Grand bridges

Three bridges crossing the Grand River. The old railway bridge in the foreground is now part of the pedestrian walkway.

SundayBridges

flying clouds

youth of delight come hither and see the opening morn ~ William Blake

SlyWatchFriday

B is for BOUNTY

The Bounty charges through the Welland Canal (connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, thus avoiding those treacherous falls in Niagara!) as it continues its tour of the Great Lakes.

ABC Wednesday

Minto Bridge

One of the three Minto Bridges in Ottawa that spans the Rideau

SundayBridges

stealing light

"Life is like an ever shifting kaleidoscope

- a slight change, and all patterns alter."

~ Sharon Salzberg

WeekendReflections

sunshine on a cloudy day

"To see the summer sky

Is poetry, though never in a book it lie -

True poems flee." ~Emily Dickinson

SkyWatchFriday

A is for airplane

Airplanes fly low over the boats, ferries, kayaks and canoes as they head into the Toronto Island Airport.

ABC Wednesday

floating upwards, the beginning

The entry of the floating stairway, designed by Frank Gehry for the Art Gallery of Ontario that re-opened in 2009.

MyWorldTuesday

Skyway

Here we have a view of the Skyway Bridge that is beside the lift bridge from last week’s view. For those who like such things: built in 1958, the centre is 120’ high and from end to end it is just shy of 8,400’ .

SundayBridges

a river reflected in glass

A window panel of the art installation by Spencer Finch at the High Line in NYC. Each pane of glass contains a photograph that captures the changing reflective and translucent colours of the water of the Hudson River at different times of the day,

WeekendReflections

swim at dawn

"There is only one day left, always starting over:

it is given to us at dawn"

~ Jean-Paul Sartre

SkyWatchFriday

cascading

a waterfall of windows cascades down the front of this condo building by the lake

WindowViews

red canoe

Canoe Landing Park is now open.

This Douglas Coupland designed red canoe can be seen as you enter the city on the Gardiner Expressway. Since I obviously couldn’t photograph it while driving, here is a view of it from underneath the Gardiner.

And here is a [zoomed] view from the brow of the canoe.

You can easily see the cars along the highway, the boats in the lake and the planes arriving on the island.

MyWorldTuesday

Lift up

The Burlington Canal lift bridge was up, its bright orange of the lift span like a beacon in the distance. This took a little over ten minutes to let this tanker through.

Sunday Bridges

sit quietly...

"Sit quietly and listen for a voice that will say

be more silent"

Rumi

WeekendReflections

come sail away...

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
~John Masefield

SkyWatchFriday

Lock #1

Lock #1 at the Welland Canal closes on the Tall Ships as they make their way to Cleveland after a fun-filled weekend in Toronto. The Welland Canal connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

First up is The Sullivan, followed by The Bounty and bringing up the rear is The Appledore.

Another tall ship is waiting off in the distance for its turn.

The BOUNTY

My World Tuesday

expect delays

The Alexandra Bridge in Ottawa is under extensive rehabilitation. This lane alternates throughout the day for northbound and southbound traffic.

Off in the distance you can see the glass roof of the National Gallery of Art.

Sunday Bridges

waking up

…in the early morning light

WeekendReflections

one lake; two shores

and then the rains came down…

SkyWatchFriday