Odds And Ends

 I have some odds and ends today from recent weeks. One evening in late September I was walking home through the Glebe, with the last light of day fading. The streets in the north end of the neighbourhood tend to be not well lit, but I've never minded.

Close to home, this cat I photograph from time to time was sitting outside her home.

I took this shot outside my building, looking at the Moon.

On another night in the Glebe, I took these two shots of the Moon, which had an interesting visual effect.

I was passing through the Rideau Centre on the night of the 200th anniversary party for the city. The stores of course were closed, but as I passed by the Lego store, I took this photo of one of the front displays.

There is a set of three condo buildings occupying the better part of a block downtown, with two of them completed and the third heading that way. I've photographed them before, but now they have a water feature out front.

The last day of September is the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, a Canadian day of remembrance for the survivors and victims of the residential school program, which did so much damage for over a century to Indigenous peoples. This is the Survivors Flag, which was on display in the main lobby of the War Museum when I stopped by for lunch.

Later that day, I was passing by the National War Memorial when I noticed these rabbits on the grounds.

I finish today with the same cat who lives near my place on an early October evening. We'll see her again in tomorrow's post.

Things That Go Bump In The Night

Happy Hallowe'en!

The Glebe neighbourhood particularly puts a lot of energy into decorating for the occasion.  

This very large skeleton in front of a house here warranted two shots.

I liked what this house was doing.

On another day, I passed by this house, decorated for the occasion. I noticed the cat sitting in the basement window. I've photographed them before- they are one of two cats living inside this house.

Shops get into decorating for Hallowe'en too.

Another house, very well done.

One bright day I was in the Byward Market, where this very large skeleton was outside the main market building.

I finish in the front yard of a house in the Glebe with these decorations.

The Foul Mouthed Character

 Continuing where I left off yesterday, here's cinema's most foul-mouthed character, R2-D2, whose vocabulary is so obscene that his words are all bleeped out.

More cosplayers to be found.

I liked these tea towels.

There is a vendor I will always buy from, a local vendor, who does pop culture designs onto t-shirts. I have several of their work. This year I picked up a Predator shirt, and one with aliens abducting a cow.

Another vendor I went to is Thor's Trinkets, which uses a pop culture theme on glasses.

These cosplayers caught my eye.

And this was a costume set up in the hallway.

Among my purchases this year were items from two Canadian editorial cartoonists, who were sitting side by side. Michael De Adder and Aislin (Terry Mosher) are among the best there are in this line of work, and Michael recognized me from this blog. I have bought books before from both of them. I picked up two of his prints. A few days prior, he had put this one up online, commemorating the late Dolly Parton.

My other choice was also musical, but very Canadian. De Adder did this one after the death of Gord Downie, the lead singer of the Tragically Hip, who died in 2017 of a brain tumour. He created a Canadian flag consisting of lyrics from the band.

Terry Mosher goes by the nom de guerre Aislin in the Montreal Gazette, and I saw this in his social media feed some days before. There was no way the paper would publish this one given the language, but it sums up the feelings of many Canadians these days.

I also bought a book by Aislin on his memories of the 1976 Olympics.

Not Wise To Upset A Wookie

 In the first half of September, Ottawa Comiccon happened. I've been going for years, to pick up merchandise and to photograph. It takes place in a convention centre near the airport over three days. I came on the Sunday, and it was busy.

These swords are impressive.

These masks caught my eye.

Plenty of cosplayers are to be found, including this fellow from Star Wars.

There's a local Star Wars cosplay group that always participates in this event, and can be found in community events around the region on a regular basis. This was the most impressive Chewbacca costume I've seen.

I carried on.

More swords and axes. I was tempted, but where would you put them?

These were my favourite cosplayers of the event, a couple who came as Rogue and Gambit of the X-Men.

I'll leave off here, and pick up again tomorrow.