stroll down Sparks.

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  10. Hopefully the event returns next year.

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  11. Lovely and colorful night shots of the city and ice sculptures ~

    Wishing you laughter and love in your day,

    A SutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  12. I'm loving all the color in your photos today.

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  13. @Francisco: thanks.

    @Tom: it's a good one.

    @Anvilcloud: thank you.

    @Marie: it can be photogenic.

    @RedPat: I hope so.

    @Jan: me too.

    @Carol: thanks.

    @Sharon: and there's a lot.

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  14. The butterfly is a beauty, well done.

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  15. I love seeing the city streets!

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  16. La iluminación, le dice mucho, a esas excelentes obras.

    Besos

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  17. Your header picture is so pretty!!

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  18. The bright night lights certainly add another dimension. Tweeted.

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  19. i wonder what i will be like when i am 75? to life!! ( ;
    enjoy this week. take care.

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  20. The ice sculptures look very different when lit up.

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  21. Fascinating, and lovely critters. I especially enjoy the evening views of those city streets and folks about, nice post thanks.

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  22. wow that's a whole lot of colour, I like the red lights

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