"If you build it, he will skate." ~ Shoeless Joe Jackson, Rink Of Dreams
"This time they want me to build a hockey rink in the corn field so Rocket Richard can come back from the dead and play hockey." ~ Ray Kinsella, Rink Of Dreams
Now that's a sequel I'd want to see. Anyway, my tomfoolery aside, even with the corn field as inspiration. The Central Experimental Farm is over a thousand acres of land in Ottawa, set aside as a government research center and working farm for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It dates back to the 1880s. Here on the southeastern corner (west of the church I showed you yesterday), at the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Baseline Road, is a large stretch of corn fields. Wildflowers flank the pathway onto the property, which is open to the public for walking, and there is a national museum for agriculture here as well.
Sunbeams are fine in the photo.
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Belas fotografias, gostei de ver.
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Canada is famous for its cornfields. May Dutch farmers emigrated to Canada to create their dream.
ReplyDeletebeautiful pictures..i especially like the 2nd one!
ReplyDeletetoo funny.
ReplyDelete@Tomas: it was quite a sunny day.
ReplyDelete@Francisco: thanks!
@Marianne: so many did.
@Tanya: thanks!
@Tex: it seemed appropriate.
my fave is the 2nd shot, nice!!! ( :
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ReplyDeleteRink of Dreams? Is that the Canadian version of Field of Dreams?
I have not see a cornfield before. They look so neat and of even height!
ReplyDeleteI have seen the corn fields in Germany and Switzerland. and I think they were stunning. My favorite is fig 3.
ReplyDeleteWe have started to grow corn here and it's a result of research to develop corn that matures earlier. Those pretty little yellow flowers look like toad flax which is a highly invasive species.
ReplyDeleteNice set of images, William !
ReplyDelete@Beth: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Norma: it would be!
@Nancy: I grew up around corn fields, so I'm very used to them.
@Orvokki: thanks!
@Red: ah, so that's what they are.
@Karl: thank you.
I wonder if every ex British colony has a Prince of Wales road, street or drive 😀 beautiful lighting in these images William.
ReplyDeleteI don't see many open fields like this around these parts!
ReplyDeleteVery intereting and the pictures very nice.
ReplyDeleteThe second photo is very nice! And seeing the sign in the last photo is refreshing, it is bilingual. :)
ReplyDelete'Cornfields' here would be wheat or barley. But I spotted someone growing maize/sweet corn in a planter in a Saltaire backyard!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful and peaceful scenery! I especially love the 2nd picture with sun shining through the corn field. In the season, corn maze appeares in my neighborhood :-)
ReplyDeleteInteresting and the pictures nice. Canada is Poland, but on another hemisphere.
ReplyDeletePut some ice down and they will come for sure! The corn tastes really sweet this year - we have been enjoying it for the last 2 weeks!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the miles and miles of corn fields I used to pass while riding my bike.
ReplyDeleteAre you looking forward to a visit with the royals? Love your new header.
ReplyDelete@Grace: there must be quite a few.
ReplyDelete@Sharon: and odd to be able to turn in various directions and see high rises, here!
@Carolann: thank you.
@Linda: there's no shortage of bilingual signs here.
@Jenny: a lot of farmers here do grow wheat or barley, and canola and soy have become big crops as well.
@Tamago: I think there's a farm out to the west that does that.
@Mariusz: thanks!
@RedPat: I like corn, but not particularly on the cob!
@Revrunner: I've passed many long stretches of corn, growing up in the countryside.
@Linda: I'm not sure Will and Kate are coming here for their visit, but on their first visit together after the wedding, they did come here. I saw them a couple of times, admittedly at a distance.
Nice images! The fourth photo is very inviting, I wouldn't mind walking through the area.
ReplyDeleteLate Summer splendor
ReplyDeleteIt's experimental farms like that (they are in this country too) that led to the 100 bushels of corn to the acre in the 1950's.
ReplyDeleteLove the sunburst!
ReplyDeleteThe corn is looking awfully dry, isn't it? What a drought.
ReplyDeleteThat's an impressive amount of land set aside in an urban area! It's nice that the public isn't excluded from exploring it.
ReplyDelete@Bill: it's a great place for a stroll.
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: indeed!
@Mari: places like this do a lot of good.
@Linda: so do I.
@Jennifer: that was quite a year for dry conditions.
@Kay: it is a good thing to have this place at hand.