Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Floral Splendor And Architecture

 Starting where I left off yesterday, here are more of the tulips outside the curatorial and exhibition wings of the Museum of History. Terrace space between the wings gives the visitor a view of Parliament Hill across the Ottawa River.

I headed towards the stairs. There was one last tulip bed, down along the river pathway.

This art sculpture is visible from within and outside the museum.  Mary Anne Barkhouse created namaxsala (To Travel In A Boat Together) in 2013. It draws on her First Nations background and a family story of providing a wolf with transport across icy waters.

The Missinaibi is a boat of history now part of the museum collection and located here on the grounds. Canadians may remember it as it graced one side of the last one dollar bill. More on that tomorrow.

The path led me to this particularly pretty bed of tulips along the river. We'll look at it tomorrow.

34 comments:

  1. As usual wonderful photos. I especially like the sculpture by first nation artist Mary Anne Barkhouse

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  2. Unusual to be able to see a sculpture from both the inside and outside of a museum. I like the fact that it has a story bringing it to life. Once again the tulips are amazing.

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  3. The memory of a dollar bill is misty let alone what was featured on the reverse.

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  4. @parsnip: it is a creative sculpture.

    @fun60: thank you.

    @Italiafinlandia: quite a combination.

    @Francisco: thanks.

    @David: I know it's out there on the web.

    @Jan: me too.

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  5. ...more beautiful patches of tulips!

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  6. Pretty views of the tulips, museum and river. I love that sculpture.
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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  7. I especially like the shots with the Hill in the background.

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  8. The photos of architecture with flowers are beautiful.

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  9. Lovely museum architecture, and I like the 2 boats as well as the tulips!

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  10. Beauty everywhere you photograph ~ Happy Day to you ~ Xo

    Live in the moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  11. @Tom: lots of it.

    @Eileen: thank you.

    @Marie: me too.

    @Magiceye: thanks.

    @Barbara: I do too.

    @Carol: thank you.

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  12. Wonderful shots William, love the composition in the second last shot here 💙

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  13. I like the small dense tulip beds as they are very bright and showy.

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  14. I love that splash of tulip color in that last shot.

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  15. A really visually interesting area, William.

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  16. The sculpture of the wolf in the boat is interesting.

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  17. Beautiful tulips looking good!

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  18. We are for sure all in the same boat!

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  19. Everything is looking wonderful:)

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  20. The wolf in the boat I adore, some impressive shots here William.

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  21. your city has such style. i love it!! what fun. ( ;

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