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Tag Archives: Ottawa River
Rideau River Slow Motion Boats
While location scouting for HPFP.ca I had a chance to film some boats on the Rideau River. It’s mainly test footage for slow motion as I’m still learning how to maximize the quality right out of the camera and I … Continue reading
Manoir Papineau National Historic Site, Montebello, Quebec
Manoir Papineau National Historic Site, Montebello, Quebec While we were visiting at the Chateau Montebello, we decided that it would be nice to take the short stroll over to the grounds of the Manoir Papineau National Historic Site directly adjacent … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Montebello, Quebec
Tagged anglican chapel, architectural styles, bench, chateau montebello, eclectic mix, Fire hydrant, fire hydrants, granary, hillside location, louis joseph papineau, Manoir papineau, manor house, National Historic Site, Ottawa River, papineau funeral chapel, Papineau Manor, parks canada, Quebec, red hydrant, tea pavilion, trail, wooded area
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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
Posted in Canada Explorer, Montebello, Quebec
Tagged boat doacking, Canada, cleame, close to Montreal and Ottawa/Gatineau, coleus, curling, fairmont chateau montebello, Fairmont Hotels, hotel, marina, Montebello, Ottawa River, outdoor and indoor tennis, Quebec, Resort hotels, swimming pool, tourist accomodation, vacationing in Quebec, winter activities
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Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario
Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa is famous for its annual Tulip Festival but once the tulips begin to fade, there are plenty of flowers just waiting for their moment in the sun. For today’s blog, here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged andrew haydon park, annual tulip festival, Canada Geese, full bloom, goslings, irises, maplelawn garden, moment in the sun, national gallery of canada, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, sailboat on Britannia Bay, shite flowering bush, Spitea, spring flowers, springtime flowers, van gogh exhibit, vincent van gogh
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Just a short trip … really!
Just a short trip … really! I was working on some more uploads from our recent Cuba trip, looked out the window, saw that the sun was shining and decided that a short trip around the neighborhood with camera in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Shirley's Bay
Tagged Black Chipmunk, brown coloration, chipmunk, chipmunks, cowbird, Deschenes Rapids lookout, digital image, Downy Woodpecker, eastern chipmunks, eastern gray squirrel, gray squirrel, Hairy woodpecker, image, megapixeltravel, mlanistic, Nepean, northern flicker, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photo, photograph, red winged blackbirds, ring-billed gull, Shirley's Bay, song sparrows, tree sparrows, wildlife sightings, woodpecker
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A Little Outing – Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail
Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail March 25, 2002 – The weather wasn’t as nice and warm as it had been in recent weeks but I decided that I needed some fresh air … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged andrew haydon park, Buoy, Canada Goose, Dick Bell Park, digital image, I, image, kanata ontario, megapixeltravel, Mud Lake, Nepean Ontario, Old Quarry Trail, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, photo, photograph, Porcupine in Treee, Ruffed Grouse, Shirley's Bay, Sparrow
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Weather, weather, weather!!!
Weather, weather, weather!!! A Jamaican friend of mine once commented on how funny it was to hear Canadians asking what the weather would be like in Jamaica. Except in hurricane season, the response would always be the same, “Today should … Continue reading
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Tagged 70 Stonehaven Drive Kanata Ontario, bikini, canadians, chill, cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, new year, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, Polar Bear Dip, polar bear swim, Sears Great Canadain Chill, southern climates, Stonehaven Manor, The CHILL, weather, weather comparisons, weather weather weather, winter weather
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Ottawa, Ontario – January 1, 2012 – Sears Great Canadian Chill – Stopping Kids Cancer Cold
Ottawa, Ontario – January 1, 2012 – The Great Canadian Chill – Stopping Kids Cancer Cold Well folks, Graeme and I, were able to get to Britannia Beach again this year to watch and photograph many, many, many brave souls … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged bathing suit, Britannia Bay, Britannia Park, costumes, fighting pediatric cancer, Fund-raising, leukemia, New Year's Day 2012, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, Polar Bear Dip, polar bear swim, Running into cold water, Sears Great Canadian Chill, Speed-o, Speed-o bathing suit, Speed-o Steve, Speedo bathing suit, Speedo Steve, The CHILL, The great Canadian Chill
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2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Survey, Gatineau, Quebec
2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count, Gatineau, Quebec The sun is now up and I am out on a Christmas Bird Count with my birder friends, Ralph and Gerhard.
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Ottawa, Quebec
Tagged American Robin Turdus migratorius Merle d'Amerique, aylmer, Bate Island, bird survey, black squirrels, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bernache du Canada, CBC, Chickadee, chickadees, christmas bird, Christmas Bird Count, coloration, Deschenes Rapids, Downy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Pic mineur, Eastern Greay Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Écureuil gris, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, great blue heron, Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand Héron, grey squirrel, Hairy woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Pic chevelu, Highbush Cranbery, House Sparrow, House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moineau domestique, Ice forming on creek, mallard, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canard colvert, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Tourterelle triste, OFNC, Ontario Field Naturalists Club, Ottawa River, picnic table, Plume Grass, rapids, Robin, snow on the ground, staghorn sumac, steady breeze, Wild Grapes, XMAS Bird Survey
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The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids
The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids Our last post of the Remic Rapids sculptures was Graeme’s video of the drummers and fire dancers who were performing there during his last visit to the rapids. Today, I had a business meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged autumn, Fall, fall colours, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photographer, rapides remic, remic rapids, rock sculptures, rocks, tourist attraction, tripod, water
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