Tag Archives: Ottawa

Feeding Chickadees on the Beaver Trail

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ron

I hadn’t been on the Beaver Trail in the Stony Swamp section of Ottawa’s Greenbelt for quite awhile so decided to take a look around that trail today carrying my Nikon D300 equipped with my vintage Micro-nikkor 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaver Trail, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged 55mm, beaver trail, black oil, chickadees, chipmunk, Chipmunk Trail, corn, favour, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trail, manual focus, micro nikkor auto 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon kogaku japan, Nepean, Nippon Kogaku, observation, Ottawa, peanuts, Stony Swamp, sunflower seeds, swamp | Leave a comment

Sammich Night at the Prescott

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ron

The Ottawa Flickr photography group is quite active and tries to get together once a month for a “pub’ night to meet and greet and swap stories. Graeme and I try to get out to as many of the pub … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Flickr Outings | Tagged Flickr Ottawa outing, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Flickr Group Outing, pizza, Prescott, pub night | 2 Comments

The Supermoon arrived on time :-).

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Ron

Standing by the side of the road waiting for the supermoon to rise. Graeme and I discussed where the moon would rise and decided that we might have a nice clear shot from the hill by the campground looking out … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged big moon, bright moon, cameras, different perspective, Full moon, horizon, illusion, image, Kanata, lune, Moon, night photography, night shots, Ontario, orange glow, Ottawa, perspective, skyline, super-lune, supermoon, telephoto lens, traffic, wide angle | 3 Comments

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) Annual GIANT Auction – 2011

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Ron

Sunday, March 6TH, 2011 is the day of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) Annual GIANT Auction and I will be there hoping to get a good price for the twenty items that I will have up for auction. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 1000 islands, A.R.A.Q., aquaria, Aquarium, aquarium hobby, aquarium services warehouse, aquarium services warehouse outlets, aquarium society, aquariums, auction, auction site, back entrance, bags of plants, big al, Big Als Aquarium Services, brockville, canteen, canteen window, chairs, donated prizes, driftwood, driving time, Ehiem, fiah bag, fish keeping, Fluval, footing, Giant Auction 2011, highway overpass, hot dogs, jack purcell, Jack Purcell Center, Kanata, l'Association rÃ©gionale des aquariophiles de QuÃ©bec, La SociÃ©tÃ© dâ€™Aquariophilie de MontrÃ©al, long trip, Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto, MAST, Montreal Aquarium Society, Octagonal Aquarium, ornament, Ottawa, ottawa valley aquarium society, OVAS, OVAS GIANT AUCTION, parking lot, photos, raffle tickets, reef, S.A.M., slippery roads, slush, Snow covered vehicle, sunset, super encan d'ottawa, Super Encan de OVAS, tables, Toronto Aquarium, Toronto Willowdale Aquarium Socieity, traffic sign, tropical fish, volunteers, walking time, white stuff | 5 Comments

Trying out a new (old) lens: Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ron

Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5: I purchased another vintage lens today.Â It has definitely seen better days and has lots of wear but it still works, so I will find a place for it in my bag on those days when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged Andrew Bell Park, bell park, Britannia Beach, chilling experience, dock, hole in the ice, image, mf, Nepean, new year, nikkor, Nikkor-H 28mm f 3.5, Nikon, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, park, parking lot, photos, polar bear plunge, snow and ice | Leave a comment

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum – Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ron

The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum is open to the public (not on Tuesdays) and houses a broad selection of aviation history from the early days of bush pilot exploits to some of the latest in jet propulsion wonders. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged AC & W Squadron 34, air force insignia, aircraft museum, Aquadron 410, Auxiliary Unit 2403, aviation history, Aviation Parkway, aviation pioneers, biplane, bomber, bush pilot, bush pilots, CanadainAvian and Space Museum, canadian aviation, Celeriter Certoque, Certi Provehendi, Comme Il Se Doit, Cum Scientia Vires, design changes, Determined To Defend, engine assemblies, engine components, fighter pilots, For Freedom, Fortunae Nihil, Fundamenta in Futurum, Hamilton Standard, Harley Davidson, harley davidson motorcycle, head lamps, henderson motorcycle, History of Aviation, Indian Four Motorcycle, Inimicus Inimico, Je Te Plumerai, jet propulsion, Lancaster, Lancaster bomber, lancaster bombers, machine gun, Noctivaga, Omnia Passim, On wings of Fire, Ontario, Ottawa, piston, propeller, propellor, Prospice, RCAF, rear gunner, Rescue heicopter, Royal Canadain Air Force Association, Royal Canadain Air Force Maritime Operational Training Unit 2, Royal Canadain Air Forces Station Treenton, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force Station Summerside, Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winnipeg, Saeviter Ad Lucem, sauvetage, Silens Exploro, space museum, Squadron 407, Squadron 408, Squadron 411, Squadron 422, Squadron 425, Squadron 426, Squadron 428, Squadron 429, Squadron 430, Squadron 432, Squadron 435, Squadron 437, Squadron 441, Squadron V111, Stalk and Kill, Sweep The Sky, tail gunners, This Arm Shall Do It, TO Hold ON High, turret, United Aircraft Corporation, Usque Ad Finem, vintage planes, Windsor Locks, WWII | Leave a comment

Chickadees and more Chickadees

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ron

My brother flew in from Vancouver with his dog, Gilbert, last night for a visit with my father. After we stopped for a bit of lunch, my father suggested that he was up for a bit of a walk to … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail | Tagged Bell's Corners, bench, bird in the hand, brother, Chickadee, chickadees, Cockapoo, Greenbelt, Kanata, lunch, nuthatches, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail, seeds, smiles, sunflower seeds, Vancouver | Leave a comment

Feeding those Chickadees and Nuthatches again – Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ron

My cycling partner was in town today so off we went to the Greenbelt Trails in search of Ottawa’s ferocious chickadees that attack the visitors’ hands in search of nourishment. They don’t really attack, but I always tell visitors that! … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail | Tagged Black-capped Chickadee, chickadees, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trails, images, Nepean, nourishment, nuthatches, Ontario, Ottawa, photo, photography, photos, picture, Poecile atricapillus, pointed bills, red-breasted nuthatch, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, Sitta canadensis | Leave a comment

Skating on the Rideau Canal 2011

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Ron

The Rideau Canal is considered to be the World’s largest skating rink and is a central feature of activities during Canada’s National Capital Region’s winter festival “Winterlude”.Â The weather was nice on the weekend so I joined my wife and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged aboriginal traditions, beaver pelt, beavertail, Beavertails, bonfire, bonfires, buggies, canal, carving, children, Cidre de Pomme, coffee, conveyance, cup of coffee, draw knife, firewood, gourmet lollipops, hot chocolate, landsdowne park, Maple Taffy, Maple Taffy on Snow, National Capital Commission, NCC, nice weather, nightfall, OC Transpo, Ontario, Ottawa, pastry, Rideau Canal, signs, skater, skaters, skates, skating on the canal, skating rink, sled, sleds, Sno-bus, stadium, subway sandwiches, Sucons gourmets, tee pees, Temple's Tire d'erable, tropical backdrop, way of life, Westjet, WestJet Fun 'N Festival Zone, winter clothing, winterlude | Leave a comment

On the Road Again

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ron

5:05 PM Arriving in Toronto. Looks pretty miserable and wet out the train window. Raining and 4 C with quite a bit of snow on the ground.

Posted in Florida, USA | Tagged baggage, bike box, brockville, departure area, images, kingston, loading area, Ottawa, photography, photos, pictures, platform, station, train, train station, travel, Vacation, VIA, VIARAIL | 1 Comment

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