Tag Archives: Ottawa
Experimental Farm II
It was dusk when we arrived at the Central Experimental Farm. Or maybe it just seemed that way because it was overcast. Whatever the reason, a row of greenhouses stood out as a blaze of light. I guess the lights help stimulate growth. I’m the wrong guy to ask horticultural questions. I know plants need […]
Experimental Farm I
We were visiting a patient at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, and afterward walked across the street to the Central Experimental Farm to wander through the paths there. The farm is somewhat of an anomaly – a thousand of acres of farmland in an urban setting. Mind you, in 1886, when the land was set aside […]
Fall Colours IV
I took a lot of pictures on our Sunday afternoon walk, which may turn out to have been the last day with double-digit temperatures this fall. Yesterday afternoon we had a snow squall, quite an intense one. My wife and I will still walk in winter, though maybe not for as long each time. When […]
Fall Colours III
After two days of torrential rain the sun finally broke through the clouds Sunday. With winds gusting to 70 kilometres per hour, I wondered if there would be any leaves left on the trees. Surprisingly there were still a few, and even more surprising to me is that many are still green. To me the […]
I wasn’t sure about whether I should continue the topic we have looked at the past couple of days, but the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill was a pivotal event for Canada, so I have decided it doesn’t hurt to look again at what I said about it in 2014. TERROR STRIKES HOME (Published October […]
Reflections Once More
This post ran two years ago today in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Parliament Hill. The question raised, the striking of a balance between justice (which may at times be more vengeance) and love remains a difficult one. The natural response is to strike back at those who hurt you. The Christian imperative […]
Two Years Later
Two years ago today a lone gunman, who we discovered later had been inspired by ISIS and had just killed a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial, stormed through the front doors of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. For many Canadians it was extremely disturbing to think that such a terrorist attack […]
Fall Colours II
It is the changing of the tree leaves from green to the golds, oranges and reds that I usually notice at this time of year. This week though, I have noticed more than that. I still haven’t made it out into the forest to properly appreciate the season, and with rain in the forecast there […]
Fall Colours
The leaves have finally begun to change colours, later this year than normal. It has been a busy time and I haven’t been able to head out and enjoy the beauty of an Ottawa Fall. I’m hoping for next weekend, if it doesn’t rain. These pictures are from Thanksgiving 2011, our after dinner walk along […]
Commuter Etiquette
When I was young the British had a reputation: they knew how to queue. When a line formed in the UK, for whatever reason, it was always orderly. That fact would usually be mentioned as people were trying to find their way through a chaotic situation where an orderly line would have made things so […]
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