An Autumn Day In A Park

 I took another shot towards Gatineau, with the Museum of History on the far shore.

Then I decided on a panoramic photo from this spot.

It was an ideal day to come for fall colours.

I paused to look to the path over the Pidaban Bridge, which links the park to Kiweki Point.

I continued on.

The southeast corner of the park includes a look at the Connaught Building across the street.

And I conclude with Twist 1.5, a sculpture by Alex Wyse and Ken Guild. Tomorrow we'll wrap up this autumn series at the War Memorial.

Viewpoints And Vantages

 Continuing this visit to Major's Hill Park today. The slope below Parliament Hill was colourful during this visit.

The National Gallery and Notre Dame could be seen as I walked along.

To the east of the park, the American embassy.

Fall Glories Within The Park

 I start today with shots from the second half of October, when I was downtown and took this shot of the Rideau Canal from Plaza Bridge. Parliament Hill is on the left, and the Chateau Laurier is at right. As you can see, the Canal locks here have been emptied for the winter.

I was heading towards Major's Hill Park. This set of trees down below along the Canal really stood out. The Bytown Museum is close to them.

A view across the Ottawa River to Gatineau, with the rising height of the Gatineau Hills beyond them.

I came into the park itself, which lies beyond the Chateau.

Here we have the statue of Colonel John By, the British military engineer who led the building of the Rideau Canal. The flowerbeds around him and behind him are sleeping for the next few months, until it's time for the tulips to return.

A Stroll Through The Arboretum

 I had gone as far as I wanted in Commissioners Park for fall colours, but the other part of my destination was on the far side of Dow's Lake, called the Arboretum.

The view here includes Canada geese, making a lot of noise, along with ducks. Across the lake, which is lowered for the season being part of the Rideau Canal, is the naval reserve station HMCS Carleton. A careful eye might pick out the green roof of the observatory at the Experimental Farm.

I headed in that direction.

The Arboretum begins when you pass the reserve station. It is actually part of the Experimental Farm, a government agricultural facility and working farm, and here a multitude of trees have been planted.

There's a marsh along one side of the path, likely a remnant of what was here before. Before the days of the Canal, this was all called Dow's Great Swamp.

Willow trees appear to be late to change their leaves.

A creek feeds into the Canal, and so its levels are reduced to a trickle over the winter.

This slope beyond sees sledding in the winter.

As I was leaving, the rain was just getting started.