New Edinburgh

I left off yesterday with close ups of leaves turning colours. So I begin with that today. 

I carried on along Sussex Drive. One of the landmarks along this road is this formidable building housing labs for the National Research Council, a government science organization.

A bridge lies ahead here, with red trees on this side of it.

This cluster of buildings started out as Ottawa's City Hall, but is today known as the Diefenbaker Building, an annex for the foreign ministry. It lies on Green Island, where the Rideau River splits in two branches and meets the Ottawa River.

Here's the west branch of the Rideau River, with the parkland of Green Island on the other shore.

And here we are on Green Island properly.

There are several monuments on and around Green Island, most of a military subject. Two of them are seen across the grass here- the globe at centre marks a Second World War monument for Canadian and other Allied airmen. Off to the right, a curving wall is dedicated to Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War.

More close ups of fall colours. 

I crossed the east branch of the Rideau River. Both branches plunge into the Ottawa River as the Rideau Falls. Across the river on the Gatineau shore is the wooded Leamy Lake Park, while the Gatineau Hills can be seen on the horizon.

Along the east shore of the Rideau River, this pavilion houses space for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

What was founded as a village in the 19th century- New Edinburgh- lies on the east shore of the river and is now a neighbourhood in Ottawa as a whole.

Frigid Dreams

I start today with the Pretoria Bridge back in 2016- with a look at the bridge itself.

And skaters on the Canal from the bridge itself.

A short walk (or skate) beyond has the inlet of Patterson Creek with the small bridge arching gracefully over the ice surface.

Back in Confederation Park, one more look at the ice sculptures. 

Tomorrow we jump ahead to 2017. But today I leave off with this shot taken earlier this week. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church downtown is flying the Canadian and Ukrainian flags outside its main entrance.

Ice And On Ice

 I start today with more of the small ice sculptures that were made on the second weekend of Winterlude in 2016.

A larger one was crafted for photo ops.

Here we have another look at that big one built for the centennial of the National Research Council.

On the Rideau Canal that year, among the arches of the Bank Street Bridge, several photographs and portraits were placed celebrating Canadian women.

The Canal skateway beckoned.

To the west of the Bank Street Bridge, the Canal widened into Dow's Lake under a moody sky.

I headed back towards Bank Street and took these shots.

Sculptures In The Stages Of Creation

 Picking up where I left off yesterday back at Winterlude 2016. Watching the carvers at work is a benefit to living here.

One of the larger stand-alone sculptures that year was a wall of ice, with photographs embedded within. The theme was life in Canada's far north.

Another large sculpture was done for the National Research Council, a government organization that conducts scientific research and has its headquarters here.