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Tag Archives: Mississippi River
Almonte, Ontario – A bit of History and Architecture
This blog entry will be focusing on a bit of the architecture and history of Almonte. (Location) Although a few photos of the Mississippi River and the Great Falls are included in this post, please refer to previous blog entries … Continue reading
Posted in Almonte, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged Almont, almonte, Almonte Knitting COmpany, Almonte Post Office, beautiful views, Beckwith Limestone, bedrock, brick wall, electrical power generation, electricity demands, Falls, fences, Great Falls, Green Power, grist mill, grist mills, Juan N. Almonte, Juan Nepomiceno ALmonte, Latin for Today, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Power Corporation, natural beauty, North Elmsley sandstone, old town hall, Ontario, physical obstacles, Post Office Customs Inland Revenue, power turbines, railine, railway, railway tracks, Ramsayville, rapids, riverwalk, Rosamon, shading, Shipman's Mills, THe Bench of the Minister and His Wife, Thomas Fuller, triangular shape, Wall mural, Waterford, weir, woolen mill, woollen cloth manufacturing centre, woollen mill, woollen mills
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A Little Bee-hind in my blogging
Started off the morning by extracting Graeme’s car from a rut in a trail that leads into a woodland observatory. He was driving along the trail late at night and found a wet spot. A big hole full of water … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged almonte, Almonte ONtario, Bee's behind in crcus, bee's behind in flower, beee, bees, brilliant sunlight, close-up of a bee, crocus, Crocuses, Honey Bee, insect, insect macro photography, lavender crocus, little bee, micro nikkor auto 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon kogaku japan, Micro-Nikkor. Nippon Kogaku Micro-Nikkor 55mm f3.5, Mississippi River, Ontario Photo Collective, purple crocus, wet spot, yellow crocus
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Upper section of Great Falls – Almonte, Ontario
After visiting the Lower section of Great Falls, I moved uphill to the upper section of Great Falls in Almonte, Ontario.
Posted in Almonte, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario
Tagged almonte, Almonte ONtario, bridge, eastern ontario, Great Falls, Mississippi River, Ontario, Plunge Falls, rapids, riverwalk, rock structures, signs, vantage points, weir, weirs
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Lower section of Great Falls – Almonte, Ontario
After extracting Graeme’s car from a muddy rut on a bushland trail north of Almonte, I drove to the lower section of the Great Falls parking lot in Almonte, Ontario, expecting to be able to walk over to bit of … Continue reading
Pakenham’s 5 arched stone bridge, Pakenham, Ontario
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Packenham
Tagged Fall, Mississippi River, Ontario, Pakenham, Pakenham's 5 arch stone bridge, rapids
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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana When I had been in New Orleans on a previous occasion with my wife, we had considered visiting the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (location) but opted instead to take the Canal … Continue reading
Posted in Aquariums, Louisiana, USA
Tagged algiers point, alligators, aquarium of the americas, aquarium of the americas new orleans, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, audubon aquarium of the americas new orleans, bayous, canal place, canal street, ferry ride, french quarter, harrah s casino, Mississippi River, new orleans audubon aquarium, new orleans louisiana, Shops of Canal Street, sights and sounds, tropical forest, water creatures
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French Quarter Festival, New Orleans
French Quarter Festival, New Orleans They say that there is someone playing jazz music somewhere in New Orleans 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year. Not certain if that is true but when we were out walking … Continue reading
Posted in Louisiana, USA
Tagged abita brewery, audience, Big Sam's Funky Nation, bourbon street, french quarter, french quarter festival, french quarter festival new orleans, french quarters, funky nation, jazz music, jazz sessions, local constabulary, Louisiana, Mississippi River, neon signs, new orleans louisiana, Starwood Hotels, the "w" boutique hotel" jazz, trumpet, W New Orleans French Quarter
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Bayou Segnette State Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bayou Segnette State Park, New Orleans, Louisiana One of those small parks that are easy to get to if you know the way :-). It also helps if the bridge isn’t under construction! On this particular day, I got stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Louisiana, USA
Tagged alligators, bayou segnette state park, black vultures, boat launch, corps of engineers, damselflies, dragonflies, Eastern Pondhawk, immature bald eagle, Mississippi River, new orleans louisiana, NOLA, open parkland, picnic area, pile driver, pond plant, sagitarria, waterway
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New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana The first thing to do was find out where there was a good place to eat. So we asked, “Where is the French Quarter is a good place to eat?” And they answered, “Man, where you from? … Continue reading
Posted in Louisiana, USA
Tagged ambiance, balcony, bridge, decatur street, fog, french quarter, image, lit streets, Louisiana, Mississippi River, New Orleans, new orleans louisiana, night image, night photography, NOLA, omni royal orleans, omni royal orleans hotel, paddlewheel boat, photo, photography, restaurants, river waterfront, RJHay, Ron Hay, royal orleans hotel, Supreme Court Building, travel
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