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Ice Dreams II
Another photo essay, ice sculptures from the 2026 edition of Winterlude.
Ice Dreams I
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 […]
Words of Protest
I saw this installed in a Vienna transit station in 2019. Originally an American work, I wonder if it would be acceptable there today.
A Different View
It’s funny how you can walk by something hundreds of times and not notice. Or maybe I did notice that the Confederation Building in downtown Ottawa is reflected in the glass of the building across the street, I noticed this on Saturday. Has me wondering what else I have been missing.
Sunrise At Last
Some people sleep in on vacation. Not me. A good day is when I am up in time to see the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean. On this year’s annual pilgrimage to Maine, it seemed that I wasn’t going to see a sunrise. Cloud and wildfire smoke seemed to limit the view every morning. […]
Sunrise…Sort of
About this time each year I share photos of the sunrise over Old Orchard Beach, Maine. I expected to to do that again today. Except, even though I have been on the beach before 5:30 each morning this week, I haven’t seen any sunrises. Some days it has been cloudy, others hazy (possibly wildfire smoke […]
The Joys of Air Travel
It is amazing what we put up with willingly. If they could serve good food then, why can’t they do so now? These days you are lucky if you get pretzels and a soft drink.
This Is Me
I just want to get it over with. I know my impatience isn’t rational, but I just want to get off that plane, and 1.7 seconds less seems like a good idea. How about you?
Remembering
With heat, humidity and haze from forest fires, Ottawa has not topped my list of places to live this week. I’ve been missing the clear, fresh air of Germany’s Black Forest. Today’s photos are from one of the last walks we did before moving back to Canada four years ago. I can’t tell you anything […]
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