Search Blog Posts
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 20 other subscribersPopular Posts
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- africa
- buffalo
- Butterflies
- butterfly
- Butterfly Exhibit
- Butterfly Show
- Canada
- Carleton University
- Carleton University Butterfly Show
- Christmas
- copyright all rights reserved
- cycling
- elephant
- Fire hydrant
- Florida
- image
- images
- impala
- Kanata
- kenya
- leopard
- lion
- Masai
- Nepean
- New England Trip 2012
- New York State
- night photography
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- ottawa ontario
- Ottawa River
- photo
- photograph
- photographs
- photography
- photos
- pictures
- RJHay
- Ron Hay
- safari
- tanzania
- travel
- weather
- zebra
- ©rjhay
Blog Stats
- 253,337 views
Search Blog Posts
Popular Posts
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- africa
- buffalo
- Butterflies
- butterfly
- Butterfly Exhibit
- Butterfly Show
- Canada
- Carleton University
- Carleton University Butterfly Show
- Christmas
- copyright all rights reserved
- cycling
- elephant
- Fire hydrant
- Florida
- image
- images
- impala
- Kanata
- kenya
- leopard
- lion
- Masai
- Nepean
- New England Trip 2012
- New York State
- night photography
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- ottawa ontario
- Ottawa River
- photo
- photograph
- photographs
- photography
- photos
- pictures
- RJHay
- Ron Hay
- safari
- tanzania
- travel
- weather
- zebra
- ©rjhay
Blog Stats
- 253,337 views
Tag Archives: boardwalk
Mer Bleue – A Summer Visit
Mer Bleue – A Summer Visit We had a few tasks that needed to be attended to in the east end of the city but had them out of the way earlier than expected and ended up having a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged boardwalk, brown-eyed Susans, bullrushes, Franks, KFC, Mer Bleue, Mer Bleue Bog, Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Moth, Orleans Mall, Orleans Ontario, Queen Anne's Lace, Ripening wheat field, Schwarma, sow thistle, Subway, Taco Bell, The Bay Home Store
Leave a comment
Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail
Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail Today the weather looked very promising so we planned a little outing to part of the Rideau Trail that passe through the Marlborough Forest. The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged berm, blue skies, boardwalk, canadian shield, Cedar Grove Trail, cedar laned trail, city of ottawa, city planners, crushed stone, digital image, Ducks Unlimited control structure, Ducks Unlimited progject, fungi, garter snake, garter snakes, granite outcroppings, great blue heron, image, lean-to, maps, marlborough forest, Marlborough Forest Trail, megapixeltravel, Nikkor 28-105mm with macro, nikon d300, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, pond, Rideau Trail, Rideau Trail Association, roadways, staging area, strong breeze, topographical maps, Turkey Vulture, warm weather, weather in march, wood ducks
1 Comment
NCC Greenbelt Trail 52
NCC Greenbelt Trail 52 I had been to this area of the Greenbelt before but had never followed Trail #52 along its loop through the woods. The limited parking for the trail is at the corner of Walkley Road and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged autumn red, boardwalk, cattails backlit by sunlight, Ceinture de verdure, corn fields, country ski trail, cross country ski, cross country ski trail, gravel roadway, gravel trail, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trail, hiking trail, mature forest, NCC Greenbelt Trail #52, Ontario, Ottawa, paper birch, polypore, red maple, yellow birch
Leave a comment
Canadian Tulip Festival – Day 2
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
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged boardwalk, Canada, canadian soldiers, canadian tulip festival, colours, Commissioner’s Park, Dow's Lake, Dow's Lake Pavilion, food stalls, full bloom, government of the netherlands, magnolias, Ontario, ottawa tulip festival, ottawa tulips, question mark, red tulips, second world war, shapes, tulip beds, yellow tulips
1 Comment
Beaver Lake Nature Center (near to Syracuse, NY)
Beaver Lake State Park is located a few miles from Baldwinsville, NY, which itself is only a short distance from Syracuse.
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged acid loving plants, admission price, Baldwinsville, beaver lake, beaver lake nature center, boardwalk, bog, carnivore, Erythonium americanum, fen, glacial lake, growth patterns, hectic city life, hemlock, hemlock trail, light rain, moss, New York State, observation tower, Odocoileus virginianus, Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, Spring buds, Syracuse, trout lily, Trout Lily Erythronium americanum, white trillium trilliium grandiflorum, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, woody plant growth
1 Comment
Cycling in Florida – Anhinga Trail Revisited
Monday – After the longer ride to Flamingo the day before, we decided on a shorter trip for today’s outing and cycled over the Nike missile silo area and then went around to the Anhinga Trail again. There were plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligators, Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, anhinga trail, anhingas, Aramus guarauna, Ardea herodias, birders, Black Vulture, boardwalk, bushes, camping, Coragyps atratus, cycling, Egretta caerulea, Everglades national park, feathers, Florida, florida everglades national park, great blue heron, Limpkin, Littel Blue Heron, long necks, missile silo, Mycteria americana, nike, nike missile, Nike silo, oil gland, photos, Porphyrio martinica, purple gallinule, silo, sunset, vultures, wading birds, willow, Wood Stork
Leave a comment
The Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida
The Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park consists of a path along an elevated dike and a series of elevated boardwalks out over the marsh and ponds of the area. Many varieties of plant and animal life exist in the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, alligators, anhinga trail, animal life, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, black vultures, boardwalk, butorides virescens, cameras, creatures, dike, Double-crested Cormorant, Everglades national park, everglades national park florida, Florida, great blue heron, Great Egret, green heron, Ibis, Litle Green Heron, marsh, national park florida, Phalacrocorax auritus, photographers, ponds, wading birds
Leave a comment
Spring is on the way – Greenbelt Trails, Nepean, Ontario
Spring is on the way – Greenbelt Trails, Nepean, Ontario Spring is arriving on its own schedule but there is no doubt that it will arrive – some years it comes as a lamb sometimes it comes in with a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged ©rjhay, boardwalk, fungus, Greenbelt Trails, moss, Nepean, Ontario, Ottawa, Pine Siskin, Red Squirrel, Ron Hay, Witch's Butter
Leave a comment