May 31~ Waiting for the bus

Dee, Topher and Duncan wait for the school bus.

May 30~ The newest activity ...

May 29~ No Names Mentioned

May 28~ Almonte Facade

May 27 ~ Almonte

Our Camera Club spent a day in Almonte, experimenting with capturing 'blurred running water'. 

This one caught the effect!

May 26 ~ I'm Watching you!

Aaron ran the 1 km race for kids on Sunday of Race Weekend. It was called a Kids' Marathon, with kids doing the first 40 km during the months leading up to the weekend, at their own pace. And tracked on a tracking sheet. Then they ran the final 1 km for real!
The policeman was getting a kick out of the kids!

May 25~ Ottawa Race Weekend: the 10km Pack, thousands strong!

May 24~ Ottawa Race Weekend

These fleet-footer runners were the leading ( and winning) pairs and the female and male 10 km.

May 23~ Great Glebe Garage Sale

Friends raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation,
supporting grandmothers in Africa who 'parent' their orphaned grandchildren.
Jude, Susan, Janice.

May 22 ~ Spring Flowers Come "In"

May 21 ~ Ancient Ruins ...

No! Not the friends, the arches at the MacKenzie King Estates!

Judy, Odile, Tanya.

May 20 ~ Larriault Trail

From the high point of land on Larriault Trail, the view ( and the company) was great!

Odile, Tanya, Peg, Judy.

May 19~ An Interesting Reflection

Our fruit basket, lit with early morning sun, is reflected against the window. 

The wrought iron planter outside appears to be holding the fruit!

May 18~ A Very Special Gathering

Special visitors from Ireland, Joe and Frances.

Joe, Margot, Anne, Frances S-S, Frances O, Dianne, Judy, Anka, Peg, Jacques.

May 17 ~ Not only tulips ...

... but magnificent splashes of colourful blossoms are everywhere!

May 16 ~ Triathlon

My buddy, Bob, was the 'bike' leg of a family relay team for the Early Bird Triathlon.

Looks like fun, Bob!

Congratulations Team Mellow Meldrums!

May 15~ Spectacular Bike

I saw this lovely bike on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South, in my favourite colour!

May 13 ~ Tulips, Three Ways

Morning, noon and night, different colours different light!

May 13 ~ A Wednesday Walk with Odile

Ottawa's fantastic tulip festival plus a sunny day for Odile and I.

May 12 ~ Swimming Sisters

My two granddaughters, Maggie (13) and Dee (6) love the water.
Maggie, in her real life, plays water polo!

May 11 ~ Sprinkler

With temperatures of 10 today, is it just a memory that kids were running through the sprinkler two days ago!

May 10 ~ Happy Mothers' Day!

The best gift of all for me... The opportunity to spend a weekend with the whole family!
Back...mJohn, Duncan, Megan, Karrie, Bob, Lee.
Front... Aaron, Maggie, Topher, Peg, Marty, Dee.

May 9 ~ Swimmin' Family

In Peterborough, at the hotel pool, an afternoon of wet fun!

May 8~ Snow???? NO!!!

It's Sandbanks Provincial Park

May 7~ Lunch on the Beach

After a 3 hour bike ride out and back from Wellington, Prince Edward County, lunch on the beach was delightful!

May 6~ Bicycles on a Railing

Coming up from underground parking at Ottawa city hall, bikes were locked against a railing, against a stunning blue sky!

May 5 ~ I wandered lonely as a cloud ...

...through the wistful daffodil display at The Rockeries.
A delightful once-a-year tradition!

May 4 ~ Turtles

This trio of turtles amused Marty and I at Mud Lake this morning

May 3~ First Spring Picnic

Jan, J-Bob, Bob-J, Peg

May 1 ~ Shapes and Shadows at Kingsmere

April 30 ~ A Walk on the Wild(flower) Side

Annual Gatineau Park wildflower walk...Judy, Gord, Peg, Anne, Bob & Mike

April 29~ Trilliums...almost

The trilliums in Gatineau Park a almost ready to bloom.