Autumn

A reminder to members of City Daily Photo that the theme for November 1st is Happy.

Continuing where I left off yesterday, I kept walking out to the Portage Bridge. I took this shot looking back at the old mill ruins.

Heading back, I noticed the fall colours at Richmond Landing.

Canada geese were nearby.

My path led me to Major's Hill Park, where more colour was to be found.

This is close to home. These leaves are largely down now.

Also close to home in the Glebe.

I took this shot at night in the Glebe, with a street light illuminating the autumn colour.

While this was at Lansdowne Park, behind the stadium.

On another day, I noticed this tree at Bayview Station.

I was taking the LRT south, and photographed the view as the train crossed the bridge spanning the Rideau River between Carleton University and Vincent Massey Park.

Coming back, waiting on a bus on campus, I admired this tree.

Ends And Odds In The Capital

 We begin today with the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park at night. This is unique, the last surviving example of late 19th century exhibition hall architecture of its type in the country. Late last month, work began around the perimeter for some rehabilitation, coinciding with the work elsewhere on the property. The roof needs some work, which requires closing the building off with scaffolding.

Elsewhere on the property, also at night. At the east end of the property, I took this shot, with the constellation Orion rising above the southern horizon. This stays in the skies for months before disappearing in the spring. A sure sign of the end of summer.

I've shown this as a work in progress. This mural downtown was finished off. I spoke with the artist, and gave him my compliments on how well it looked.

Taken from home. I liked the moody skies and the last bits of light of the day showing themselves.

I was heading to an event one day in the first half of September when I noticed this panel on a wall in Little Italy, and photographed it.

Coming back, I was on the north-south LRT line as it crossed a bridge over the Rideau River between Vincent Massey Park and Carleton University. A number of years ago, a parallel pedestrian bridge was added here.

The waters are relatively shallow here, but swift.

On another late afternoon in the Glebe, the look of these clouds caught my eye.

Attending another event, I found that a rescue organization was present. The group saves exotic animals, and makes use of them for educational purposes. This is the marginated tortoise, which is normally found in dry environments around Italy, Greece, and the south Balkans.

And this is a ball python. Yes, of course I touched it. I wonder what it was thinking.

One morning in the second half of September, I came by Lansdowne to photograph some early fall colours. The rising sun illuminating the east side of the Aberdeen Pavilion required photographing.

As did the Horticulture Building, which is nearby. This regularly hosts a variety of events, and will be hosting those events that are normally held in the Pavilion during the rehabilitation project.

Frozen Splendour Along A River

 The lines were long to head up to the main slides.

This year, a ferris wheel has been included in the festivities.

Through a gap in the trees, I looked across the frozen Ottawa River. On the far side, the frozen east branch of the Rideau Falls, where the Rideau River meets the Ottawa River.

Behind the big mound are smaller mounds of snow, geared towards activities for smaller kids.

A series of photographic displays are embedded into the wall of the big mound.

They are about the Artemis II mission to the Moon, the first manned mission to our moon since the Apollo program ended. NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman are being joined on the mission by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 

A Meeting Place Of Two Rivers

 Picking up where we left off yesterday at the east channel of the Rideau Falls. This place was named by Champlain- the French word for curtain is rideau, hence the name. He first came up the river in 1613.  On the far shore, which is part of the New Edinburgh neighbourhood, the pavilion houses the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

I looked back at the air force monument.

And then I headed over the bridge.

Here on the east side, I took more photographs of the waterfalls, which are a delight to see. Check out my video right here.