Category Archives: Ontario

The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids

The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids Our last post of the Remic Rapids sculptures was Graeme’s video of the drummers and fire dancers who were performing there during his last visit to the rapids. Today, I had a business meeting … Continue reading

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Autumn Colours – Kanata, Ontario

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

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

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

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

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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Some Random Fall Images – Ottawa, Ontario

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.

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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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit October 7th, 2011

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit October 7th, 2011 The sun was shining so I headed over to the greenhouses at Carleton University again today.  The line-up wasn’t too bad today (about 1/2 hour) but I expect that the line-up will be … Continue reading

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Day 2 – Carleton University’s Annual Butterfly Show, October 1-10, 2011

Day 2 – Carleton University’s Annual Butterfly Show, October 1-10, 2011 I dropped by Carleton University’s Nesbitt Building greenhouses late on Sunday afternoon. This blog relates to what I saw and photographed on Sunday.  For more info about the show, … Continue reading

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