Category Archives: Home and About

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

Porsches at Entrust

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Graeme

Porsches at Entrust I’m not an Entrust employee I just work in the same building so when I looked outside to see that they were rolling out some cool sports cars, I checked my bag…. yes I had brought my … Continue reading →

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Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ron

After a day of overcast skies and damp weather, the sun must have peeked through as it dropped below the horizon last evening because, for a brief period of time, the skies looked like they were on fire. A spectacular … Continue reading →

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Play Ball!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ron

Dandelions are blooming and the City of Ottawa has given the go ahead for the use of community ball diamonds. This week local leagues began the summer community-based baseball league play. The lines have now been painted on the local … Continue reading →

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Canadian Tulip Festival – Day 2

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ron

The sun was shining today . At least, for awhile it was. That was all that was needed for some of the tulip beds to start showing their colours. Being Saturday, it meant that there were quite a few people … Continue reading →

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Astronomy Day 2011

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Graeme

Astronomy Day 2011 Today is Astronomy Day, and the above picture is a shot of the Sun as it rises. Again you can see some sunspots. Once again I was volunteering for the RASC event held at the Canada Museum … Continue reading →

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A Bit Of Canadian Transportation History: Bricklin SV1 and CCM Marauder

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Graeme

A couple of the items that showed up at the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology when I was there demonstrating telescopes and discussing astrophotography.

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Pontiac Observatory Initiative RASC Presentation

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Graeme

Pontiac Observatory Initiative RASC Presentation Stephane is trying to win the Pepsi Refresh Canada $100K prize to build an Observatory Park in Pontiac Quebec. The idea is that it allows for the general public to get access to telescopes, planetarium … Continue reading →

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Trillium Woods Trail, Kanata, Ontario

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ron

Today, was the first day of the Canadian Tulip Festival, and I was heading down to Dow’s Lake to see how the tulips in the formal display beds were doing. Before going that way, though, I decided to take a … Continue reading →

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Canadian Tulip Festival starts May 6th, 2011

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Ron

There are about 2 million publicly planted tulips in Ottawa just waiting to entertain residents and tourists alike when they burst into bloom. This year’s tulip festival takes place in Ottawa from May 6-23, 2011. My blog entries from Day … Continue reading →

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Kanata Badminton Club – Y/E Banquet and AGM

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ron

Once again this year, I had the enjoyment of playing an MC type of role for the Kanata Badminton Club banquet and AGM. We had a really good turn out this year with lots of pizza and wings and assorted … Continue reading →

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