Roses And The Fall Colours

Here we have some fall views from the grounds and the rose garden at Rideau Hall, official residence of the Governor General.

Autumn In New Edinburgh

I returned to New Edinburgh in October to take in some of the fall colours, particularly at Rideau Hall. On my way over I stopped to take this shot from the west shore of the Rideau River.  

A short walk away, these fall colours, near the Battle of Hong Kong memorial that I showed you a few days back, caught my eye.

Over on the east side of the river, and in New Edinburgh, I wanted this fall view of the French embassy.

Nearby, this park area had its fall colours looking good.

This is St. Bartholomew Anglican Church, which is across the street from the grounds of Rideau Hall, where I'll be posting over the next two days. The parish dates back to 1867.

When members of the Royal Family are visiting the Hall, they worship here, and it is the official place of worship for the Governor General (even if a given governor general might not be Anglican). It is also the regimental chapel for the Governor General's Foot Guards.

A Prime Minister In Fall

A bit of bright colour to start things off; these are the fall colours of a bush in the Glebe.

Here we have some fall colours at the Supreme Court.

A statue sits here on the lawn, that of Louis St. Laurent, a prime minister from 1948-57, and before that Minister of Justice for Prime Minister Mackenzie King. You can find out more about him here.  While the statues of major prime ministers and Fathers of Confederation are over on Parliament Hill, St. Laurent is over here by himself, which might seem odd until you know a bit about him.

He was not a career politician, but a lawyer, a highly respected one, so much so that he had been offered a seat on the Supreme Court before. Mackenzie King named him to his cabinet upon the death of his Minister of Justice in 1941, on the recommendations of his cabinet. St. Laurent's ministry was housed in the Justice building, which his statue now faces across the lawn, and having him sit here before the Court is quite appropriate for such a lawyer who, if politics hadn't drawn him in, would have made an ideal Supreme Court justice.

This view of the War Memorial with fall colours is taken from Parliament Hill.

While I was in the area this particular day, I descended beneath Plaza Bridge and photographed the archway.

I finish with another view of the Canal and Parliament Hill. Compare it to the ones from the other day.

Autumn Park

To those who have been to Vienna (or would like to), have a look over at my writer's page today, where I'm doing a movie review today. Is this a film you've seen? And a reminder to members of City Daily Photo, the theme day for December 1st is Shop Window.

These photographs are from Major's Hill Park; the first two are early in the fall season. Colonel By stands proudly over the flowerbed.

These are later in the season. The National Gallery, the American embassy, and Parliament Hill can be seen in the background of these shots. I should have been more clear in yesterday's post- I haven't been inside the American embassy!

The Fortress

This is the U.S. Embassy here in Ottawa, a structure I've come to think of as The Fortress. It overlooks Major's Hill Park on the west side, and looms over the Byward Market to the east. The building takes some getting used to, but I think in time that's happened.

I took these shots from across the street, with the park to my left, and fall colours standing out nicely. I will be featuring a look at the embassy from inside the park in tomorrow's post as well.

Down the street gives us a different point of view and a look at the embassy's neighbour, the Connaught Building.

And this view takes in the embassy from the grounds of the Peacekeeping Monument.

Along The Canal

Taken from the Bronson Avenue bridge, this view shows where the Rideau Canal widens out into Dow's Lake. Across is the Arboretum, which I'll have more photographs of later (my present header image is from fall colours in the Arboretum a couple of years back).

This view is from one of the local streets- the lake can be found down at the end of the street.

While these fall colours can be found at the north end of the lake. The statue is one I haven't shown in a long while; it is one of a matching pair, while its counterpart can be found in the Netherlands.

And we leave off with two views of Parliament Hill, the Bytown Museum, and Gatineau on the far shore, here where the Canal meets the Ottawa River at the Ottawa Locks. The first was when the Canal was still open for boating; the second was taken down along the locks, after the water levels had been lowered in preparation for the winter.

The Colour Of Fall

More fall colours today. These first three are at Dundonald Park.

This view is from a nearby street.

While these three can be found in the Glebe.

This place in particular, with touches of fall colours, is the embassy of Tunisia.

While this final shot is taken at a park in Lowertown.

Fall For 500, Alex

I am starting with the fall colours here in Ottawa, which were at their peak in early October for the most part.

On campus at the University of Ottawa, I stopped one day to take some photos.

This is their alumni hall, which has been refurbished and restored, and named after one of the university's alumni: Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, who fortunately did not have to phrase his remarks in the form of a question when he attended the unveiling.