A Memorial

 Confederation Square is the very heart of the city, and at its heart is the National War Memorial. It is surrounded by landmarks like the Chambers and Parliament Hill to the west, and the National Arts Centre, Government Conference Centre, and Chateau Laurier to the east. On a hot day in May, I approached from the south, where this traffic island was occupied with tulips.

 There are tulips on the grounds of the Memorial, which was first built to honour the dead of the Great War, and then dedicated months before the outbreak of the Second World War. It has been rededicated to honour those who have died in wars and in military service for the country.

Heading off the grounds and to the west, I came across more tulips in planters.

Colonel By

There are a series of raised flowerbeds in Major's Hill Park where some tulips are to be found, along the railing overlooking the Ottawa River.

The path leads to this statue of Colonel John By, the British military engineer who led the building of the Rideau Canal, and who is therefore the founder of the city. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the start of that project, and the founding of Ottawa. 

The statue has tulips around it, and in a long row behind it.

He looks westward, to Parliament Hill. The Canal is in a low saddle between this park and the Hill.

Blooms

 Carrying on where I left off yesterday, I looked towards the beds on the other side of this north end of Major's Hill Park.

With backdrops like Notre Dame, the National Gallery, and the Peacekeeping monument, these beds are irresistible for the photographer.

I continued on. These tulips are found by themselves up slope in the park. We'll carry on here tomorrow.

Tulips

 Returning back into Ottawa, I came into Major's Hill Park, where in the north end of the park, there are tulip beds.