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Tag Archives: Canada
Andrew Haydon Park and the Brant, Nepean, Ontario
After visiting Shirley’s Bay, I drove along to Andrew Haydon Park on the Ottawa River. When I go out with my camera, I sometimes have a specific theme in mind. On other days,such a this one, I just photograph what … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged andrew haydon park, birders, Brant, Brant (Branta bernicla), Brant Goose, Branta bernicl, branta bernicla, Canada, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, dandelion, day in the sun, flock, goslings, grass, hodge podge, Nepean, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photograph, photographer, small goose, young couple
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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
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Pontiac Observatory Initiative RASC Presentation
Pontiac Observatory Initiative RASC Presentation Stephane is trying to win the Pepsi Refresh Canada $100K prize to build an Observatory Park in Pontiac Quebec. The idea is that it allows for the general public to get access to telescopes, planetarium … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged 100k, astronomy, Canada, dark sky location, initiative, museum of science, museum of science and technology, observatory initiative, observatory park, Ottawa, pepsi, pepsi refresh everything, planetarium, pontiac, Quebec, rasc members, science and technology, stephane, telescopes
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Magnolias and more.
Today was the official first day of the Canadian Tulip Festival. Someone forgot to tell the tulips:-). Those tulips that might have been opened in the morning when the sun was shining, were closed in the afternoon as the clouds … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Agricultural Exxperimental Farm, agriculture, arboretum, blossom, blossoms, bud stage, Canada, canadian tulip festival, Commissioner’s Park, Dow's Lake, Dow's Lake Pavilion, experimental farm, flowers, followers, forsythia, magnolia, magnolias, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa tulip festival, ottawa tulips, parking lot, Primrose, Primula, Rock Garden, scilla, Spring, spring flowering bulbs, sunlight, tulip beds, tulips, yellow flowering bush, yellow flowers
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Canadian Tulip Festival starts May 6th, 2011
There are about 2 million publicly planted tulips in Ottawa just waiting to entertain residents and tourists alike when they burst into bloom. This year’s tulip festival takes place in Ottawa from May 6-23, 2011. My blog entries from Day … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 2 million tulips, bloodroot, Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis, bloom, Canada, canadian tulip festival, Canadian Tulip Festival website, colours, Commissioner’s Park, daffodil, daffodils, Dow's Lake Pavilion, Festival canadien des tulipes, flower, flowers, forsythia, hybrids, les tulipes, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa tulip festival, ottawa tulips, shapes, spring flowering bulbs, spring flowers, tourism, tourists, tulip, tulips, turkestan
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MACKENZIE KING ESTATE in GATINEAU PARK
In was getting somewhat late in the day when we decided to take a trip up into the Gatineau Hills to see what we could see. The original plan was to go to the lookout but the main roads in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau Hills, Quebec
Tagged architectural attraction, Canada, Canada's 10th Prime Minister, car in parking lot, chandelier, Destination, Domaine Mackenzie-King, drivers seat, driving conditions, elegant gardens, estate, Gatineau Hills, gatineau park, Ice on lake, ice on pathway, Kingsmere, Kingswood, Knigsmere Lake, mackenzie king estate, main roads, Moorside, National Capital Commission, NCC, pellets, picturesque ruins, Prime Miniter, restaurant decor, roar of thunder, snow pellets, Spring surprise, stone fence, stone ruins, strange day, strange weather, Tourism. travel, tourist, travel destination, tulip bulbs, unusual weather, veranda, walkway, William Lyon Mackenzie King, wind speed, winter
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Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario – a second visit.
Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario – a second visit. Driving from Ottawa to the Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario, Jeremy and I opted to take the more leisurely route along the shores of the St. Lawrence River. Jeremy and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa Flickr Outings, Upper Canada Village/Morrisburg
Tagged Alight at Night, alightatnight, Canada, celebration, Christmas, Christmas Light Display, Christmas Lights, Church, copyright all rights reserved, festival des lumières, festive, Gingerbread, gingerbread house, gingerbread house competition, images, light show, lights, Luzes de Bôas festas, Morrisburg, Night images, night photography, Ontario, park, Parks of the St. Lawrence, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, St. Lawrence River, Upper Canada Village, Village en Lumieres, X-mas lights, Xmas, XMAS lights
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More gingerbread creations – Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario
More gingerbread creations from our visit to the opening night of the “Alight at Night” display at Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario (November 27th, 2010) The winning entry roamed away from the more traditional gingerbread house theme and created a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Upper Canada Village/Morrisburg
Tagged Alight at Night, alightatnight, Canada, celebration, Christmas, Christmas Light Display, Christmas Lights, Church, copyright all rights reserved, festival des lumières, festive, Gingerbread, gingerbread house, gingerbread house competition, images, light show, lights, Luzes de Bôas festas, Morrisburg, Night images, night photography, Ontario, park, Parks of the St. Lawrence, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, St. Lawrence River, Upper Canada Village, Village en Lumieres, X-mas lights, Xmas, XMAS lights
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2010 Gingerbread Competition – Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario
2010 Gingerbread Competition – Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario In addition to the fantastic light display outside, there was also a great display of entries to the 2nd annual Gingerbread competition inside of the Crysler Hall. The competition rules were … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Upper Canada Village/Morrisburg
Tagged Alight at Night, alightatnight, Canada, celebration, Christmas, Christmas Light Display, Christmas Lights, Church, copyright all rights reserved, festival des lumières, festive, Gingerbread, gingerbread house, gingerbread house competition, images, light show, lights, Luzes de Bôas festas, Morrisburg, Night images, night photography, Ontario, park, Parks of the St. Lawrence, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, St. Lawrence River, Upper Canada Village, Village en Lumieres, X-mas lights, Xmas, XMAS lights
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