Old Plank Barn

Why I Ottawa

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August 16th 2015
Today we left Sault Ste. Marie for Ottawa. It was another misty morning and it seemed only right to play Bruce Cockburn and Blue Rodeo, both Ontario grown, on the iPod. Initially the landscape was open and agricultural but it changed a number of times as we went along. Lovely old brick farmhouses flashed by along with big old plank barns, still standing straight and strong. A pair of herons caught ... read more

North America » Canada » Ontario » Ottawa

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more