Category Archives: Home and About

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

3rd Quarter 2012- MegapixelTravel’s most popular blogs

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Ron

3rd Quarter 2012 – MegapixelTravel’s most popular blogs Top Ranking – For the second quarter in a row the top ranking goes to blogs about the Kingdom of Osgoode. Although the Kingdom of Osgoode blog for 2012 still garnered quite … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Clouded Mother of Pearl – Salamis anacardii

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Clouded Mother of Pearl – Salamis anacardii Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) The Clouded Mother of Pearl is an African butterfly which prefers deciduous forest and dense savannah. Its … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Blue Morpho – Morpho peleides

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Blue Morpho – Morpho peleides The above Blue Morpho butterfly was photographed at the Carleton University Exhibit in 2011. The Blue Morpho is a large butterfly (12 cm or more) which is commonly on exhibit at live butterfly … Continue reading →

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Reddit Night at Funhaven

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Graeme

Reddit Night at Funhaven Who wants a night of impromptu fun? Well, last night was it at Funhaven where I and a group of friends partied to the wee hours… iPhone pics galore!

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A late summer treat – Corn-on-the-Cob

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Ron

A late summer treat – Corn on the Cob The folks at my father’s long term care facility asked me if I would like to join them (and my father) for a good feed of corn on a warm Friday.  … Continue reading →

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Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg, Ontario

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Ron

Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg, Ontario (Location) We had some visitors from the U.S earlier this week so spent some time visiting the Upper Canada Village located between Cornwall, Ontario and Morrisburg, Ontario. I have been there a few times … Continue reading →

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Some Kanata, Ontario fire hydrants

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Ron

Some Kanata, Ontario fire hydrants I needed to walk off a bit of birthday cake so, with camera in hand, started walking home after having joined my father at the August Forest Hill birthday party. I could find some interesting … Continue reading →

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August Birthday Party – Forest Hill, Kanata

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Ron

August Birthday Party – Forest Hill, Kanata My father turned 94 y.o. this month and we had a family birthday party for him on the patio of Forest Hill Long Term Care Facility. My father enjoyed large piece of ice … Continue reading →

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Another Year Older – John Hay – 94 y.o.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Ron

Another Year Older – John Hay – 94 y.o. This week, my father turned 94.

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