Look up!

I don't like shopping as much as I used to. I find shopping mall is a bit boring. I get what I want, and that is it! While waiting for someone, I looked around, and found nothing interesting until I looked up. This photo was taken inside Rideau Centre.

Upside-Down

Sometimes, I feel like my world is upside-down.
Sometimes, the reality is distorted.
Sometimes, I don't know where I should belong: the real world or the distorted one. 


Have it ever happened to you?

The World's Largest Skating Rink

There are many places in Ottawa that the whole family can have fun time together. One of them is Rideau Canal. In winter time it turns into a skateway, the world’s largest skating rink. One can skate through the heart of downtown Ottawa on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Skateway is 7.8 kilometres long, and begins just steps from Canada’s Parliament Buildings. I love walking along the canal and "on" the canal, watching people gliding their way through.

More of my Rideau Canal photos can be seen here: http://lazynui.multiply.com/photos/album/48

CSI Ottawa

Right in downtown Ottawa, a collision between a pedestrian and a dump truck took place at around lunch time. The man was trapped underneath the truck and pronounced dead in a hospital slightly later. The roads were blocked for almost the whole afternoon for polices' investigation. I felt sad walking past the scene. Accidents could happen anywhere and anytime, sometimes it so close to you without you even realize it. Be alert, be aware and be prepared. Take care of yourself and people around you. RIP mr. pedestrian.

Dripping

After seeing many icicles from neighbours, finally we see them also from our own balcony. They are melting away as sun shines directly to them. Pity! I wish I could keep them hanging there for the whole winter...

First snow storm of 2011

The first snow storm of 2011 in Ottawa was not as bad as media announced. Somebody said they did a pretty good "snowjob" to bring everybody's anxiety levels up. 

Icicles

Walking around downtown Ottawa, I was wondering whether anybody got hurt from these icicles. Some even looked more dramatic than in this picture.

Beauty is everywhere

One may find beauty in something many people abandon and even in a thing most people call it garbage.  Just need to look around. Call me freak if you want, but I really see the beauty in this pile.

Time for a walk

I really love snow. Especially when it's sunny, I like to go for a walk and watch people, let the time goes by. I think, this dog likes snow too!

Nation's Pride

Every corners in this country, one could easily find Tim Hortons - Canada's largest fast food service. It was founded by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade in 1964. Famous for its coffee, donuts and clean toilet! I don't drink coffee, so you know what I go in for.

Nothing last forever

A steel lamp pole came down on Princess street, shattered lamps looked like broken egg's shells. There was no snow, storm nor nature disaster that would damage the pole. Perhaps, something hit it so hard, or it was just an old age pole that reached its time, ...just like anything else on the planet?
...อนิจจา วต สังขารา...

Happy New Year

Wicked snow are blowing in every directions. I love to watch this white fluffy stuff coming down from the sky, and can even sit for hours by the window just to look outside, let the time goes by.

Christmas Shopping!

I don't really like shopping. Especially, when there are crowd of shoppers almost every corners in whichever shop you go. We decided to go shopping after Christmas to get something for ourselves, but is it better if we go on a boxing day! ;)

Santa's lap

Families are queueing up to take their children to sit on Santa's lap. Many young ones do not seem to be happy to be that close! Is that the guy they have been waiting for?

Do you like going to school?

I had a chance to visit the Frontenac County Schools Museum for a Christmas Concert. The schoolroom set in the style of a one-room rural school house in the 1900-1930 era. The desks and artifacts were collected from the schools which at one time dotted the countryside. It was for the first time in years that I felt like going back to school again, but it has to be this kind of school. More info about the school can be found here the Frontenac County Schools Museum.

Prepare for the cold

There are few poles on Princess st. for bikers to lock their bicycles. Cute idea and lovely colours. But..., could they get cold?

Skate, shall we?

The rink is opened and temperature is below zero! When we saw some snow left on the ground, we said to each other, "Finally, the winter has arrived!" Yippee!!!

Ballerinas

Strolling along Kingston downtown just for window shopping. This particular window attracted me by these two dancers. Yes, they were dancing! What a great idea to advertise a dance school. Don't you think? They nodded and smiled when I asked for permission to take pictures. Unfortunately, there were reflections on the windows.

Quiet Afternoon

Yachts and boats were long gone out of the dock as part of winter preparation. When the sun shines and the sky is blue like this, I would like to be out in water... if only I could find a boat.

Stuck Inside

I'm waiting for snow. This is what I get....