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A Beetle

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Ron

A Beetle – European Ground Beetle – Purple-rimmed Carabus – Carabus nemoralis Whenever I go out for one of my nature walks, it seems that I end up with a new creature that I haven’t met before.

Posted in Canada Explorer, Jock River, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged beetle, Carabidae, Carabus, Carabus nemoralis, Coleoptera, digital image, European Ground Beetle, image, insect, megapixeltravel, Ontario, photo, photograph, Purple-rimmed Carabus, Richmond | Leave a comment

A Little Outing – Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ron

Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail March 25, 2002 – The weather wasn’t as nice and warm as it had been in recent weeks but I decided that I needed some fresh air … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged andrew haydon park, Buoy, Canada Goose, Dick Bell Park, digital image, I, image, kanata ontario, megapixeltravel, Mud Lake, Nepean Ontario, Old Quarry Trail, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, photo, photograph, Porcupine in Treee, Ruffed Grouse, Shirley's Bay, Sparrow | 1 Comment

Kanata, Ontario heat wave – +27C – March 20th, 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ron

Kanata, Ontario heat wave – +27C – March 20th, 2012 Not sure what the official high temperature for the day might have been but at one point the thermometer in my car indicated that the outside temperature was +27C. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged Crocuses, digital image, Fawn, heat wave, high temperature, image, kanata ontario, march 20th, megapixeltravel, Old Quarry Trail Kanata Ontario, open areas, photo, photograph, quarry trail, spring flowering bulbs, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkey, wooded areas | 2 Comments

Upper Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race – 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ron

Upper Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race – 2012 The unseasonably warm weather of the past week or so is beginning to have an effect on lots of things.Â X-C skiing is certainly tough with no snow but another local … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About, Jock River, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged blog, boats, cameras, digital image, image, Jock River, Jock River Race, kayak race, local event, megapixeltravel, photo, photograph, photographer, photos, Race organizers, Richmond Ontario, river canoe, snow cover, spring snow, Upper Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race 2012, warm weather, water flow | Leave a comment

Canadian Tulip Festival – 60th Anniversary – May 4-21, 2012

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Ron

Canadian Tulip Festival – 60th Anniversary – May 4-21, 2012 When I first looked at the headline in the Monday edition of the Ottawa Citizen (March 5th, 2012), my first reaction was one of dismay as I read “Tulip Festival … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 60th anniversary, canadian tulip festival, daffodils, Dow's Lake, experimental farm, forecast temperature, forsythias, full bloom, magnolias, Major's Hill Park, mid march, ottawa citizen, ottawa ontario, spring this year, tulip beds, tulip festival, tulips, weather conditions | 5 Comments

An Ottawa Restaurant – A’roma Meze

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Graeme

I had the chance to eat at the newly reopened Aroma Meze on Nepean Street. (location) After being closed due to a fire, it just opened (the day before). A’roma Meze caters to patrons who like Greek cooking and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged aroma, birthday party, delicacies, fine dining atmospher, great time, greek cooking, greek restaurants, iphone, meze, neat touches, Nepean Street Ottawa Ontario Restaurant, ottawa restaurant, ouzo, patrons, tiger shrimp, wine racks, wonderful decor | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged aquariums, archived photos, auction, Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus, ottawa ontario, ottawa valley aquarium society, slide show, snowfall, visibility, weather, wrasse | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged assisted living, forest hill, friday morning, hectic activities, kanata ontario, long term care facility, moving day, nasty weather, nightfall, old age needs change, Old Quarry Trail parking lot, ottawa ontario, quarry trail, queensway carleton, Queensway Carleton Hospital, retirement residence, Snow on bench, Snow on roads, snow plows, transfer time, weatherman, winter returns, winter storm | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged birch tree, bog, cattail, chickadees, embankment, Labrador Tea, marsh, marshland, Mer Bleue, nice walk, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, peat bog, photography, planes, pocupine, Porcupine, snowshoe trail, snowshoe trails, snowshow trail, winter | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged clear blue skies, colder temperatures, Confederation Park, dripping wet, heat wave, ice sculptures, National Capital Commissiion, National Capital Region, NCC, Ontario, Ottawa, warm temperatures melt ice sculptures, warm weather, winterlude, Winterlude 2012 Ice Sculptures | Leave a comment

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