Tag Archives: Ottawa

Butterflies Day 3, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Ron

Butterflies Day 3, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Both of my sons had morning classes at Carleton U., so that was a convenient reason for me to load camera gear back into the car and drive them down to the University. … Continue reading →

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Carleton University Butterfly Show, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Ron

Day 2 of the Carleton University Butterfly Show and I was there again to see if I could photograph a few more of the 41 species that they will have there this year. Will be uploading photos later today. For … Continue reading →

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Butterflies, Butterflies and More Butterflies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Ron

Butterflies, Butterflies and More Butterflies, Carleton University butterfly Show, Ottawa, Ontario Ask Me!: Jennifer Skanes button says that she is happy to answer any questions about butterflies. Today was the opening day for the live butterfly exhibit at the Biology … Continue reading →

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Got the visas – Almost ready to go.

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Ron

Got the visas – Almost ready to go. I picked up our visas from the Kenya High Commission today. Yeah! That completes the visa process for our two country safari in East Africa.

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Canada Day 2010

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Ron

Canada Day 2010 Canada Day (July 1st, 2010) started off with a visit with my father.  They had a group BBQ planned at Stonehaven Manor where he resides and we all joined him for hamburgers.  After lunch we sat in … Continue reading →

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Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Ron

Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada Visited the museum and then over to a restaurant to eat, drink and be merry with a dozen or so of the Ottawa Flickr community.  Had to feed the Dinosaur exhibit first though :-).

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Tulip Festival, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Ron

After photographing the Trilliums along the Jock River, I headed over to the Experimental Farm and to Dow’s Lake to photograph the remaining flowers of the Magnolia trees at the Experimental Farm and a few of the tulips at Dow’s … Continue reading →

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Trillium and the Hearts Desire Weir on the Lower Jock River

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Ron

The White Trillium (Trilliium grandiflorum) has been the provincial flower of the province of Ontario since 1937 and the parkland along the Lower Jock River in the vicinity of the Hearts Desire Weir is an excellent location to find them … Continue reading →

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Winterlude Ice Sculptures – Ottawa – 2010

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Ron

Winterlude Ice Sculptures – Ottawa – 2010 “Winterlude” is the name chosen for the winter festival celebrated in early February each year in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For many the main attraction is skating on the Rideau Canal. For others it … Continue reading →

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2009 Ottawa Flickr Group outing to Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Ron

2009 Ottawa Flickr Group outing to Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario Although there was a bit of a line-up at the admission wicket when we arrived, a member of our group had arrived earlier and purchased a batch of tickets … Continue reading →

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