Tag Archives: Ontario

Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ron

After a day of overcast skies and damp weather, the sun must have peeked through as it dropped below the horizon last evening because, for a brief period of time, the skies looked like they were on fire. A spectacular … Continue reading →

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ron

Royal Standard My hostas just love the rain and it looks like we may be getting six rainy days in a row so I bought grass seed today and spread some around.

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Confederation Building, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ron

The Confederation Building sits on Wellington Street between the West Block and the Supreme Court Building.

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Play Ball!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ron

Dandelions are blooming and the City of Ottawa has given the go ahead for the use of community ball diamonds. This week local leagues began the summer community-based baseball league play. The lines have now been painted on the local … Continue reading →

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Tulip Art – Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Ron

In addition to the natural tulips that one might normally expect to find at a tulip festival, the organizers also have a significant number of man-made tulip decorations (not sure what else to call them) along the pathways of Major’s … Continue reading →

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Major Hill’s Park – Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa, Ontario – Day 7, May 12th, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Ron

After watching the 110 foot Fair Jeanne brigantine ship going through the locks of the Rideau Canal for a bit, I headed off to Major’s Hill Park. I had been told that there was far too much ‘infrastructure’ and not … Continue reading →

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Carleton University Greenhouses, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ron

After taking some more photos today at the Dow’s Lake Tulip beds, I drove around to the greenhouse complex at Carleton University. I was hoping to find out the dates for the annual butterfly display. I found out that the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa Ontario – Day 5, May 10th, 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ron

I bit of heat and sunshine can do wonders for a tulip bed and that is certainly what is happening for the tulips that have been planted around the flower beds of Dow’s Lake. Still plenty left that haven’t started … Continue reading →

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Andrew Haydon Park and the Brant, Nepean, Ontario

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ron

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 →

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Shirley’s Bay, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Ron

I started off my travels today by first visiting the area called Shirley’s Bay on the Ottawa River. Considering all of the rain that we had in April, it is not surprising that the bay is much fuller than normal. … Continue reading →

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