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Meandering Through Morinville by bkbinthecity
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Meandering Through Morinville

So what do you do when given a beautiful warm and sunny day. Go on a walking tour and take a few, okay maybe quite a few, pictures.
We made our way to Morinville which is a small French Canadian community about one half hour north of Edmonton. Its beginnings date back to the late 1800's so needless to say they do have some wonderful old buildings.
The landmark building in the St Jean Baptiste Church. Unfortunately when we got there we discovered that it is under going some work and the front was covered with a large canopy and scaffolding.
So I walked over to the Rectory next door. It was built in two stages. The front was built in 1895, the addition on the back was built in 1918. So I invite you to come with me this week on a short tour of this lovely community.
26th May 2013 26th May 13

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KWind ace
Very pretty on a gorgeous day with the green grass and blue sky surrounding it!
May 28th, 2013  
Nancy ace
Very nice capture...the dormer and arches are very iinteresting!
May 28th, 2013  
Kerri
beautiful
May 28th, 2013  
summerfield ace
that is such a lovely structure and i particularly love the railing and the steps on the right. looking forward to the 'tour'. great shot, brian.
May 28th, 2013  
Anita Campbell
Really nice, and I'm looking forward to the tour........ Like the "porch" on the left and the arches above it.
May 28th, 2013  
eyeseeu (deb)
Wonderful photo! The "pattern" of the bricks plays with the eyes.
Looking forward to the upcoming tour.
May 28th, 2013  
Cathrine Mitchell
Lovely home. Love the textures on the roof and brick walls. Great capture.
May 28th, 2013  
Maggiemae ace
Such unusual roof structures here! Great to see and I think we will be in for a treat this week!
May 28th, 2013  
Tony
Impressive capture of an unusual structure.
May 28th, 2013  
Graham Thresher
Great capture of a grand building.
May 28th, 2013  
Elisabeth Sæter
Great shot!
May 28th, 2013  
Mary
Lovely shot of an interesting building. Looking forward to the tour.
May 28th, 2013  
Shirley Chetwynd
A beautiful building in a beautiful setting.
May 28th, 2013  
Paula W
What a lovely building, beautifully captured.
May 28th, 2013  
Andrew Nelson
Great old building, we live not far from a place called Morrinsville here in NZ
May 28th, 2013  
ZambianLass
Lovely building
May 28th, 2013  
Kareen King ace
That is, indeed, a wonderful old building. Love the way you captured it.
May 28th, 2013  
John
Grand looking house
May 28th, 2013  
Jessica
what a great house! great shot as well!
May 28th, 2013  
Fisher Family
A great shot of this lovely impressive building!

