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I can’t wait for Summer!

It’s all good here from my point of view. Yesterday a gaggle of geese heading north took a break on the river and created some a racket. However it was nice to witness all the same.

What I enjoy about living on the Ottawa river is observing the ever changing landscape. Today, the Ottawa river is open and flowing. We didn’t notice any fish shacks on the river this year. 20 years ago, we easily counted a dozen or so on the Quebec side. I wonder if anybody is noticing. WhatContinue reading “Fish Shack”

Changing View

We’ve been living next to the Ottawa river for 30 years. the natural tapestry is ever changing. On the threshold of spring, excitement begins to percolate in me as this ice melts on the river and the birds return there is nothing more miraculous.

A Slice of Heaven

River’s Morning Battle The fog creeps with confidence over the river slowly swallowing the horizon, trees and rivera lone crow laughs The cedars, tall, motionless, wait a disappearing world The sun penetrates equally confident, the fog surrenders the trees wave their branches slightly biding the fog adeu. nature’s dance is just beginning

Berlin

Berlin, the largest city of the German empire, the capital of the kingdom of Prussia. 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 3 The images above are presented in a Jetpack Tiled Gallery block, set to the Circles style.

Yosemite

Yosemite National Park in California spans roughly 750,000 acres. It has been a UNSECO World Heritage Site since 1984. The images above are displayed in a Jetpack Tiled Gallery block. The gallery block is contained within a Group block. The Group block is set to full width and has a dark background.

The Maldives

A chain of 26 atolls – lagoons encircled by coral reefs – in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is a tropical country, and its capital city is Malé. This is a “Media & Text” block. It’s an easy way to create an attractive layout around an image. This is a “MediaContinue reading “The Maldives”