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Monthly Archives: December 2011
A year in review – 2011
A year in review – 2011 It’s a damp, cold and drizzly day outside (December 13, 2011 – Kanata, Ontario – +3C and forecast for freezing drizzle overnight) so I decided to start our year end review a bit early … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About
Tagged 165 Benjamin Boake Trail decorations, 2011 year in review, amazon, astrophotography, Breeding Bird Survey, Butterfly Exhibit, Butterfly Show at Carleton University, chapters indigo, Christmas in Toronto, Christmas Lights, commercial publication, DIGI60 Ottawa Film Festival, exploring the world, Feeding the Chickadees, fireworks, fort niagara, freezing drizzle, French and Indian War, Frommers, Frommers Far & Wide - A Weekly Guide to Canada's Best Travel Experiences, garter snakes, geographic distribution, Great Canadain Chill, image world, interlake, Italy, john wiley and sons, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, kanata ontario, Kingdom of Osgoode, narcisse manitoba, NHL Hockey, nikonians, Noctilucent, noctilucent clouds, ogdensburg new york, Ottawa Bicycle Club Rideau Lakes Cycle TOur, ottawa tulip festival, pbase, photo views, Polar Bear Dip, Polar Bera Plunge Ottawa River, Royal Visit, snake dens, still image, stowe vermont, syracuse new york, track visitors, underground dens, volvo, volvo c70, wiley and sons
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Polar bear dipping (a.k.a. all sorts of names) – New Year’s Day 2012
Polar bear dipping (a.k.a. all sorts of names) Unlike sheep dipping which has something to do with sheep, polar bear dipping has almost nothing to do with polar bears. Each year, in the Northern Hemisphere, a certain number of individuals … Continue reading
A Quick Visit to the Guild, Scarborough, Ontario
A Quick Visit to the Guild, Scarborough, Ontario We were leaving Toronto at about 4PM and the roads were a mess with a bit of rain, a bit of snow and a bit of freezing rain snarling traffic so I … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged "The Guild", architectural facades, available light, darkness, freezing rain, Guildwood Park, Ontario, Ottawa, parkland, polar bear, polar bear swim, Scarborough, scarborough ontario, The Guidl Inn, The Guild Inn, toronto buildings, toronto parks, weather conditions
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Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario (Location) Casa Loma is a major tourist attraction in Toronto. The present day attraction is in two sections. The main living area of Casa Loma was constructed between 1911 and 1913 and is connected to the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged attraction in toronto, carriage room, casa loma, casa loma toronto, freezing drizzle, garage area, henry pellatt, historical site, hunting lodge, indoor pool, major tourist attraction, ontario location, peacock alley, pool area, spanish tile, stable area, tile flooring, toronto ontario, turret, wine cellar
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Toronto, Ontario – Random images along THE PATH
Toronto, Ontario – Random images along THE PATH Toronto City Hall Visiting Toronto in the winter months can be a bit of a hit & miss affair. Some days the weather will be great and other days it will be … Continue reading
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Maya at ROM, Toronto, Ontario
Mayan Exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario When we were in Toronto over the Boxing Week period, we noticed that the Royal Ontario Museum had a Mayan exhibit featured. Bot my wife and I have an interest in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged bicyclists, Chichen-Itza, Coba, exhibits, maya, mayan culture, mayan period, Mayan Ruins, medieval studies, museum location, museum rom, ROM, royal ontario museum, subway station, toronto ontario, toronto subway, university of toronto, Yucatan Peninsula
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Medieval Times, Toronto, Ontario
Medieval Times, Toronto, Ontario Our original plans for the evening had to be changed when we found out that the evening’s performance of Cirque du Soleil had been sold out. A bit of phoning around and we found that we … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged armor, armour, entertainment, exhibition grounds, horsemanship, international fireworks competition, jousting, medieval banquet, medieval knight, medieval times toronto, medievaltimes, Ontario, paper crown, swordplay, Toronto, toronto location, toronto ontario, tourism industry, tourist attraction
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Another trip to Toronto, Ontario
Another trip to Toronto, Ontario We had decided on spending a couple of days in Toronto between Christmas and New Year’s. Weather is always a consideration at this time of the year so, right on schedule, we had a night … Continue reading
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Tagged Buildings at night, Christmas, city hall, freezing rain, hotele escalator, medieval times, Nathan Phillips Square, new year, night of snow, night photography, postcard, sheraton centre toronto, sheraton centre toronto hotel, Sheraton Hotel, skating rink, Snow man, snow plows, snow-covered streets, snowman, toronto ontario, tripod, winter weather
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Squirrel house building 101- Go fetch me a leaf
Squirrel house building 101 – Go fetch me a leaf You might have heard of birds feathering their nest and everyone knows that beavers fell trees to make their homes and their dams. What do squirrels do? One day, just … Continue reading