Serene

A reminder to members of City Daily Photo- the theme for the first of July is Water.

My path took me to the Canadian Museum of History, where these tulips in the foreground went well with the west end of the Museum in the background.

I headed down between museum wings to head for the Ottawa River. Alas, it was in vain. There's a bed of tulips close to the shore dedicated to Malak Karsh, but the high waters of the spring took their toll. I returned to the terrace of the Museum's cafe for this shot.

Then it was back up the stairs, using the two wings of the Museum to frame Parliament Hill across the river.

The Museum is the architectural masterpiece of Douglas Cardinal, an indigenous architect who lives in the national capital area.

Over on the east end of the property is a flowing flowerbed. In May, tulips filled it.

There are more tulips in the bushes behind the formal beds, having had migrated there due to the diligence of squirrel gardeners.