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A short video clip of the fountain at the Ottawa airport.

This is just a short, nothing-fancy video of a part of the Ottawa River.

I was standing on one of the lookouts along the Rockliffe Parkway.

When I was a kid, I used to go out early in the morning and walk   more...up to the escarpment overlooking the river and climb down to a little ledge and cook breakfast over a little campfire and watch the river flow by.

I used to pretend that I was an Indian looking out over the river, long before the colonists came. It was easier to do in thiose days, before apartment buildings started popping up to ruin the view up towards the hills that form the southern edge of the Canadian Shield.

Sometimes I wondered what Samuel de Champlain would have seen as he paddled along the river below my hiding spot. Certainly, it would have been vast forests of tall pines.... before the lumbermen came and erased the forests.  less

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http://www.terrificoriginals.com. A sample of what we did in our shop in Ottawa, Illinois: includes embroidery and heat transfers for school spiritware and business apparel on t-shirts, caps, and sweatshirts,   more...and etched wine glasses for a customer.  less

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Some stills of the recent snow, and some music.

Sunset at Fort William, a Hudson's Bay Company post along the Upper Ottawa River.

360° of the view behind the Supreme Court of Canada, in Ottawa.

The island you see to the right of the tree at the beginning and end of the video is Victoria Island, still owned by the Algonquin Indians.   more...Out of sight behind it is the Chaudiere (cauldron) Falls which powered the lumber mills, the main industry of Bytown (named after Colonel By who designed and built the Rideau Canal between Bytown and Kingston Ontario).

Lumber was the main industry of Ottawa (renamed fron Bytown when it was chosen as Canada's capital) and Hull, on the other side of the river, into the 1960s. I can still remember the huge log booms covering the surface of the river into the mid 1960s. Some of the old mill buildings, including the E.B. Eddy mills can still be seen around the Chaudiere. They are a few which survived the fire that destroyed much of Hull and a good bit of Ottawa when, on April 26, 1900, millions of stacks of lumber caught fire, spreading across the river and up into the city.

Now, the main "industry" in Ottawa and Hull is Government and high-tech. Most of the buildings you see across the river are government offices.

As I scan down-river, you can see the Canadian Museum of Civilization which stands on land once used as the staging area for Native peoples as they conducted their seasonal migrations up and down the Ottawa River. They, and the Voyageurs who brought furs and trade goods up and down the Ottawa, would rest up before and after the big portage on the Hull side, past the Chaudiere.

Spanning the river, just beyond the museum is the Alexandra Bridge used to be one of the rail bridges across the Ottawa but now carried foot and car traffic. On the Ottawa side of the bridge is Nepean Point with the outdoor Astrolab Theatre, The National Gallery (the reddish-glowing glass tower), Notre Dame Catherdral (the two lit spires), The American Embassy (sitting like a prison in the middle of the city -- can you tell I am not impressed?), and Parliament Hill -- Canada's capital buildings.

The Parliament Buildings consist of the main Pariliament building with the domination Peace Tower, rebuilt after the fire destroyed the entire main building with the exception of the Parilamentary Library (the round building behind the main Parliament building), and the East and West Blocks.

The low, white building visible between the West Block and the Supreme Court Building is one of the last remaining wartime "Temprorary Buildings" built during WWII to house wartime government offices on a "temporary" basis. Many survived through the 1960's and some up into the 1980s and 1990s.  less

Just a short clip taken while driving at sunset along a favorite route across town, south of the city.

That's Tom Russell singing "El Paso" in the background

http://www.terrificoriginals.com. Terrie, from Terrific Originals in Ottawa, Illinois, goes over a variety of projects worked on last week: customized Christmas gifts, appliqued projects for school sports   more...teams, embroidery on t-shirts and sweatshirts for schools and local businesses, heat transfers for girl's basketball team and school bands, and direct digital printing on t-shirts for a local business and a school.  less

http:www.terrificoriginals.com. What we did last week in decorated apparel includes embroidery on t-shirts (tee shirts), logos on polos, and heat transfers on t shirts for schools, businesses, and individuals.

http://www.terrificoriginals.com. Examples of what we did last week include embroidery on t-shirts, sweatshirts, and caps for schools and businesses an, a digital printing job, heat transfers, and etching   more...on glass ornaments for a local business.  less

www.terrificoriginals.com. A summary of what we did last week, including embroidery for several schools, a local business, and an EMS service. Also shown is engraving on a frame for a wedding photo, and   more...on wine glasses.  less

http://www.terrificoriginals.com. A sample of what Terrie did last week, including embroidery on shirts and sweatshirts, heat transfers, and applique. A special note is the logos of sponsors and the racing   more...association for a Midget Car racer.  less

www.terrificoriginals.com. Terrie shows how to add a paw-print design to a dog bowl.

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