Replacing Sodium Street Lamps

I noticed this truck across the street replacing a burnt-out bulb in the street lamp. One thing I really had not noticed before was the myriad of wires
we seem to require to maintain our lifestyles.

National Art Gallery

This exhibit has been in the Gallery since 1995. It represents one years medication of AZT taken by HIV patients to prevent the onset of Aids.
5 pills each day for a total of 1825.
The designers of the display died in the early 90's of  complications related to Aids.

Oriental Poppies

The Oriental Poppies in my garden seem to love this weather...they have been blooming profusely for over two weeks now.

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