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Monthly Archives: October 2011
“Anonymous” the movie.
Anonymous Did someone named William Shakespeare really write all of those plays and sonnets or did someone else take quill to hand and do it? This weekend, my wife and I went to the Roland Emmerich movie, “Anonymous” in which … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About
Tagged Anonymous, movie, shakespeare, theater, theatre, William Shakespeare
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Autumn Colours – Kanata, Ontario
Autumn Colours, Kanata, Ontario The colours overall don’t appear to be as vibrant as in some past years but that doesn’t stop some individual specimens form putting on a pretty good show. The following images are a small sampling of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged autumn, Autumn foliage, Fall, Kanata, Maple Leaf, Ontario, Ottawa, Red leaves, Seasonal change
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Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario
Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario The Conroy Pit Recreation Area is an off-leash dog park as well as the site of a popular winter destination tobogganing hill. Weekends in particular, the parking lot is full to overflowing. (Parking Lot)(Location) There … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Conroy Pit, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Conroy Pit, directions, dogs, Fall foliage, gravel roadway, Greenbelt Trails, location, Nationa Capital Commission, NCC, off-leash dog area, Ottawa Greenbelt, ottawa ontario, parking lot, recreation area, Sabliere Conroy, toboggan hill, trees, where is, woodland trails
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Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa
Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa After photographing Chickadees in Nepean, I headed east toward Mer Bleue Bog. It was one of those strange days weatherwise, a bit of sun, a lot of clouds, intermittent rain … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Autumn foliage, chasing rainbows, chickadees, clouds, flags, intermittent rain, maple leaves, maples, Mer Bleue Bog, Nepean, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, prism effect, Rainbow, rainbows and pots of gold, Ridge Road, strong wind, warbler
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Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa
Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa Recent rains and high winds have stripped many of the trees of their Autumn colours. That hasn’t stopped people coming out to the Sarsaparilla Trail in Ottawa’s Greenbelt and sticking out their hands for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged autumn colours, blue jays, Chickadee feeding out of hand, chickadees, chipmunk, chipmunks, colourful, creatures, fern, Greenbelt, juncos, mallard, mushroom, nuthatches, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt, red squirrels, rock, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, trail covered in leaves, trees, woodpecker
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Remic Rapids – Drummers and Fire Dancers
Remic Rapids, Ottawa After spending the day photographing Fall colours at Luskville Falls in Quebec and driving around in my mother’s new Volvo C70 convertible with the roof down in beautiful Fall weather, I joined a few friends at Remic … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged beltane, bongo drummers, crowd, dancers, emily, fire dancers, francesca, local group, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, remic, remic rapids, rhythmic music, stone statues, sun
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The Volvo C70
The 2011 Volvo C70 Recently, my mother purchased a 2011 Volvo C70 Convertible, a big change from her 2001 Toyota Echo. Weather was great for the Thanksgiving weekend in the Ottawa area so, when she said that we could take … Continue reading
Fall at Luskville Falls, Gatineau Hills, Quebec
Ron doing his photography thing (photo by Graeme). Fall at Luskville Falls, Gatineau Hills, Quebec After completing my retroactive blog relating to my September visit to Mer Bleue Bog, I picked up Graeme and off we went to Luskville Falls … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau Hills, Quebec
Tagged autumn leaves, bales of hay, belvidere, Chemin De L'Hotel de Ville, chipmunk, chute, Chute de Luskville, Eardley Escarpment, escarpment, fall colours, flickr photo, Gatineau Hills, group outing, hiking path, horses, Luskville Falls, Luskville Quebec, milkweed, park entrance, parkland, photo group, picnic area, ripe apple, steps, town hall, trail through the woods, tufts
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Some Random Fall Images – Ottawa, Ontario
After dropping by the Carleton University Butterfly Show, I had a few chores to complete, like moving a sofa for my son, and then I was able to spend a bit of time just wandering around looking for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged aster, asters, Butterfly Show, Fall foliage, Flame bush, formal gardens, maple lawn, Maplelawn Gardens, ottawa ontario, pinks, Plume Grass, pumpkin, pumpkins, purples, random images, Red leaves, signs, sofa, Virginia Creeper
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Just two days left – Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit.
I was in the area of Carleton University Saturday at noon so dropped by the greenhouses to see how things were going. The weather was great. Kids were enjoying playing in the open, grassy area beside the path and Jim … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Carleton University, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Butterflies, Butterfly Exhibit, butterfly show 2011, Carleton University, Carleton University Butterfly Show, greenhouses, greeting visitors, lepidoptera, live butterfly show, Moths, open grassy area, Ottawa Butterfly Show, ottawa ontario, Owl butterfly, papillons, papillons université carleton
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