Thursday, May 13, 2010

evening bike ride

12/365 - biking - 6:55pm

I'm pretty confident we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

The bike paths, the trees, the flowers, the canal, the rivers. I remember our first trip here in October '99, it was a 5 day fact-finding/house-hunting visit and we were mesmerized by the beauty of this city.

I had those same first memories and wonderment last evening when Lilah and I went out biking along the Rideau Canal. The sun was slowly slipping away, there was just a slight coolness in the air with a little breeze. Miss Lilah had a cookie in one hand and her piggy in the other. And me, well, I had my camera and I was feeling pretty grateful, because I've been blessed in so many ways.

evening bike ride

evening bike ride

evening bike ride

evening bike ride

evening bike ride

7 comments:

  1. I would be tempted to live there! You actually have spring... but I mentioned this to my kids and they were pretty adament that we need to stay near the Rockies for skiing and hiking. So I guess, we will stay here!

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  2. The Rockies. Well, they certainly look and sound amazing, there's no outdoing them, that's for sure!

    Spring will come to you too, soon I hope!

    Jill

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  3. I have told Howard that if we had to move out east I would love to live in or near Ottawa....I've never been there but I love the picts, and I read a really neat article on boating down the rideau canal, oh and how amazing to skate on it!!! You are blessed to live there. Your pictures are beautiful!
    Kim

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  4. I would love to move to Ottawa. My husband went to a paramedic conference last year in Ottawa and I tried to convince him to make a move. He loves the set up of the paramedic service there, but still it was a no go. Not that I don't love our town, but Ottawa is just so beautiful.

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  5. Gorgeous...
    I am very found of these flowers..
    that's why i love this website of Flowers
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  6. these Collection of Yellow Flowers are really awesome..
    i really love it..
    May i b the part of Your Blog..??

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