…and for my hundredth post on NwP: Last weekend we rounded up F&A and another friend, rented a couple canoes, and headed over to Gatineau Park. After only a few wrong turns en route we ended up at Lac la Peche. (For the boat geeks … Read More →
Category Archives: Out & About
Are you fit? Well-shod?
That’s what they ask you when you ask them if you may climb up the most excellent tower at Durham Cathedral. If you answer yes, then they ask you if you have five pounds. Surely you see where this is going. Here’s the tower as … Read More →
Thames Walk
This afternoon I set out for a walk along the Thames Path, which — as you might guess – goes along the Thames River. The trail that leads there passes through a rather nice meadow (“Port Meadow”) just north of the Oxford train station: You’ll have to … Read More →
England Expects…
The phrase as offered here (on a nearby community building) seems adapted from one of historical significance, namely that given by Admiral Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” There is, of course, a story behind the … Read More →
Settled in Oxford
After a brief stopover in Lilleshall (Shropshire, see above), I’ve arrived at last in Oxford. And it does seem fair to write “at last” because between paperwork, research, and other assorted arrangements, this trip has been in the making for about a year now. It’s … Read More →
30 Years Later Expedition
Being Earth Day, it seems like a good idea to pass along this brief video describing Fred & Aleta’s latest adventure in citizen science: Looks to me like a perfect mix of art and science, and just the sort of thing I’d like to tag … Read More →
Britannia Bay Beachcombing
Although the sky was grey, I decided to head down to the waterline today. The goal of the trip was to see if anything interesting had washed up during the spring thaw, and I’m glad to report that beyond the usual riparian fare there were … Read More →
Spring Walk
On Tuesdays I take a friend’s dog out for a mid-day walk, and today I thought to head down to the water after the good pup “Oliver” finished his rounds. The last couple of days have been cool and overcast, but given the generally warm … Read More →
Breath of fresh air
Hello again, Sometimes our Ottawa winter starts off coy, like a flirt. These brief overtures — a breath of cold, some faint whiff of windchill — last only a moment before winter beats her hasty (but always temporary) retreat, only returning to stay for good … Read More →
Britannia Bay in March
Perhaps you can sympathize with this dog, frustrated with winter because it means all the sticks are buried in snow: He’ll have to wait a little while yet. Although on the retreat, the snow and ice at Britannia Bay still have some fight left in … Read More →