Showing posts with label Dow's Lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dow's Lake. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Odds And Ends

 I have some odds and ends from the last few weeks. This is Glebe-St. James United Church in the Glebe in early May, taken from the west side, which I haven't photographed before. I usually photograph the church from the east.


This oddity was in an event I was passing through.


One morning when I was heading over to photograph tulips at Dow's Lake, I noticed this little one on the sidewalk.


During the same visit, I photographed the lake itself.


On another May day, when I was photographing tulips over on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River, one of my stops included the Museum of History. The water feature, which spills over a series of terraces and makes its way to the Ottawa River, was running.


Down below, two Canada geese went for a swim in the pool that contains this work of art by indigenous artist Mary Anne Barkhouse. It is called 'namaxsala (To Travel In A Boat Together) and is based on a story from her grandfather, telling of how he gave a lift to a wolf through treacherous waters.


Heading back across the Ottawa River on the Alexandra Bridge, I paused to photograph the shoreline.


This sticker is on a car near my place, and meets with my approval.


On Victoria Day, coming back from Dow's Lake, I photographed these flags outside the Logan Building, near home. The Union flag is flown with the Canadian flag on such occasions.


Also close to home. This house is relatively new, and an example of infill housing. Oddly, it does work to fit in with the neighbourhood.


Spring blossoms, a short lived sight.


One night passing through Lansdowne Park, I photographed the Aberdeen Pavilion.

Saturday, July 4, 2026

A Finale For The Tulips

 All good things must come to an end. A few days of photographing in May gives me a lot of material to share, and so today is the last of my Tulip Festival series. The south end of Commissioners Park, with its backdrop of houses, is a fitting way to end things.


Movement in the above shot caught my eye. It was a diligent squirrel gardener in the shrubs at the property line.


And so with these shots we bring things to an end. I hope that you have enjoyed this series.

Friday, July 3, 2026

Tulip Delights Within The Park

 I returned to the main beds along the park.


Close to the south end of the park now. Tomorrow we bring this series to a close.

Thursday, July 2, 2026