Monthly Archives: February 2012

OVAS Monthly meeting – Feb/2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ron

OVAS Monthly meeting – Feb/2012 Well, I survived 🙂 Last night, I was guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS). The topic was photography with a format of a twenty minute review of technical … Continue reading →

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Snow is falling again! Ottawa, Ontario February 27th, 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ron

Snow is falling again! Ottawa, Ontario I’m in my office putting the finishing touches to my presentation for this evening’s monthly meeting of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society at the J.A. Dulude Arena (location). Just looked out my window and … Continue reading →

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Winter Returns to Ottawa – Moving Day With A Twist

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Ron

Winter Returns to Ottawa – Moving Day With A Twist Wednesday of this week, I was able to chip away the last of the ice pack that had been covering my driveway for most of the winter. Then, Wednesday afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Bicentennial of the War of 1812

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Ron

In my previous post, I indicated how there are seasonal changes to what people are thinking about based on the frequency of visits to certain of our blog entries. In similar fashion, the celebration of historical events can trigger increases … Continue reading →

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Trafalgar Travel Talk Show – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ron

Trafalgar Travel Talk Show – Ottawa, Ontario Last summer, my wife and I toured Italy with a Trafalgar tour group. Not surprisingly, therefore, we received an invite to their “Travel Talk Show” which took place this evening in Ottawa. In … Continue reading →

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People are thinking about Spring

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ron

People are thinking about Spring One interesting thing about having a blog that includes lots of photos is the insight that it can provide into what the general population might be thinking about or planning to do. In the Fall … Continue reading →

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60,000 views and climbing

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Ron

60,000 views and climbing Before digital cameras and blogging, I would take photos, have them printed, look at them a few times (maybe) and put them away in a box in a closet somewhere. Now, since Graeme and I started … Continue reading →

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The Winter Quiet of Mer Bleue, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ron

The Winter Quiet of Mer Bleue, Ottawa, Ontario Wednesday was one of those heavily overcast, foggy, misty kind of days with the temperature hovering around the freezing point. I was on the east side of Ottawa on other business and, … Continue reading →

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Winterlude 2012 – Ice Sculptures

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ron

Winterlude 2012 – Ice Sculptures Feb 6th – 2012 – One day of +6C temperatures and clear blue skies with lots of sunshine took a quick toll on the smaller sculptures out in the open by the fountain in Confederation … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society GIANT AUCTION – March 4th, 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ron

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society GIANT AUCTION – March 4th, 2012 Update: March 4th, 2012 – The 2012 version of the OVAS GIANT AUCTION is now over. To see what happened, take a look here: Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Giant Auction … Continue reading →

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