St Brigid's

St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, Ottawa
1889


note the two different towers -
the spires are galvanized metal and not only are they different in height, but one is French styled and the other is more Russian styled.
and, as you can guess by the name, it was an Irish church!


it is now used as a Centre for the Arts





for InSPIREd Sunday

11.11.11

Remembrance Day 

Weekend Reflections

pont alexandra bridge

Somewhere, where the Rideau and the Ottawa Rivers meet, I found this bas relief model pointing out the areas of interest. On the left you can see Parliament Hill along with the Alexandra Bridge which takes you from Ottawa (Ontario) over to Gatineau (Quebec)

a view of the bridge from the Peace Tower 

SundayBridges

minto

built 1905 

 Rideau River

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Royal Arch

Every city probably has a Chinatown, some better and bigger than others.

but not many have as massive and royal a gateway arch the new one over Somerset St in Ottawa

"It's the royal style arch and only  the capital city is entitled"

My World Tuesday

orange feet crushing...

NDP = New Ducks in Parliament
"That heated pond is nice, but not great for swimming. Alexandrine, do you know where we are going?"
"We're not here to swim, Matthew. C'mon, that building looks familiar, let's rock this party"

Weekend Reflections

Camera Critters

P is for Peace Tower on Parliament Hill

The view from the top of the Peace Tower in Parliament Hill in Ottawa in pelting rain.

A closer look at the clock in the Peace Tower taken on an earlier, equally wet miserable day. The windows directly beneath the clock are the observation deck from where the top two photos were taken.


ABC Wednesday

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

Macdonald-Cartier Bridge

Built in 1963, the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge is the easternmost bridge crossing the Ottawa River into Gatineau Quebec.

SundayBridges

good stones

… shame about the door

WindowViews

"If you foolishly ignore beauty

you will soon find yourself without it.

But if you invest in beauty

it will remain with you all the days of your life."

Frank Lloyd Wright

Lilacs on Green by Windows of the National Art Gallery

WindowViews

It is Tulip Festival season in Ottawa.

As a thank you gift from [then] Princess Juliana of The Netherlands for Canada’s help in giving the Royal Family refuge during the occupation of Holland in the Second World War, 100,00 tulips were sent to Ottawa. The tradition continues every year and now there are over 3 million tulips around the city.

MyWorldTuesday

jostling for attention

on a city corner

Weekend Reflections

Market Fresh Goodness

I have always been delighted
at the prospect of a new day

a fresh try, one more start,

with perhaps a bit of magic waiting

somewhere behind the morning.

~J.B.Priestley (1894-1984)

Three different days, same view

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Saints preserve us...

Ste Genevieve Church

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In the early 20th Century, tinsmith Honoré Foisey
advertised his trade by decorating the outside of his
Lowertown Ottawa house.
When the house was demolished in 1961,
the façade was saved and later reproduced by
artist Art Price using original and fabricated parts.
This one-of-a-kind façade, installed here in 1973
as public art, has become the artistic focal point of this
courtyard that now bears its name.

at the War Museum

when the rains stopped,
the blue sky shone
but you knew it would not last

brooding skies moving over Ottawa

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the sun came out
and the reflection danced

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at the Farmers Market

Lansdowne Park

Ottawa