May 31~ Happy Birthday Uncle Les, 92 years young!

May 30 ~ Raindrops on ... Irises!

May 29 ~ Race Weekend in Ottawa

50,000 runners took part in the annual Race Weekend.

At Saturday night's 10 km, I bumped into my swimming buddy, William, cheering on the 14,000 10km runners! 

INCLUDING MEGAN!

Notice the man with the hose - it was 30 degrees!

May 28 ~ Blossoms; Three Ways!

May 27 ~ First Open Water Swim! Yea!

A beautiful open water swim at the McKay Pond this morning, with Nancy for company.

May 26 ~ The Chateau Laurier Hotel

May 25 ~ Tulip reflections

May 24~ Thousand Island Playhouse, Gananoque

May 23 ~ Also on Stage ...

May 22 ~ Next on the Spring Stage ... Bleeding heart!

May 21 ~ My Happy Place - Paddling on the Rideau Canal

Thanks, Nancy!

May 20 ~ Still Unfurling

May 19 ~ All that's left.

These seven,  meter-wide stumps are all that is left of seven magnificent trees at Mooney's Hill Park. Apparently the space is 'needed' to construct Canada's Largest Playground. This, all done without any public consultation or publicity! SHAME!

May 18 ~ Parliament and Tulips - Quintessential Ottawa!

May 17 ~ Frost Bite ... in May!

May 16 ~ Six (Bumps) Turtles on a Log

May 15 ~ The (Gatineau) Hills Are Alive ...

...with trilliums!

May 14 ~ Incredible Tulips at The Tulip Festival

May 13 ~ Unfurling

May 12 ~ West Coast Trail Reunion

Eleven years ago, we five adventurers hiked the West Coast trail, on Vancouver Island. Life got busy for us all, so last night we had a reunion! So great to be together again!

May 11 ~ The Rockery is in full bloom!

May 10 ~ A boy and his stick in Gatineau Park.

May 9 ~ Thread-the-needle, Canoe Style

May 8 ~ Canoe Adventure with the RA canoe Club. Near Burrits Rapids.

May 7 ~ Trying to feed a deer at The Quarry

Ella and Marty, hoping the deer will take a carrot from them.

May 6 ~ In Full Bloom

May 5 ~ Waiting ... in the Evening Shadows

May 4 ~ Arrived! First in our garden!

May 3 ~ Coming soon, to a garden near you!

May 2 ~ Pileated Woodpecker at Mud Lake

May 1 ~ Resident Screech Owl at Mud Lake