June 6th 1944 D-Day

66 years ago 160,000 allied troops from 5000 ships landed on the Normandy coast of France marking the beginning of the end of World War ll

Jones Lock Rideau Canal

Waiting for the summer boaters

Downtown Ottawa

Have not been in Ottawa for sometime
so it was interesting to see many new
attractive buildings.

Voice of Fire

In the National Gallery this acryllic expressionist painting by Barnett Nieman was purchased by the Gallery
in 1990 for $1.8 million. It created quite a controversy at the time. The American artist produced the painting in 1967 he died 3 years later in 1970

The National Art Gallery

The Main Entrance

The Solarium

The Gallery opened in 1988.
It was designed by Moshe Safdie,
the same archetic that designed the Habitat Apartments at Expo '67

LILAC LANE

It's May and
the lilacs are blooming
all over the County.

The Peace Tower

The Peace Tower was dedicated in 1927 replacing an earlier tower that burned down in 1916.

It rises to a height of 302ft and houses a 53 bell carillon and a memorial to those Canadians who gave their lives to preserve our freedom.

This is taken from the observation on top of the Peace Tower and shows the roof of the Library and the Ottawa River. On the far side of the river to the left of the bridge is The Museum of Civilization.