Monthly Archives: December 2010

Christmas Lights, Cortland, New York

Christmas Lights, Cortland, New York I was traveling in Upper New York State’s finger lake district for a couple of days. At night, I wandered around a bit looking for lights to photograph. These ones I found on a hillside … Continue reading

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A lot of glass! – Corning, NY

Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York A lot of glass! – Corning, NY (Location) During our short loop south of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, we visited the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. It … Continue reading

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Christmas lights, Elmira, NY

Elmira Savings Bank sign on Water Street Christmas lights, Elmira, NY It was just past 10PM when we got back to our accommodation in Elmira, NY so I decided to head out and photograph a few of the buildings and … Continue reading

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Horseheads, New York

Horseheads, New York I had never been to Horseheads, New York and was intrigued by the name. We joined up with friends to travel to Horseheads, New York for supper at Simon’s, a Japanese-style restaurant where the meal is prepared … Continue reading

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Driving Snow – Cortland, NY to Ithaca, NY

Driving Snow – Cortland, NY to Ithaca, NY While the east coast of the United States was getting hammered by a winter snow storm, we were driving along in mixed sunshine conditions until we reached Cortland, NY and stopped for … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings Starting up a website. www.megapixeltravel.com, with my son, Graeme, was one of the major milestones for the year. Graeme had been prodding me to think about a blog format for my photo postings for quite some time so … Continue reading

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Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario

Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario A quick drive around Ottawa will show that it too has some well lit homes for the holidays. This one was found at 3839 6th Street in Ottawa South just off Bank Street.

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Lunar Eclipse, December 21, 2010

Tonight, we are supposed to be experiencing the first lunar eclipse that will fall on the Winter Solstice (start of winter in Northern Hemisphere) in 300+ years. At the moment, the sky is pretty cloudy where I live, so I … Continue reading

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Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario – a second visit.

Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario – a second visit. Driving from Ottawa to the Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario, Jeremy and I opted to take the more leisurely route along the shores of the St. Lawrence River. Jeremy and … Continue reading

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Ottawa to Morrisburg – a bit of snow and a few stops

Ottawa to Morrisburg – a bit of snow and a few stops The weather forecast said that the weather would be nice in Morrisburg so when Jeremy and I left Ottawa we weren’t expecting to encounter any tough sledding during … Continue reading

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