Category Archives: art

Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

A bit of train graffiti – Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo

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Street art or graffiti? Some street art is well thought out and conveys a message about life, politics, and even historical events that changed the way we think. These examples are at the long shuttered extruded and precast concrete products … Continue reading →

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Ottawa – The Maintenance Building

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

The Maintenance Building in Major’s Hill Park The Maintenance Building is a modest building with a picturesque roof and walls of rough cut, irregularly coursed limestone. It stands in Major’s Hill Park, in site of Parliament Hill and the Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Ottawa – The hill

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River as viewed from Major’s Hill Park

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Ottawa – Victoria Island

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

A troubled history in the present – Victoria Island, Ottawa

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Ottawa – Rideau Hall

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

Welcome to Canada, where our government is friendly and approachable. We don’t need tanks and barbed wire or walls here…

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A totem pole

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Katherine

A totem pole – Brown’s Bay

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Ottawa River

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Katherine

Rideau Canal locks 1, 2, and 3 descending to the Ottawa River, and the Alexandra Bridge crossing into Gatineau, Quebec

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Reconciliation, The Peacekeeping Monument

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Katherine

Reconciliation, The Peacekeeping Monument – Ottawa

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Ottawa – Astrolabe Theatre

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Katherine

The Astrolabe Theatre at Nepean Point overlooks the Ottawa River and Parliament Hill

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