tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post4483551634464949376..comments2024-03-28T12:58:35.576-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Views Of The Rideau Canal In Winter GloryWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50223686774068401852018-12-29T11:14:54.263-05:002018-12-29T11:14:54.263-05:00@Lowell: well, our LRT project seems to have taken...@Lowell: well, our LRT project seems to have taken bloody well forever.<br /><br />@Kay: infrastructure needs to be kept up.<br /><br />@Mari: maintenance is part of the cost of society.<br /><br />@Randy: thanks!<br /><br />@Linda: you wonder.<br /><br />@Linda: I know they were off on tour at that time. It was in the papers about how they reacted to the shooting, right across the street.<br /><br />@Jennifer: I hope Baird never returns to politics again. He was one of the most obnoxious members of the Harper cabal.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-27446777757410127202015-01-01T20:00:40.157-05:002015-01-01T20:00:40.157-05:00Yes, Baird, the other Ottawa mayor! Iddaknow what ...Yes, Baird, the other Ottawa mayor! Iddaknow what he's up to. I've never liked him.<br />Lovely photos. I agree with your sentiments about politicians. You wax wickedly about them!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-17432962292650267332015-01-01T12:05:23.050-05:002015-01-01T12:05:23.050-05:00We went to a concert by the NAC orchestra, conduct...We went to a concert by the NAC orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Zuckerman, here in Edinburgh in the autumn. It was sublime, but also very poignant as it was the day after the shooting at Parliament Hill. We had a minute's silence at the start in memory of Nathan Cirillo. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-46642502159970294952014-12-30T22:06:02.856-05:002014-12-30T22:06:02.856-05:00Good views! What if the weather never goes back to...Good views! What if the weather never goes back to normal? Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-58275374198333794522014-12-30T21:09:50.002-05:002014-12-30T21:09:50.002-05:00Nice views.Nice views.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-40174861471410575172014-12-30T19:50:20.473-05:002014-12-30T19:50:20.473-05:00Loved that last shot. Seattle had some huge proje...Loved that last shot. Seattle had some huge projects in the 80' and 90's. I don't know about the rest of the U.S. I didn't live in those areas.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-68094053530614970392014-12-30T18:36:54.040-05:002014-12-30T18:36:54.040-05:00Lowell's right, especially about U.S. infrastr...Lowell's right, especially about U.S. infrastructure. There were lots of public works projects in the 1950s and 1960s and not much since. A good many were not built to last this long...Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-80274504215318705322014-12-30T17:47:54.483-05:002014-12-30T17:47:54.483-05:00You seem to have a lot going on in Toronto in term...You seem to have a lot going on in Toronto in terms of public projects. The infrastructure in the US is to the point where it's dangerous to assume a bridge will hold or a street won't cave in. You do get some good shots from that vantage point and I can see people skating on the canal. I'd love to be skating on that canal. <br /><br />There were only two birds, so your befogged mind is not so befogged after all! Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-85573636857311722232014-12-30T17:07:30.111-05:002014-12-30T17:07:30.111-05:00@Cheryl: politicians are like diapers- both should...@Cheryl: politicians are like diapers- both should be changed often, and for the same reason.<br /><br />@Marleen: oh, yes, there are several vendors in the structures along the ice, including those selling Beavertails (not what it sounds like).<br /><br />@RedPat: thanks!<br /><br />@Anita: thank you!<br /><br />@Jose: I'd like to see our PM behind bars, but I doubt we'll get that lucky.<br /><br />@Halcyon: yes, it is!<br /><br />@Beth: I'm addicted to winter weather!<br /><br />@Ciel: much more to come, no doubt!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50661831912251039202014-12-30T16:52:25.509-05:002014-12-30T16:52:25.509-05:00Gimme more snow pics! ;-)Gimme more snow pics! ;-)cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-15277359087685309212014-12-30T16:03:38.893-05:002014-12-30T16:03:38.893-05:00love all those windows, i love the wording "w...love all those windows, i love the wording "winter glory" ... sounds so pretty. ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-57633559780714735422014-12-30T15:42:20.731-05:002014-12-30T15:42:20.731-05:00This is the way Canada's supposed to be. ;-)This is the way Canada's supposed to be. ;-)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-22116890503117378372014-12-30T14:46:06.978-05:002014-12-30T14:46:06.978-05:00A frozen canal... How can I complaint about being ...A frozen canal... How can I complaint about being cold here?! LOL!<br /><br />Don't get me started on politicians... Let me just tell you that our former PM is behind bars now. Many think justice is finally being done in this country but I'm not so optimistic, scandals regarding impunity seem to never stop. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-56067203299631475692014-12-30T14:25:29.688-05:002014-12-30T14:25:29.688-05:00That is a very nice vantage point. I always enjoy ...That is a very nice vantage point. I always enjoy both your photography and your descriptive commentary. Wishing you a wonderful new year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754200681021301348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-36190260532512996862014-12-30T13:42:29.585-05:002014-12-30T13:42:29.585-05:00I like your framing of Parliament!I like your framing of Parliament!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-59355331584417627892014-12-30T12:50:06.881-05:002014-12-30T12:50:06.881-05:00Do I see people having a picknick there, in the co...Do I see people having a picknick there, in the cold?Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594342591135194794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81467470848961760932014-12-30T12:20:56.729-05:002014-12-30T12:20:56.729-05:00Nice window shot! Your politicians sound bad, but ...Nice window shot! Your politicians sound bad, but then I look at ours. Sigh.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-46690283454014952292014-12-30T11:57:48.594-05:002014-12-30T11:57:48.594-05:00@Jan: thanks!
@Tex: let's just say I'm re...@Jan: thanks!<br /><br />@Tex: let's just say I'm really looking forward to the end of the Harper regime.<br /><br />@Birdman: Stevie Harper is many things... but hilarity would not be one of them!<br /><br />@Furry Gnome: I do love living here, despite the politicians!<br /><br />@Sharon: it can get quite crowded on the Canal.<br /><br />@Judy: thanks!<br /><br />@VP: oh, I love this weather!<br /><br />@Norma: I also refer to him from time to time as The Sneer.<br /><br />@Denise: I tend to use a lot of British vernacular in what I say. Bloody prat certainly qualifies in this case!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-34154542868310543092014-12-30T11:54:05.719-05:002014-12-30T11:54:05.719-05:00I haven't heard that expression for a very lon...I haven't heard that expression for a very long time, made me laugh out loud. Great shots! DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-43486446632902281002014-12-30T11:39:38.219-05:002014-12-30T11:39:38.219-05:00Tell me more about that walking temper tantrum!Tell me more about that walking temper tantrum!Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7628977476540632382014-12-30T11:37:29.213-05:002014-12-30T11:37:29.213-05:00With the snow is even more beautiful, but I am not...With the snow is even more beautiful, but I am not sure I will stay around too much with this weather!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-74610430973367269272014-12-30T10:46:50.529-05:002014-12-30T10:46:50.529-05:00Such a beautiful winter scene! Such a beautiful winter scene! Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90746161232782427992014-12-30T10:07:22.544-05:002014-12-30T10:07:22.544-05:00I think I see lots of people skating on the canal....I think I see lots of people skating on the canal. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88768974481181179702014-12-30T09:45:13.787-05:002014-12-30T09:45:13.787-05:00Downtown Ottawa really is such an interesting plac...Downtown Ottawa really is such an interesting place!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-20952126242682997802014-12-30T09:34:42.954-05:002014-12-30T09:34:42.954-05:00There must be a lot of hilarity at gov. meetings. ...There must be a lot of hilarity at gov. meetings. Free entertainment? Well, maybe not so free.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.com