Monthly Archives: October 2011

“Anonymous” the movie.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ron

Anonymous Did someone named William Shakespeare really write all of those plays and sonnets or did someone else take quill to hand and do it? This weekend, my wife and I went to the Roland Emmerich movie, “Anonymous” in which … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colours – Kanata, Ontario

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ron

Autumn Colours, Kanata, Ontario The colours overall don’t appear to be as vibrant as in some past years but that doesn’t stop some individual specimens form putting on a pretty good show. The following images are a small sampling of … Continue reading →

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Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Ron

Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario The Conroy Pit Recreation Area is an off-leash dog park as well as the site of a popular winter destination tobogganing hill. Weekends in particular, the parking lot is full to overflowing. (Parking Lot)(Location) There … Continue reading →

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Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Ron

Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa After photographing Chickadees in Nepean, I headed east toward Mer Bleue Bog. It was one of those strange days weatherwise, a bit of sun, a lot of clouds, intermittent rain … Continue reading →

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Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Ron

Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa Recent rains and high winds have stripped many of the trees of their Autumn colours. That hasn’t stopped people coming out to the Sarsaparilla Trail in Ottawa’s Greenbelt and sticking out their hands for … Continue reading →

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Remic Rapids – Drummers and Fire Dancers

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Graeme

Remic Rapids, Ottawa After spending the day photographing Fall colours at Luskville Falls in Quebec and driving around in my mother’s new Volvo C70 convertible with the roof down in beautiful Fall weather, I joined a few friends at Remic … Continue reading →

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The Volvo C70

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Graeme

The 2011 Volvo C70 Recently, my mother purchased a 2011 Volvo C70 Convertible, a big change from her 2001 Toyota Echo. Weather was great for the Thanksgiving weekend in the Ottawa area so, when she said that we could take … Continue reading →

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Fall at Luskville Falls, Gatineau Hills, Quebec

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ron

Ron doing his photography thing (photo by Graeme). Fall at Luskville Falls, Gatineau Hills, Quebec After completing my retroactive blog relating to my September visit to Mer Bleue Bog, I picked up Graeme and off we went to Luskville Falls … Continue reading →

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Some Random Fall Images – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Ron

After dropping by the Carleton University Butterfly Show, I had a few chores to complete, like moving a sofa for my son, and then I was able to spend a bit of time just wandering around looking for a few … Continue reading →

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Just two days left – Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit.

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Ron

I was in the area of Carleton University Saturday at noon so dropped by the greenhouses to see how things were going. The weather was great. Kids were enjoying playing in the open, grassy area beside the path and Jim … Continue reading →

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