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Monthly Archives: February 2006
Capital Region Music Festival 2006 – Volunteers
Capital Region Musical Festival 2006 Every good music festival requires lots of volunteer support working in the background. The 2006 edition of the Capital Region Music Festival was no different. Because of their black outfits, I nicknamed the volunteers “The … Continue reading
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba The Manitoba Legislative Building, by Western Canadian timelines, would be considered one of the older buildings on the Canadian Prairies. Designed by architect Frank Worthington Simon, the building is constructed of Tyndall Stone, a dolomitic … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Tagged architecture, balcony, bison, brass, buffalo, canadian prairies, Christmas, Christmas tree, columnar, construction material, decorations, dolomitic limestone, dome, fossils, frank worthington, garson manitoba, hallways, legislative building, Manitoba, Manitoba Legislative Building, Manitoba Tourism, old fossil, pointsetta, politicians, railing, reflections, rotunda, saircase, sculpture, stained glass window, staue, telephone, telephone booth, Tourism Manitoba, tourism office, Tyndall Stone, water fountain, Winnipeg, winnipeg manitoba
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Skating on the Rideau Canal – 2006
Skating on the Rideau Canal – 2006 Although ice skates are the most common form of transportation on the frozen stretches of the Rideau Canal and Dow’s Lake, they are certainly not the only method. All of that exercise might … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Beavertails, children, cutter, Dow's Lake, Guiness Record, horse, ice skate, mascot, Moon, Ontario, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, skate, sled, sleigh, snow, snow sculpture, Taffy on snow, twilight, World's Largest Skating Rink
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Winterlude 2006 – Ice Sculptures
Winterlude 2006 – Ice Sculptures One aspect of the Winterlude festival in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada’s Capital city) that I enjoy seeing is the talented work of the amateur and professional ice sculptors. Amazing what they can do with blocks of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged axes, blow torches, Canada, chainsaw, dremels, finished product, ice, ice sculptors, ice sculpture, ice sculptures, irons, knives, news story, nigth photography, Nikon, Nikon D200, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario canada, photograph, professional ice, Rideau Canal, talented work, UNESCO, UNESCO Heritage Site, winter festival, winterlude, Winterlude 2006, winterlude festival, World Heritage Site
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My reef in 2006
In 2006, my main reefs consisted of two 40 gallon aquariums, each 4 feet long. Since these corals were photographed, both reefs suffered badly during a temporary power failure and most of the corals were lost. Leather sp. Xenia sp. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Aquarium, Candy cane, coral, fish, Kanata, Leather, Monti cap, Montipora capriconus, mushroom, Ontario, Pulsing xenia, reef, Ricordia, saltwater, toadstool, Toadstool leather, xenia, Yellow Wrasse, Zoanthid
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