vancouver winter olympic fans

this is my favorite shot of the 450 or so i took today. the walking and shooting is fun, it's the editing that will kill ya... i have a few more keepers, check in tomorrow. i guess its fitting to post a shot of the girls/they're the ones that are winning all the gold medals. congratulation's.

olympic rings/ downtown vancouver

another offering from "walker cliche´ and gift shop".

english bay, vancouver canada

i walk by this wounderful art on a regular basis. the sky caught my eye today, so i stayed around and took this photograph. i believe this sculpture is the bases for the winter olympic logo. i've added a bit of info from a winter olympic web site:

The logo and mascot of the future 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is based on the Canadian Inuit inukshuk. The inukshuk is a stone marker that has been used by the Inuit to help guide through the northern Arctic terrain for centuries - see the Inuit Inukshuk article for background information. The Inuit inukshuk has also become a symbol of leadership, cooperation, friendship and the human spirit. This contemporary design of an inukshuk by Vancouver based Elena Rivera MacGregor and her team of designers was chosen from 1,600 entries from across Canada by an international panel of nine judges. The mascot will be named Ilanaaq which means ‘friend’ in the native Inuit Inuktitut language. Rivera MacGregor claims that her winning design represents the culture, environment and people of Canada.