Category Archives: Home and About

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

Ottawa weather – February 11, 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa weather – February 11, 2013 It’s been an all too familiar scene recently.  Snow is falling once again this morning and the temperature is expected to rise to about +1C by the end of day. Of course, when snow … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Winterlude 2013 – Ice Sculptures

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Winterlude 2013 – Ice Sculptures A retroactive post – We started off our downtown visit with a stop at the Rideau Center and then we were off to the NAC to purchase tickets for an upcoming performance and then … Continue reading →

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The new 90 Gallon Saltwater reef

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ron

Haven’t spent much time working on our travel blog or Flickr photos over the past month! One of the reasons is a new 90 gallon reef that I am in the process of setting up.

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100,001 Views

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Ron

100,001 Views As I switched on the computer this evening, I was a bit surprised that our Megapixel Travel blog views counter was registering 100,001. Thought that this event might not happen until Christmas Eve. Many thanks to everyone who … Continue reading →

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New York Trip – December 2012

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Ron

New York Trip – December 2012 On the road again and will be uploading many images of our New York road trip in a couple of days (OOPS! Didn’t get that task done before making like Santa Claus so something … Continue reading →

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Kanata Weather – December 8th, 2012

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ron

Kanata Weather – December 8th, 2012 I moved one step closer to going full frame in the Nikon world when, yesterday, I traded my DX model 17-55mm f2.8 lens and came home with a Nikkor 24 -70mm f2.8 lens.  Both … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights – Just thinking

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ron

Hallowe’en is barely out of the way and now people are beginning to think about how they are going to decorate the outside of the house for the next season of festive lighting. My favorite spot to visit, if I … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Zombie Walk 2012

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Graeme

“Arr… Brains!” was the sound tourists visiting Downtown Ottawa heard on a drizzily Saturday before Halloween. Suddenly the streets filled with Zombies! They were everywhere at once! Was it the Zombie apocalypse? No, not yet, but it was the Annual … Continue reading →

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 7 – Newport, Rhode Island

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 7 – Newport, Rhode Island Last night we crossed from Connecticut into Rhode Island and toured along the beach area hoping that one of the beach resorts might still be open this late in … Continue reading →

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 6 – Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 6 – Old Saybrook, Connecticut We had stayed overnight in Old Saybrook and then in the morning we traveled North along the Connecticut River to Essex, CT. looking for colorful leaves and quaint old … Continue reading →

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