Ian
May 28th, 2013  
mittens (Marilyn) ace
Very pretty building and it looks like a lovely day there...a great day to take a walk.
May 28th, 2013  
Claire
Very stylish
May 28th, 2013  
Paula
I've never heard of this community! It looks quite beautiful.
May 28th, 2013  
Sian B
Amazing and interesting read.
May 28th, 2013  
Néfertiti
Grand batiment ancien dans un cadre magnifique,Merci pour le texte très interessant.
May 28th, 2013  
Danny Davies
Well taken bkb, like the pattern it shows on walls and roof.
May 28th, 2013  
Tineke
I love your touring around the city and your explanations, looking forward. Beautiful building
May 28th, 2013  
Hubregt Visser
Very nice shot. Beautiful colors.
May 28th, 2013  
Kim
Wonderful building, it looks very well built and well maintained. It looks like you had great weather for you meandering:-)
May 28th, 2013  
ladyjane
Beautiful old building!
May 28th, 2013  
Molly
That's a very impressive rectory!
May 28th, 2013  
Katie
Fascinating architecture and great colors!
May 28th, 2013  
Shirley Banford
Very nicely done shot.
May 28th, 2013  
❀ Lynn
Lovely old manse. I like the textures of the old bricks and the patterns they make.
May 29th, 2013  
Sue
Imagine the history here!
May 29th, 2013  
Ann H. LeFevre ace
Beautiful home- a brick-layer's dream!
May 29th, 2013  
Linda
Beautiful architecture and the weather was perfect. Nicely composed.
May 29th, 2013  
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@maggiemae Glad to share it with you and I think you will enjoy the sights of this town
May 29th, 2013  
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@tonydebont thanks Tony
May 29th, 2013  
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@thresheg Thank you Graham
May 29th, 2013  
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@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth
May 29th, 2013  
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@mcmary Looking forward to sharing it
May 29th, 2013  
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@http365proj Glad you enjoyed this one Shirley
May 29th, 2013  
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@paulaw Thanks Paula
May 29th, 2013  
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@andyn Interesting
May 29th, 2013  
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@zambianlass Glad you enjoyed this one
May 29th, 2013  
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@kareenking Well I figured this way the addition was also shown
May 29th, 2013  
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@johnnyfrs It really is
May 29th, 2013  
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@jessca646 Thanks Jessica
May 29th, 2013  
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@fishers Thank you Ian
May 29th, 2013  
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@mittens It was a perfect day for it
May 29th, 2013  
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@claireuk you do not see them like this today
May 29th, 2013  
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@westcoastwallis Well I am glad to introduce you to it
May 29th, 2013  
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@sianb Glad you liked this one
May 29th, 2013  
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@montse Vous etes les bienvenus
May 29th, 2013  
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@dannydavies Thanks Danny, glad you like it
May 29th, 2013  
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@tstb Glad to have you along
May 29th, 2013  
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@hjv The red bricks are great
May 29th, 2013  
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@kimshots It was a great day
May 29th, 2013  
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@ladyjane Glad you enjoyed this one
May 29th, 2013  
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@dolphin You do not see to many of them like this one
May 29th, 2013  
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@archaeofrog Glad you like it
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@sabanford Thanks Shirley
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@lynnb Glad you like this one Lynn
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@roth One can only imagine
May 29th, 2013  
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@olivetreeann There is something special about old brick homes like this
May 29th, 2013  
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@grannysue Thanks Linda
May 29th, 2013  
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@kwind The whole thing did make for a very nice picture
May 29th, 2013  
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@nanderson Definitely a different style
May 29th, 2013  
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@kerristephens Glad you think so Kerri
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@summerfield Looking forward to sharing it
May 29th, 2013  
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@aglennc Glad you like it
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@eyeseeu Looking forward to sharing it
May 29th, 2013  
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@cathrinemitch Thank you. Glad you enjoyed this one
May 29th, 2013  
Terry
I love the walking tours
May 29th, 2013  
Rohini Gupta
Amazing pattern on the walls. Great shot.
May 29th, 2013  
Sandi
Older rectories always look so grand, and this one definitely does, too. Is that a statue on the top? How unusual.
May 29th, 2013  
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@sarasdadandmom They are very interesting.
May 30th, 2013  
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@writingdays Thanks Rohini
May 30th, 2013  
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@gratefulness It is a great looking building for sure. Yes that is a statue on the top of the roof. I do believe it is a statue of John the Baptist
May 30th, 2013  
Lisa
Quite a majestic building! It looks like it was a beautiful day, with the kind of clouds I regularly see here.
May 31st, 2013  
Pam Hawkes
Very nice capture!
May 31st, 2013  
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@daguerre It was a beautiful day and yes this is a wonderful looking home
June 1st, 2013  
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@pamfromcalgary Thanks Pam
June 1st, 2013  
Charlene Barker
Such a lovely building :-)
June 2nd, 2013  
Diane ace
What a beautiful building! Nice capture--you can see both sections of the building.
June 2nd, 2013  
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@peacerebel Glad you enjoyed this one Charlene
June 3rd, 2013  
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@eudora That is why I posted this one. I took a shot from the front but thought this was better
June 3rd, 2013  
Bankmann
What a great house... I wonder how it looks inside...
June 3rd, 2013  
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@bankmann I would love to have the opportunity to see inside as well
June 4th, 2013  
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