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Stormy Weather – May 25th, 2012

Stormy Weather – May 25th, 2012 In my garden, the Azaleas were in full bloom as I headed out to the other end of the city to look at a Nikkor-Q pre-ai 135mm, f2.8 lens. Even though it was pre-ai … Continue reading

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Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario

Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa is famous for its annual Tulip Festival but once the tulips begin to fade, there are plenty of flowers just waiting for their moment in the sun. For today’s blog, here are a few … Continue reading

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2012 – Tulips at Dow’s Lake, Ottawa

2012 – Tulips at Dow’s Lake, Ottawa May 11, 2012 – Since returning from our Pennsylvania trip I have been sorting through Pennsylvania images and looking out the window at generally overcast skies and rainy weather so hadn’t got down … Continue reading

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Canadian Tulip Festival – 60th Anniversary – May 4-21, 2012

Canadian Tulip Festival – 60th Anniversary – May 4-21, 2012 When I first looked at the headline in the Monday edition of the Ottawa Citizen (March 5th, 2012), my first reaction was one of dismay as I read “Tulip Festival … Continue reading

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Changeable Weekend Weather

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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Maplelawn Garden, 529 Richmond Road, Ottawa

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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Watts Creek Trail Revisited – May 21, 2011

The sky was blue again today ( a rare treat these days) so my wife and I headed out for a cycle along the Watts Creek Trail from Kanata over to Britannia Beach. No tulips along this trail but the … Continue reading

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Canadian Tulip Festival – Day 2

The sun was shining today . At least, for awhile it was. That was all that was needed for some of the tulip beds to start showing their colours. Being Saturday, it meant that there were quite a few people … Continue reading

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Tulip Festival, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa

After photographing the Trilliums along the Jock River, I headed over to the Experimental Farm and to Dow’s Lake to photograph the remaining flowers of the Magnolia trees at the Experimental Farm and a few of the tulips at Dow’s … Continue reading

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Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory to MacGregor Point Provincial Park

Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory to MacGregor Point Provincial Park The day’s drive was a fairly long one made more pleasant by the occasional whiff of the Common Lilacs that were in full bloom at this time of the year. And … Continue reading

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