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.