Ottawa’s annual winter carnival, Winterlude, ends today. As usually happens, I wound up not taking part in very much.

My wife and I did take in the ice sculptures in Confederation Park downtown. I didn’t find them as compelling as in some other years, but that may be because I usually have seen them when they were fresh, not after they have been out in freeze/thaw conditions for a coupe of weeks.

So today a photo essay, just a few of the creations. I’ll share more on Tuesday.