tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post6206694770515564754..comments2024-03-28T06:48:40.701-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: At Rideau HallWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81542290128552240242018-09-16T13:17:26.206-04:002018-09-16T13:17:26.206-04:00@Lois: it definitely is!
@Kay: this is certainly ...@Lois: it definitely is!<br /><br />@Kay: this is certainly grand.<br /><br />@Beth: they have to be hot, especially because they're used most in the summer.<br /><br />@Shelly: thank you!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-18337635183316435132015-09-20T15:29:06.761-04:002015-09-20T15:29:06.761-04:00Lovely pics!Lovely pics!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-18318166161980570412015-09-17T07:45:10.069-04:002015-09-17T07:45:10.069-04:00i wonder what it is like to be in those hats? are ...i wonder what it is like to be in those hats? are the hot or what? some one needs to do an interview please. ha. ha! ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-8921394942096860332015-09-16T22:46:31.765-04:002015-09-16T22:46:31.765-04:00Isn't it fun to discover and rediscover wonder...Isn't it fun to discover and rediscover wonderful places like this? We certainly have nothing so grand as this where we live now!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50410167801569327242015-09-16T21:08:55.415-04:002015-09-16T21:08:55.415-04:00That place is huge!That place is huge!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-24150063805966484612015-09-16T19:43:12.676-04:002015-09-16T19:43:12.676-04:00@Lowell: it certainly is an impressive place. I sh...@Lowell: it certainly is an impressive place. I should have come here a long while back!<br /><br />@Geoff: apparently Bill Clinton planted one too, though I didn't come across it.<br /><br />@Halcyon: just for the great and the good, as they say, though the odd organization apparently has planted a tree here, like the Boy Scouts.<br /><br />@Denise: I think so too!<br /><br />@Tex: me too. Quite dignified.<br /><br />@Mari: wait until you see inside!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-47232138783302052902015-09-16T19:34:00.880-04:002015-09-16T19:34:00.880-04:00It is huge. I was glad to read it was used for fa...It is huge. I was glad to read it was used for far more than a residence. One would rattle around in 175 rooms.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-75753067633987541032015-09-16T19:11:30.347-04:002015-09-16T19:11:30.347-04:00i like the 2 posted guards.i like the 2 posted guards.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-974013392464945212015-09-16T18:55:59.612-04:002015-09-16T18:55:59.612-04:00A great looking place, especially with the sentrie...A great looking place, especially with the sentries outside.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-5056743125142310552015-09-16T15:41:37.949-04:002015-09-16T15:41:37.949-04:00I want my own tree! Is it only for "celebriti...I want my own tree! Is it only for "celebrities"? ;-)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-4538815951691865042015-09-16T15:28:41.036-04:002015-09-16T15:28:41.036-04:00That's quite a list of the famous and good, it...That's quite a list of the famous and good, it's great that buildings like this give us information about what they are up to...Geoff Wilkinsonhttp://www.wansteaddailyphoto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-87495186412951437632015-09-16T14:36:38.453-04:002015-09-16T14:36:38.453-04:00'Tis a building worth of it's position in ...'Tis a building worth of it's position in the country! I like the ceremonial guards, too.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50679769252859613972015-09-16T12:03:12.042-04:002015-09-16T12:03:12.042-04:00@Linda: as I understand his back problems went bac...@Linda: as I understand his back problems went back much further, but this aggravated it. <br /><br />@Sharon: it certainly is!<br /><br />@Nancy: many of the trees are red oaks and sugar maples- each plaque identifies the type of tree as well.<br /><br />@RedPat: it's well worth seeing.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-1490249948579467792015-09-16T11:17:17.461-04:002015-09-16T11:17:17.461-04:00I like that tree idea! I don't think I've ...I like that tree idea! I don't think I've ever seen much of Rideau Hall before.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-55310527376929647762015-09-16T10:34:28.144-04:002015-09-16T10:34:28.144-04:00Good to know that all the trees planted by importa...Good to know that all the trees planted by important people are doing so well. Do they all plant the same specie or they were all different kind of trees? Your photos are really beautiful and interesting, showing the places and the guards.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41131770315541069742015-09-16T10:31:30.280-04:002015-09-16T10:31:30.280-04:00That looks like a very regal place.That looks like a very regal place.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-76584048056679664752015-09-16T10:24:44.495-04:002015-09-16T10:24:44.495-04:00The hall is magnificent and also with the guards o...The hall is magnificent and also with the guards on duty. Thanks for sharing. Did not know that was Jack Kennedy first hurt his back.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-55159173966569049672015-09-16T10:16:42.448-04:002015-09-16T10:16:42.448-04:00@Whisk: I think so too!
@Marianne: as I understan...@Whisk: I think so too!<br /><br />@Marianne: as I understand it his back had been an issue for him off and on for a good part of his life.<br /><br />@Janis: the names travel far!<br /><br />@Jan: they certainly do!<br /><br />@Revrunner: the bear hats must be particularly bad on a hot day.<br /><br />@Tomas: it goes back at this location over a century now.<br /><br />@EG: the officer was popular!<br /><br />@Norma: so do I.<br /><br />@Linda: thank you!<br /><br />@VP: there's plenty more space for trees too.<br /><br />@Red: that is a good idea!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-53783557325134283992015-09-16T10:06:55.839-04:002015-09-16T10:06:55.839-04:00Well, you've given me a good Idea. I'm goi...Well, you've given me a good Idea. I'm going to go out on the farm and plant a tree and make up a plaque. I'll spread my ashes around the tree for good measure. What do you think of that one? When I find a place with memorial trees I have to look at all of them.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-14401458702898276602015-09-16T09:56:42.781-04:002015-09-16T09:56:42.781-04:00Good they keep planting trees and thanks guards ar...Good they keep planting trees and thanks guards are so kind...<br />VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-83051977016818675402015-09-16T08:44:45.469-04:002015-09-16T08:44:45.469-04:00It is so nice and refreshing to see English, then ...It is so nice and refreshing to see English, then French, not the other way around, or only French. :) Lovely photos, William.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90503140555080720632015-09-16T08:44:08.441-04:002015-09-16T08:44:08.441-04:00I love the idea of dignitaries planting the trees!...I love the idea of dignitaries planting the trees!Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-18017593576808209952015-09-16T07:34:48.859-04:002015-09-16T07:34:48.859-04:00Oh, I didn't realize there was a sentry availa...Oh, I didn't realize there was a sentry available for posing with tourists! EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-19086477073551847462015-09-16T06:49:52.527-04:002015-09-16T06:49:52.527-04:00Planting trees by important men is not common in S...Planting trees by important men is not common in Spain.<br /><br />Tomás.from Madridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967765028132712370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-46980941009404904832015-09-16T06:39:29.843-04:002015-09-16T06:39:29.843-04:00Cool uniforms! Well, I imagine they're actuall...Cool uniforms! Well, I imagine they're actually they're probably pretty hot still even in the fall of the year. :-)Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.com