Monthly Archives: December 2018

Narrows Blockhouse

Narrows Blockhouse The Blockhouse at Rideau Canal Narrows Lockstation overlooks the Rideau Canal. The lower storey is constructed of thick, stone masonry while the upper storey is built of squared timbers. Defence features include loopholes and a second-floor entrance accessed … Continue reading

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Ototachibana

Ototachibana loading coal at Roberts Bank This is not a great shot of the bulk carrier Ototachibana – it does, however, illustrate the mixing of silt-laden fresh water flowing from the Frazer River with the saline tidal waters of Georgia … Continue reading

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Just a selfie

Just a selfie – standing over the water at the Fanny Bay Government Wharf Selfies can be a great tool for self-expression, and a means to gently document where we were and what we were doing. They can be a … Continue reading

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North Bay – echoes of the past

AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna and a CF-101 Voodoo at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay. The Voodoo was marked with tail number 101067 in 1995, but is actually Voodoo 10154 22 Wing North Bay has two unique properties … Continue reading

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AN/FPS-6 Height Finder Radar

AN/FPS-6 Height Finder Radar antenna at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay

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AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna

AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay

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A bird on the beach

Nature is pretty good as far as birds that can blend into their environments

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Ottawa – birds on the river

Birds on the Ottawa River near Parliament Hill

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Port Lorne Wharf

Port Lorne wharf The Port Lorne wharf was the first wharf built on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. In 2014, a mid-January storm caused massive destruction to the wharf . During the storm an 80 foot section of … Continue reading

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The churches of Nova Scotia

Vivian Morris Chapel – Port Lorne – one of the churches of Nova Scotia

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