Odds And Ends

 Today I have some odds and ends from the last few weeks. In early January, I took these in the pre-dawn during a snowstorm. This is near Bank and Somerset Streets. Somerset House, the dilapidated former inn that has been an eye sore for the better part of a decade and a half thanks to the incompetence of the owner-developer who's been nothing but excuses ever since an accident inside, is at right.

That night, snow plows had come through. This view looks west on Somerset.

Some nights later, I took this shot of Abbotsford House in the Glebe from across the street.

Colonel John By is the British military engineer who is considered the founder of the city, and the man who led the construction of the Rideau Canal. His statue is in Major's Hill Park. The fencing around him over the winter shelters the flower beds, where tulip bulbs are waiting for spring.

Taken in Little Italy, a very large pile of snow. Some places have snow removed entirely. Others do not.

Close to home, literally. The neighbouring building to mine develops issues with ice each winter, building its way from the roof down to the ground.

One afternoon near Richmond Landing, I saw a squirrel in this tree.

Moments later, a cardinal briefly stopped on the retaining wall.

A wider view. Gatineau is in the background.

Same area, different day. I took this shot near sunset as I was passing Richmond Landing, heading over to the Portage Bridge to take one of my shots downstream over the Ottawa River.

The Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park is a delight to photograph at night, particularly when the area has quieted down.

Dawn, and close to the above shot. I took this at a park that neighbours Lansdowne, with an quiet baseball diamond covered in snow.

A short walk north, and more of the dawn.

A different day, but early morning light. I took this shot of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. This was taken while I was getting some shots in for Winterlude, which we'll start looking at in a couple of days.