Odds, Ends, And Impossible Negotiations

I have some odds and ends today. This is the worksite for the future main branch of the Ottawa Library, a joint project with Library and Archives Canada, which will also have some space here. Work is coming along. I am periodically documenting the project. 

Late in May I stopped at St. Matthew's in the Glebe. This sign on a bulletin board in the basement made me laugh.

A number of utility boxes in the downtown core are brightly decorated with a fashion theme. These two are close together.

I was considering this for the theme day. This is one of the skylights in the Rideau Centre mall.

A short walk west, one of the iconic spots in the city, over the Rideau Canal with the landmarks to the north.

On the other shore, I descended into Confederation Park and photographed the staircase coming down from the bridge. It has a new design painted onto it this year by artist Natalie Very B., titled Mother Nature.

Back up onto the bridge itself, these caught my eye.

And then I headed for the NAC for the shots I featured yesterday. I took time to photograph the Ottawa Convention Centre, aka the Shaw Centre.

Neighbouring to the north, the government conference centre and the Chateau Laurier.

The day before the first day of summer, I was at Lansdowne Park and took these two shots at dawn. The first was on the east ridge of the stadium.

A few minutes later I took this shot on the west side of the stadium.

Mixed

Today I have some odds and ends shots. I start with this large bush not far from home, taken in May, in full blossom. 

One morning I caught this moody sky at Lansdowne Park, with the Aberdeen Pavilion in the background.

A warm summer day and walking along the Mackenzie King Bridge, I noticed these two having a meal along the grasses that are here. Wascally wabbits!

Another day downtown, I happened to notice this rather garish car.

We've just gotten through the Tulip Festival, but I'm taking you to one of the prime locations to show you what beds look like for the rest of the growing season. Bulbs are removed and replaced with those that grow into October when the bulbs are replanted. These are in Major's Hill Park. I took these in mid-June.

This is not far from home for me. Long after the trunk is gone, the roots still endure, embedded right into the rock wall where it grew out of. The rock wall is part of the greater ridge that Parliament Hill is part of.

An early July day brought me through the Glebe. This sign was outside a prescription eyeglass store.

This has all the hallmarks of a local artist, Christopher Griffin, who tends to work in concrete sculptures. Raccoons in a big scale are found outside the Glebe Community Centre.

This is the community centre itself, housed in a former church.

A short walk away is Glebe-St. James United Church.

Continuing on with my walk that day I passed into Little Italy. There is a government complex here that houses among other things the Canadian Geological Survey. Outside are these rocks, with wildflowers behind them. The sign in the background states that they are sedimentary rocks, dating back 440 million years. This would also have to be part of the greater ridgeline that Parliament Hill is part of, as the ridge curves this way from the north and disappears into the earth south of this spot.

Yellows And Reds

 Continuing where I left off yesterday, here are more of the tulips surrounding that sculpture at Lansdowne.

The other bed here is across the path.

Departing, I took shots of an LED entrance sign. At present it is still leaning towards humour instead of events in its messaging.

I carried on to a nearby bed of tulips near the Rideau Canal.

Another bed along the Canal. The Flora Bridge, a pedestrian bridge linking the Glebe and Old Ottawa East, is in the background.

And to close out today, a view of the slope of the bridge. Daffodils grow on the top.

Mixture

 I have odds and ends today. Late in March and late in the day, I was at Lansdowne Park and took this shot of the stadium from the east.

Then I turned and photographed the Aberdeen Pavilion.

At the beginning of April I was out in Westboro. All Saints Anglican and First United Churches operate from here.

Its neighbour looks like a church, but started as a town hall. Today it is a seniors centre.

Heading home I passed through the Hintonburg neighbourhood and photographed the St. Francis of Assisi church.

Central Park in the Glebe can be counted on to have scilla in April. This small plant flowers in shady spots in the park with a cheerful blue.

St. Giles Presbyterian Church in the Glebe changed out their front display some weeks ago for this Eleventh Commandment.

May is a time of tree and bush blossoms here. This is in the Glebe.

Some friends have given me the welcome nickname Bruce Willis. Which explains this neck gaiter with one of his character catch phrases. I photographed both sides.

City Daily Photo Theme Day: Covid-19 Response

The theme for members of City Daily Photo is Covid-19 Response and how we're dealing with it. You can see how others are interpreting the theme right here.

This is a fairly common sign at present at many stores and building entrances in Ottawa, in English or in French.

While this one is at one of the comic book shops I frequent.

This gargoyle is inside, properly fitted out for the current times.

Masks are pretty much mandatory in this, the Age of Coronavirus, especially indoors. My head's too big for the standard medical and cloth masks- the loops tug at my ears. But I've got plenty of bandannas, and am primarily using three of them. I took these shots on my couch at home.

I look like a bank robber. 

And I walk into banks looking like this, and no one bats an eye about it.

At present social distancing is the norm. Some places have line-ups, and others do not. Restaurant patios are set up for social distancing, but I haven't dined in at a restaurant since Pancake Tuesday (guess for what?). I've done take out since the restrictions started (and once the restaurants started doing take out). I haven't seen any family since the beginning of the year, and that'll probably extend into the next year. But it's just something we've all got to get on with so we can get past it.

In closing, I'll leave you with some humour for the occasion.