Celebrate Canada 2010 – defining Canada's cultural tapestry in 2010

April 12, 2009

Day 187 – Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

lunenburg-details

orange-lighthouse-lunenburg

philco-freg-lunenburg

york-university

lunenburg_academy_

chopping-wood-in-flip-flops

bank-of-montreal-lunenburg

lunenburg-detail

built-for-dr-charles-bolman

friends-enjoy-mussels-in-lunenburg

February 6, 2009

Day 126 of a 365-Day Portrait of Canada: Ottawa’s Winterlude

Ottawa is a sea of amazing buildings and public sculptures. On the left you have a statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister. On the right is a detail of the Fairmount Chateau Laurier.

ottawa-landmarks

Squirrel Tracks in the snow on Victoria Island, Ottawa

animal-tracks-victoria-island-ottawa

Classic Hudson Bay Company Jacket

hbc-jacket-ottawa

military-youth1

jonathan-fairmount-chateau-laurier

The first day of Ottawa’s Winterlude Winter Festival

winterlude-3

winterlude-2

winterlude-1

Two proud fathers en route to Ottawa’s Winterlude Winter Festival.

proud-dads

Hull, Quebec

Government of Canada building on Friday afternoon at 6:34p.m. Why are all those lights on?

the-light-are-on

Late night hockey match in Hull, Quebec

hull-skating-rink-00001

January 28, 2009

Day 117 of a 365-Day Portrait of Canada: We Love Canada Flag Mosaic / Winter Roads in Ottawa

heart-flag1

Winter Road on the Way into Hull, Quebec

winter-road

Plowing highway 5; so far this we’ve been in five major snow blizzards. We purchased snow tires which has saved us many times over.

quebec-highway-5

The weather in Canada shapes us. Take a look at this mother with her child lending into the wind while crossing a icy overpass.

mother-on-overpass

With the transit strike in its 50th day, the citizens of Ottawa are very upset with the city and the union for not being able to reach an agreement. The traffic was three times as busy as it was the last time we were in Ottawa. 

rush-hour-in-ottawa-is-very-slow

Walking Home From Work

walking-home-after-work

Bus Stop

bus-stop

 

Commute home from Ottawa to Hull, Quebec. The Quebec bus drivers did not go on strike. 

bus-ride-home

Tree in Front of the Supreme Court of Canada

tree-in-front-of-supreme-court-of-canada

Flag of the Day

flag-of-the-day3

Older Posts »

Blog at WordPress.com.