COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Now on my bucket list! I want to go there!

If I move there, you’re invited! There are amazing opportunities for bird-watching in the nearby Gatineau Park.

 

[CarolM]

While I’m still waiting for the team to finish installing the AC, let me share some more postcards with you.
Here’s an interesting monument in Ottawa to aboriginal war veterans and those who have fallen:
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Next, some examples from a MosaiCulture installation across the bridge from Ottawa, in Gatineau, Quebec:
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(The creation myth and the World Turtle)
Mother Earth:
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All these are made of steel structures covered by moss and bedding plants. As such, they need to be watered regularly.
Now, back across the bridge, a view of Parliament Hill:
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And one of the area’s celebrated animals — drumroll — Blanding’s turtle (alas, not in person):
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It’s a medium-sized freshwater turtle native to southern Ontario and western Quebec.
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Unfortunately, they’re endangered.
Finally, another famous animal, fortunately not in person:
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Awesome pictures. Love the plant statues. They must require daily maintenance, as they look extremely neat. When you are living there, tell whoever maintains them that there is someone in South Afrcia who needs their services too.

 

[CarolM]

Looks like I’ll be chilling for the rest of the day, waiting for them to finish the installation!

 

[JoesMum]

If I move there, you’re invited! There are amazing opportunities for bird-watching in the nearby Gatineau Park.

It's a deal!

 

[Kristoff]

Awesome pictures. Love the plant statues. They must require daily maintenance, as they look extremely neat. When you are living there, tell whoever maintains them that there is someone in South Afrcia who needs their services too.

I’m sure something can be arranged, especially since your summer doesn’t coincide with their summer.

 

[Maro2Bear]

@Kristoff - wow....quite the set of pix from your visit and exploration! Cool gardens, cool fossils . Looks like you had a great visit up North. Thanks for sharing. I didnt realize u were looking to relocate. Wow... best of luck.

 

[Lyn W]

The same type of limestone is used across Canada for public buildings, train stations, even private residences. How cool is that? I had to find and measure six particular fossils, but we spent a lot more time looking at as many of them as we could.
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Ottawa River has many interesting specimens too, visible mostly in summer, when the water levels are lower. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a chance to go to the particular location though.
There was more Tyndall Stone in Montreal:
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...as well as a fossil garden near a small museum at McGill University:
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...featuring one pseudofossil and one giant ammonite from Portland, England from late Jurassic(I believe @Moozillion wears one of these around her neck, only much smaller [emoji23]):
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How wonderful and what a size some of those fossils are!
A very interesting place to visit.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning early birds!

Mild calamity with our hotel room yesterday evening when we realised the shower head was snapped off. The reception staff were great and came straight up with a key to another room... the Suite! We have a very posh room with a separate sitting room... and free mini bar! You really can't complain about the way they handled it.

So we have a relaxing start to the day and the ceremony starts at 2pm

Some people will do anything to be upgraded!
The hotel handled that very well indeed - as they should.
I'm sure you'll all have a wonderful day at the ceremony.

 

[CarolM]

I’m sure something can be arranged, especially since your summer doesn’t coincide with their summer.

Perfect.

 

[Lyn W]

While I’m still waiting for the team to finish installing the AC, let me share some more postcards with you.
Here’s an interesting monument in Ottawa to aboriginal war veterans and those who have fallen:
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Next, some examples from a MosaiCulture installation across the bridge from Ottawa, in Gatineau, Quebec:
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(The creation myth and the World Turtle)
Mother Earth:
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All these are made of steel structures covered by moss and bedding plants. As such, they need to be watered regularly.
Now, back across the bridge, a view of Parliament Hill:
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And one of the area’s celebrated animals — drumroll — Blanding’s turtle (alas, not in person):
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It’s a medium-sized freshwater turtle native to southern Ontario and western Quebec.
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Unfortunately, they’re endangered.
Finally, another famous animal, fortunately not in person:
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Those sculptures are stunning!
What a beautiful place.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning - just about as it's almost midday here.
We've had some unexpected light rain this morning and it was lovely.
It was only short lived but l just stood in the garden and enjoyed it.

Hope everyone is having a good day so far.

 

[Kristoff]

@Kristoff - wow....quite the set of pix from your visit and exploration! Cool gardens, cool fossils . Looks like you had a great visit up North. Thanks for sharing. I didnt realize u were looking to relocate. Wow... best of luck.

Thank you, Mark!

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning - just about as it's almost midday here.
We've had some unexpected light rain this morning and it was lovely.
It was only short lived but l just stood in the garden and enjoyed it.

Hope everyone is having a good day so far.

Good news! Hope more rains will fall where they’re needed. I’d be happy to turn in the AC actually, but it’s still not connected.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Whacky weather - heat wave in Japan, fires in Greece!

• A wildfire has killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through a small resort town near Athens.

 

[CarolM]

Look at what I found.

Hope it helps.

 

[CarolM]

Good morning - just about as it's almost midday here.
We've had some unexpected light rain this morning and it was lovely.
It was only short lived but l just stood in the garden and enjoyed it.

Hope everyone is having a good day so far.

I love the smell of rain. So glad you got a little bit of it. You should tell Mark that you wanted more of it and not just a sprinkling.

 

[CarolM]

Good news! Hope more rains will fall where they’re needed. I’d be happy to turn in the AC actually, but it’s still not connected.

Hopefully soon.

 

[Momof4]

In absence of @Tidgy’s Dad, I wanted to share with you all some pictures of... my fossil hunting in Canada! Adam, I was thinking of you a lot on this trip! (It was also part of my geocaching hobby; challenges like this are called EarthCaches.)
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Canadian Museum of History is probably one of the most visited museums in Canada, featuring a huge hall with totem poles, a detailed story of the First Nations and European settlement, and a giant wing for kids (always a perk!). What is also extremely interesting is that the building itself was constructed from the so-called Tyndall Stone, a type of limestone full of trace and body fossils. So, it’s history in and out!
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450 million years ago (in what geologists call the Ordovician Period), what is now southern Manitoba was at the bottom of a shallow tropical sea. Abundant marine organisms lived in this tropical sea, mostly on or near the seabed. When these organisms died, they became incorporated into the mud, and the calcium carbonate in their skeletons provided lime that contributed to the transformation of the mud into limestone.
Here are some of the examples we saw:
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What a fun trip!!
Hopefully Adam will see this!!

 

[Yvonne G]

While I’m still waiting for the team to finish installing the AC, let me share some more postcards with you.
Here’s an interesting monument in Ottawa to aboriginal war veterans and those who have fallen:
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Next, some examples from a MosaiCulture installation across the bridge from Ottawa, in Gatineau, Quebec:
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(The creation myth and the World Turtle)
Mother Earth:
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All these are made of steel structures covered by moss and bedding plants. As such, they need to be watered regularly.
Now, back across the bridge, a view of Parliament Hill:
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And one of the area’s celebrated animals — drumroll — Blanding’s turtle (alas, not in person):
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It’s a medium-sized freshwater turtle native to southern Ontario and western Quebec.
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Unfortunately, they’re endangered.
Finally, another famous animal, fortunately not in person:
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Those are eerily beautiful.

 

[Momof4]

Look at what I found.

Hope it helps.

Now I know what got to my cherry tomato plant.