Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Bridge Over Quiet Waters

The Bank Street Bridge by day and night over the Rideau Canal, taken from the west. I'm glad I took these shots before the waters were lowered for the winter.





To give you a sense of how much the water is lowered for the season, this is a more recent shot, taken early in the morning from the base of the bridge. It's as low as the water is lowered; it'll be raised a bit to allow for winter skating. The church you see up at the left is Southminster United Church.



Just a few metres from where these shots were taken, a small sign has been posted for several years by the bike path, giving directions to major sites. And the Netherlands... which is quite a distance away! It was placed there during the Tulip Festival in 2009, hence the Dutch connection.



14 comments:

  1. That's funny because I've never heard of cycling on an ocean! :-)
    I really like the first shot with the reflection in the water.
    I'm sure you'll go back when it's frozen to show us again, right?!

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  2. oh that would be fun to skate there!

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    1. For those who know how to skate, it is! Oddly, I never learned...

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  3. I really like these, especially the first two. Is this where you walk on the ice?

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    1. It is, yes. They plow a wide portion for skaters, and walking along the side is very easy.

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  4. Really nice pictures. We brought our skates one time and tried it. Didn't last long because it felt about 0 degrees F. It could have been! The people of Ottawa are tough. We talked with some people whose parents retired to Portugal and come back to Ottawa for the hockey season. That is serious.

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    1. It does get down that low here in the winter. Crossing the lake in that kind of temperature can be an ordeal...

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  5. Oh, wow! The water is lowered quite a bit for the winter!

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    1. Yes indeed. It'll largely stay that way til April.

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