Monthly Archives: May 2011

Visitors to the Gazebo

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ron

When you are eating outside in the Spring, you can never be sure what might come by for a visit. So far this Spring we have had the usual assortment of bees and flies find their way past the mosquito … Continue reading →

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CFUW-Kanata – One Room School House Tour

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ron

Sunday May 29th, 2011 What a day to schedule a tour of the one-room schoolhouses in the Ottawa area! At least that is likely what all of the organizers and participants were thinking when they looked out their windows on … Continue reading →

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Changeable Weekend Weather

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ron

It was a bit of a strange weekend. Saturday was nice and Graeme was able to get out and photograph some friends participating in the 10K portion of the Ottawa race weekend. Then on Sunday morning, it was raining for … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Race Weekend

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Graeme

Ottawa Race Weekend – 10KM Race As I knew at least one of my photography friends were running in today’s 10KM race I decided to stake out Queen & Lyon and see if I could catch a few pictures of … Continue reading →

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Mud Lake Dragonflies

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

After visiting the Maplelawn gardens, I headed over to Mud Lake on my way home and was pleasantly surprised to see that there were plenty of dragonflies – an understatement.

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Maplelawn Garden, 529 Richmond Road, Ottawa

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

Maplelawn garden is an approximately 1 acre site adjacent to Richmond Road at Broadview. (Location) It is a National Capital Commission property maintained by a volunteer group, the Friends of the Maplelawn Garden. The garden is a walled garden dating … Continue reading →

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Car repairs are not fun!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ron

May 25th, 2011 Arrived at the dealership about 9 A.M. to have my car looked at with respect to a code light and sluggish acceleration/shifting. Brent, told me that although they had said that I should bring my car in … Continue reading →

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The big bang theory of fireworks watching!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ron

If you stand downwind from a fireworks display you get smoke in your eyes and the sound is louder. There are other words of advice and things to think about in our on-line Fireworks Tutorial but let’s just say that … Continue reading →

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Fireworks and Smoke.

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ron

As mentioned in my other post for the May 23rd fireworks on Carling Avenue, Graeme and I arrived late and ended up being downwind from the fireworks launch point. Not ideal for photography but an interesting experience especially when the … Continue reading →

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Ferris Wheels and Carnivals – Night Lights in Motion

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ron

Graeme and I went out tonight to photograph a fireworks display and ended up photographing ferris wheels and carnival rides as well. We will be posting more images from the outing as soon as time permits.

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