For my readers in different climates, I thought you might like to see some pictures of Saskatoon in mid-winter. These were taken on January 19th, 2011. There was a cloudless sky and a full moon. It must have been the middle of the night because the temperature was -33C with a windchill of -43C. We have a river through the middle of the city and these were taken from the east riverbank looking west across the river.
I like to give credit where credit is due and asked the person who sent me the photos if she could identify the photographer. She e-mailed her source who e-mailed... you get the picture. BD told EC who told my friend MH to "Just use it!" At some point someone provided this information: "Those pictures came from a former city policeman - I emailed back to ask who took them - if it was him & all he emailed back was 'would I lie?' - & he is a jokester, so I really don't know who needs credit."
UPDATE, 2014 August 7 : these fabulous photos were taken by Bruce A. Johnson. You can see more of his work
here.
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| The "fog" you see is vapor rising from the river and from various heating systems. |
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| Looking at part of the downtown section of Saskatoon from across the South Saskatchewan River. |
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| The Bessborough Hotel, the grande dame of local hotels, a castle on the prairies. |
