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Dandelion

May 13, 2011

Two years ago:
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Duck walk

May 13, 2010

Three years:
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Wet poet

May 13, 2009

I went over to the other side of the canal today. The Sandy Hill side.

These are the two big heads they have at the play structure at Strathcona Park, on the Rideau river.

According to Wikipedia, “The structure was assembled by artist Stephen Brathwaite to look like ruins. It was assembled out of blocks of stone that had been part of the parliament buildings, the Chateau Laurier, and other prominent Ottawa structures.” I think it’s very cool.

The park. You’d think they might pay some guy to run a sidewalk plow down the paths now and then, but they don’t. Not here in cheapskate city.

Ducks are back.

Coming home on Rideau street I saw this derelict Cajun restaurant…

And this terrific wall painting. This isn’t all of it.

I googled it and learned that the subject is Aids and its victims, which I would not have figured out on my own.

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Arch

February 25, 2010

Two years ago:
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Through the looking glass

February 25, 2009

Three years:
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Boardwalk

Feb 25, 2008

People were fishing in the river.

I got some pictures of birds. I don’t know the names of birds either, but I think this might be a female red-winged blackbird. I learned that on Pearl’s blog. Among birds it’s the guys that get to wear the flashy duds.

I know this is a duck, but what kind of duck? Maybe it’s a Peking Duck ;)
(Updated later the same day: It’s a female wood duck. The male wood duck is much more colourful, with distinctive and alluring red eyes. Maybe I’d know the names of more birds if every bird didn’t have two sexes that look completely different.)

For someone who is so interested in knowing the names of birds, you’d think I might already know a few. I know chicken, seagull, flamingo, turkey, pigeon, and budgie. That’s a pretty good start. Oh, and peacock.

This is a female mallard. Everybody knows that. Or if you didn’t, don’t forget that you learned it here.

They’re rehearsing a play at Strathcona Park. It isn’t Shakespeare.

This wall used to have great graffiti on it. How could you possibly think this is an improvement…

over this? This is the same wall on Oct.8, 2006.

There is an imposing fountain at Strathcona Park. Four cherubs hold up a vessel of water.

Here are a couple of cherub closeups. And then I’m done.

Bye for now!