Category Archives: Home and About

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

New England Trip 2012 – Day 6 – Essex, Connecticut

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 6 – Essex, Connecticut

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Saratoga National Historical Park

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Saratoga National Historical Park Although it had been raining quite heavily when I stopped in Schuylerville to photograph that village’s decorative horse statues and bicycle racks, conditions had improved a bit by … Continue reading →

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Long Lake NY

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day  2 – Long Lake NY If I stopped for every spot that we came to on this day on the road, we would never get to our destination before dark so after stopping to … Continue reading →

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Higley Flow State Park

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Higley Flow State Park We started the day with a stop at SUNY Canton and the town of Colton, NY and now we were driving into Higley Flow State Park where we … Continue reading →

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Autumn Blossoms – Agriculture Experimental Farm – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Ron

Autumn Blossoms – Agriculture Experimental Farm – Ottawa, Ontario I carry my camera with me most of the time and often stop at a location for just a few minutes to stretch my legs a bit and to snap a … Continue reading →

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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 7

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ron

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 7 Although there have been a few moments when the weather has appeared to be  a bit threatening, and a few moments of apprehension when umbrellas  had to be unfurled, the weather has … Continue reading →

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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 3

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Ron

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 3 I arrived at the Greenhouse on Monday just as the last of the school group tours was finishing for the day.  That left about an hour to photograph the butterflies with only … Continue reading →

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Carleton University Butterfly Show 2012 – Day 1 – Foggy Day

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Ron

Carleton University Butterfly Show 2012 – Day 1 – Foggy Day The day started out rather foggy as I headed out along the Queensway on my way to the Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit at the Nesbitt Biology Building Greenhouses (location) … Continue reading →

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A short walk in Ottawa’s Greenbelt

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Ron

A short walk in Ottawa’s Greenbelt My purpose for being out the trail today was to try out Graeme’s Nikon D70s which he had internally modified a few years ago to use as a dedicated IR camera. I was also … Continue reading →

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IR Photography

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ron

IR Photography A few years ago, Graeme converted his Nikon D70S to an dedicated IR camera and has produced some interesting results using the camera. Today, I decided to take the camera out for a short walk through some nearby … Continue reading →

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