Mixed

I have some odds and ends from the last few weeks today. I start with these shots taken at the end of March. I was proceeding to Major's Hill Park, and photographed down the length of the Ottawa Locks, where the Rideau Canal meets the Ottawa River. 

The ice was breaking on the river. Across the way, the Canadian Museum of History is on the far shore, and the Gatineau Hills loom in the background.

A statue of Colonel John By stands in Major's Hill Park. He is the British military officer who led the building of the Rideau Canal, and is deemed the founder of the city. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the city, and the start of the Canal.

One day I came across this car, which had a formidable fellow decaled into the rear glass.

Another night, I was at Lansdowne Park, and took these shots of the Aberdeen Pavilion.

In the second half of April, coming back from Portage Bridge, I photographed this pair of Canada geese.

Nearby, a view of the work in progress, the future main branch of the Ottawa Public Library, which will share some space with Library and Archives Canada.

I returned to Lansdowne one night. There's work going on at the east end of the stadium to build an event centre before shifting to the second stage- a rebuild of the north stands, which is in need of it. The lawn is closed off, and a crane is visible, lit up at night. 

Back to Major's Hill Park, late in the month. Tulips were starting to push up out of the flowerbeds around and behind Colonel By.

At the end of the month, I stopped by the War Museum and took this shot of the Ottawa River, just upshore from the Chaudiere Falls.

After leaving, I was passing by this pond, where two Canada geese were swimming.

Scilla are the first flowers of the spring, tiny blue flowers that bloom for a few days late in April and into early May. Central Park in the Glebe is a good spot for finding them.