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2008 05 27, originally uploaded by vaneramos.

The Gem of Friday comes to us thanks to the keen eye of Vaneramos. Click his photo for a swim in his Flickr photoscreen.

Plus plus plus - Lots of things going on this weekend folks - particularly in the dance department. You know about the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival - but keep scrolling down for other body shaking and dramatic opportunities.

Have fun. Be safe. See you here in June.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Between 150 and 300 new ones, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Todays feature photographer is rdaw, otherwise know as....well, I'm not absolutely sure.

Rob I believe.

The little we do know about Rob are these things (according to his profile):

"...wife, son, dog, cat. kids, fish - just getting back into photography
after a long time away...."

And aren't we all grateful for that!

What I personally dig about rdaw's photos is his broad range of vision.
So diverse, so personal.
His wry sense of humour too.

Take a gander at these 10 pics and see if you can't glean a thing or two about the man.

As our friend Griz noted about him,

"You have the knack of seeing what everyone sees and turning it into art."

Too true Grizzles, too true.

-Downtown Lynn-

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green_blue, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Feet, clothesline and a bunch of blurry stuff, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Belly Dan, originally uploaded by rdaw.

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Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival began today!

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Iris2, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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fiddlehead, originally uploaded by rdaw.

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desert island, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Hey, bud..., originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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sunset, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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swamp sunrise 3, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Guelph Lake 3, originally uploaded by Andrew Faires.

Yesterday it was black and white. Today it's blue.

Yessireebob! You get a 12 pack of blue fotos in your Wednesday blog box, along with a couple tidbits of non-news, some soft news and one piece of breaking news to chew on for the day.

Here we have the lake-that-was-a-river, our lovely and seemingly oh-so-blue Guelph Lake. Of course you can enjoy biking around the lake, camping on the shore or diving right in. And you can play on it. The Guelph Rowing Club has a new location and clubhouse and the Guelph Community Boating Club - a co-op don'tcha know- have started Tuesday Race Nights.

So then ~ be anything BUT blue as you enjoy today's selection of talented photographers and their rendition of the blues. Click the pics.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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blue light : where in guelph?, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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stairs-023, originally uploaded by cinnamon gurl.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Sam, originally uploaded by 1AGFOXXX.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Blue, originally uploaded by Andrew Faires.

Have we got blue for you....

You can buy your copy of Lucky Blue by our very own, delightfully talented Tannis Slimmon. Just click the link or head down to Ground Floor Music or the Bookshelf - both located on Quebec Street.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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, originally uploaded by Denim.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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simpsons sears, originally uploaded by rdaw.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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, originally uploaded by earthquakefish.

Once upon a time, a Knight and his bride were walking along a river. While gathering the little blue flowers for his sweetheart, the Knight fell into the deep and treacherous river.

Just before his armour had pulled him beneath the water, he tossed the flowers to his lover and pleaded, "Forget Me Not!". Those were his dying words.

Ever since, the little blue flower has been known as as the forget-me-not.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Future Site of the Museum, originally uploaded by AbandonedAccounts.

Remember to tune into Royal City Rag tonight at 6pm on cfru 93.3fm. The lovely host with the most - Jan Hall - will help you find out what's shakin' in g-town. And she plays good tunes....

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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IMG_9160, originally uploaded by vaneramos.

GUELPH – Guelph Jazz Festival artistic director Ajay Heble suffered a heart attack Monday during a return flight from Paris where he was attending a conference. He was attended to by physicians and nurses who were on his flight, and the airplane made an emergency landing in Goose Bay, Labrador, where he was transferred to hospital. He is now in stable condition.

Heble is the founder of the Guelph Jazz Festival and has been its artistic director for the past 15 years. He is also a professor of English at the University of Guelph, and the director of a multi-million dollar social research project entitled Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice. It was in regard to the latter project that Heble was in Paris over the previous week.

Read the entire release here. Send healing thoughts to Ajay.

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Blue Bird, originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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let's keep it green, originally uploaded by lio2006.Liz.

...yet the sky is just as blue.




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, originally uploaded by Denim.

I know.
I know.
Not everything in life is black and white.
But today it is!

So in spite of the glorious colours bursting forth in the world these days, today we step into the crisp world of some stellar B & W photogs.

Enjoy these 6 beginning with one from the incomparable Denim.

Best viewed with a calm, clear eye...

-Downtown Lynn-

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, originally uploaded by Mr. Mikey Mike.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Lets talk trash, originally uploaded by Alan Norsworthy.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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ON-OFF, originally uploaded by peterkelly.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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May Apple and Skunk cabbage, originally uploaded by Glooscap.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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, originally uploaded by PaulaRussell.

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Dance, originally uploaded by John Q6.

Greetings and salutations on this final Monday of May.

Guelph is about to fill to the brim with all things dance. Yes the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival shimmies and shakes into action this week - May 29 until June 1 - with performances both inside and outdoors. It's the 10th fest and no doubt the most ambitious to date.

To get your toes tapping, I'm pleased to offer 8 photos from year's gone by. Plan to attend something - with your kids - with your camera - with a desire to be swept away by artistic excellence.

Best viewed wearing Lycra and bare feet.

Sue Richards

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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contemporary dancer, originally uploaded by dezsö.

Photographed at the 2006 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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Dance festival, originally uploaded by Ned Bekavac.

Photographed at the 2005 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.

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fine balance, originally uploaded by dezsö.

Photographed at the 2006 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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In Your Face #2, originally uploaded by peterkelly.

Photographed at the 2007 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival in St. George's Square.

This year's downtown site specific series runs at noon both Thursday May 29th and Friday the 30th. . Clickity click.....

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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dancefest, originally uploaded by downtownlynn.

Photographed at the 2007 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.

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dancefest, originally uploaded by downtownlynn.

Photographed at the 2007 Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada was founded by John Galt on April 23, 1827. We currently boast a population of 129,295 Guelphites including several thousand students from The University of Guelph.