Lake Nipissing has many moods.
Late in November come days when the wind is calm, the sky is tranquil and the light is wonderful.
This is the “waiting” time of year.
Quiet anticipation of events to come is in the air.
Waiting
In Summer, the kids swim off this rock at Sunset Point on Lake Nipissing.
These days, not so much action.
The ice will be here soon.
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Magdeburg Cathedral
Protestant Cathedral in Magdeburg, Germany. The current cathedral was constructed over the period of 300 years starting from 1209, and the completion of the steeples took place only in 1520.
The quality of light inside produces a quiet reverence which is calming and eases doubt.
Spectacular and intricate sculpture and bas-relief carvings add to the notion that one is visiting a great edifice.
A memorable experience.
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Polite Graffiti
When you cross the border to Temiscaming, Quebec, kindness reigns.
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Under The Maple Tree
The leaves of autumn glow when you look up, look waaay up.
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Colour For A Dull Morning
It’s been rather dull lately, particularly this morning.
Perhaps this will help to brighten your day.
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Fading Away
Old memories fading away.
Lack of interest.
Lack of will.
Soon, nothing.
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Temiscaming Power House
Power for the Town of Temiscaming, QC, was provided by this powerhouse on the banks of the Ottawa River. Water from Gordon Creek was delivered by a large pipe built of wood bound by metal straps. The water’s journey began well above the town, passing through here, spinning the turbines and ending in the Ottawa River.
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Autumn Maples
Maples in my part of the world can give the most audacious reds one will ever see.
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Sumac Glow
When autumn comes, the rather unremarkable sumac bush takes on very remarkable colours.
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It Doesn’t Stop Anymore
The train doesn’t run these days.
But it once did regular trips bringing people and goods to the upper Ottawa Valley and the Town of Mattawa and beyond.
The station is derelict and decaying slowly. The ghosts of the past flow through the mind when walking the platform. The sounds of steam and diesel echo in the Valley.
Once upon a time it was a robust cared-for building filled with pride.
The changing of life in Canada cost it its life as a useful citizen.
Now the trains rumble right on by without blinking.
The ephemeral air of the sadness of allowing such a building and its memories to deteriorate to nothingness permeates the place.
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Home Sweet Home
The train station in Mattawa has become derelict and its occupants are quite comfortable with the accommodation.
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Walking Down To The River
The concrete structure supported the penstock delivering water to the Kipawa Generating Station in Temiscaming, QC.
The penstock is gone and its route has been used to create a unique park.
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Temiscaming Pipeline Park
The Kipawa Power Station on the East bank of the Ottawa River in Temiscaming was supplied by a pipe of the diameter you see in the photograph. The pipe collected water at the Lumsden Dam on Gordon Creek above the town, ran through the centre of town and delivered the water to the turbines in the power house. The electricity was used to power the pulp mill and light the town.
The town has created a linear Park with historical information stops to tell the story of the development of Temiscaming.
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