Tag Archives: Kanata

Masonry repairs

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Ron

Masonry repairs Over a period of 40 years, the moisture and freeze/thaw cycles of winter weather had taken a toll on the brickwork and foundation at one corner of the garage, so I called on Andrew at Carpathian Masonry to … Continue reading →

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Craft Sales season has begun!

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Ron

Craft Sales season has begun! With Hallowe’en out of the way it is now time to turn one’s mind to the next season of gift giving. Whether called Christmas, Xmas, Santa Claus time, or whatever, the period around December 25th … Continue reading →

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Searching for Deer on the Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Ron

Searching for Deer on the Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario Searching is probably not the best word since finding deer along the Old Quarry Trail is almost a certainty on most days. I’ve seen as many as thirty (30) White-Tailed … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colours – Kanata, Ontario

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ron

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 →

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A Drizzly Day in Kanata

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Ron

It’s a Drizzly Day in Kanata so … after a couple of days of photographing butterflies at the Carleton University Butterfly Show, I decided to spend some more time today cataloging my music collection (mostly cassette tapes but numerous CDs … Continue reading →

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Fireworks in Kanata – Canada Day 2011

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ron

It was an interesting way to spend Canada Day.  First, there was the not so easy task of milling around Parliament Hill trying to see and then maybe photograph royalty.  Then I returned to Kanata and enjoyed listening to and … Continue reading →

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Postal Strikes, Lockouts and Government Involvement

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ron

June 23, 2011: The official title: An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi prévoyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux (C-6) The background is simple, sort of. Some postal workers began rotating … Continue reading →

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Azaleas

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ron

I have just three colours of azaleas in my garden and here they are. This last one matches the colour of the June 2nd sunset beautifully.

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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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Apple Bossom Blizzard

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ron

Today we decided to take our bikes and wander through the bike and walking paths of Kanata’s Beaverbrook and Kanata Lakes subdivisions and then checked out the progress of the construction work on the Terry Fox extension and then arrived … Continue reading →

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