Category Archives: Home and About

Posts about activities around home, trip planning, and short trips.

Ottawa Race Weekend

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Graeme

Ottawa Race Weekend – 10KM Race As I knew at least one of my photography friends were running in today’s 10KM race I decided to stake out Queen & Lyon and see if I could catch a few pictures of … Continue reading →

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Mud Lake Dragonflies

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

After visiting the Maplelawn gardens, I headed over to Mud Lake on my way home and was pleasantly surprised to see that there were plenty of dragonflies – an understatement.

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Maplelawn Garden, 529 Richmond Road, Ottawa

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

Maplelawn garden is an approximately 1 acre site adjacent to Richmond Road at Broadview. (Location) It is a National Capital Commission property maintained by a volunteer group, the Friends of the Maplelawn Garden. The garden is a walled garden dating … Continue reading →

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Car repairs are not fun!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

May 25th, 2011 Arrived at the dealership about 9 A.M. to have my car looked at with respect to a code light and sluggish acceleration/shifting. Brent, told me that although they had said that I should bring my car in … Continue reading →

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The big bang theory of fireworks watching!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ron

If you stand downwind from a fireworks display you get smoke in your eyes and the sound is louder. There are other words of advice and things to think about in our on-line Fireworks Tutorial but let’s just say that … Continue reading →

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Fireworks and Smoke.

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ron

As mentioned in my other post for the May 23rd fireworks on Carling Avenue, Graeme and I arrived late and ended up being downwind from the fireworks launch point. Not ideal for photography but an interesting experience especially when the … Continue reading →

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Apple Bossom Blizzard

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ron

Today we decided to take our bikes and wander through the bike and walking paths of Kanata’s Beaverbrook and Kanata Lakes subdivisions and then checked out the progress of the construction work on the Terry Fox extension and then arrived … Continue reading →

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Backyard Fireworks

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Ron

My middle son purchased a box of fireworks to set off in the field behind our house. As soon as it stopped raining, he decided to head out through the wet grass in the dark with me and my tripod … Continue reading →

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Camera Sale: Nikon D80

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Graeme

Camera Sale: Nikon D80 Its that time again where I’m upgrading my equipment. So I’m putting up my D80 for sale. Its in great condition and I’m looking for the best offer. You can contact me at tesseract [at] hyperphotocube … Continue reading →

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It didn’t rain today!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Ron

As the later flowering tulips got a bit of sunshine today, they weren’t the only flowers blossoming in my yard. The flowering crabapples and the regular apples are putting on a nice display and I expect that this weekend the … Continue reading →

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