Tag Archives: Canada

Ottawa Winterlude 2013 – Ice Sculptures

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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Montebello, Quebec – A Glimpse at the Village

Montebello, Quebec – A Glimpse at the Village We stayed overnight at the Chateau Montebello, had some breakfast there and then walked along the wooded path over to the village of Montebello, Quebec. The path that we took, passed through … Continue reading

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Le Fairmont Chateau Montebello, Montebello, Quebec

Le Fairmont Chateau Montebello, Montebello, Quebec The Fairmont Chateau Montebello is located approximately 1/2 way between Montreal and Ottawa on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.  It is now part of the Fairmont chain of hotels and resorts.  The … Continue reading

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The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)

The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) May 26th, 2012 – I had dropped some members of my family off on one of the side streets so that they could start looking at what was being offered for sale at the Annual … Continue reading

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Noctilucent Clouds Over Ottawa

Noctilucent Clouds Over Ottawa Its not often you get a phone call at 4am saying “Look Up”, but today I did and it was for quite a sight! Apparently some ultra high level clouds (+75km up) were hovering above Ottawa … Continue reading

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Canada Day – July 1st, 2011, The Downtown Sea of Red

After visiting at the Supreme Court Building for a few minutes, I once again turned my attention to how I might get in position for hopefully a few of the activities on Parliament Hill. One choice was to join the … Continue reading

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Royalty has landed

Royalty lands in Ottawa, Canada – June 30, 2011 The shot above was taken just before the couple were getting into the car to head over to Rideau Hall. ___ The Canadian version of the Will and Kate show, as … Continue reading

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Postal Strikes, Lockouts and Government Involvement

June 23, 2011: The official title: An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi prévoyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux (C-6) The background is simple, sort of. Some postal workers began rotating … Continue reading

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Hockey’s Over! Bring on the Heat of Summer

Winter sports: The hockey season ended last night!!!!!! Boston Bruin fans are happy. Vancouver Canuck fans are not. We attended the first game that Chris Kelly played as a Boston Bruin. He is probably pretty happy today! Bruins vs Senators … Continue reading

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Ferris Wheels and Carnivals – Night Lights in Motion

Graeme and I went out tonight to photograph a fireworks display and ended up photographing ferris wheels and carnival rides as well. We will be posting more images from the outing as soon as time permits.

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