PHOTOS: New to Me in 2014...

PHOTOS: Seen On a Weekend Walk

I'm probably not the only one who did a double-take when they saw this. Nor in uploading an image file of it.

PHOTOS: Place d'Orléans Mall in Happier Days

Back before we'd all been rudely reminded that we share the world with coronaviruses...at a mini-convention organized by the local comics shop, Entertainment Ink. They're still working on getting their new business model of delivery set up as I write this entry. If you're in Orléans and you're interested, post a comment. I'll flag this entry to the owners' attention.

PHOTOS/BOOKS: Another Sample From the Personal Library

I haven't yet read everything in this particular batch all the way through. But it seems a good idea to have all of them at hand, particularly nowadays.

Advertising Slogans That Make Sense - Part I in an Irregular Series

I agree with this sentiment.

Orwell's Warning Perverted

Whoever designed this poster wasn't alone in noticing the situation.

Redpath on the Road

1-IMG_0030, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Anyone recognize the make and model?

SmithBooks No More

SmithBooks No More, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

It was "W.H. Smith Books" when I moved to Ottawa in 1985. Back then, they had three times the floor space for the store itself and a spiral staircase to the basement for staff to bring stock up to the shelves. As bookstore chains went, they were as high-end as Ottawa got.

Having been swallowed up into the Chapters-Indigo maw, and with a Chapters "box" on the other side of Confederation Square from the Sparks Street Mall, however, that may have been the end of it for this long-serving storefront.

Empty Spaces - OPL Main Branch

2014-01-07 13.51.58, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Once a snack shop. What will it be next?

Foolish Chicken

Foolish Chicken, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

In case you thought I'd forgotten I have this blog...forget that idea.

Lest you be deemed even more foolish than this bird here...

;-)

Sunset at Fallingbrook

Sunset at Fallingbrook, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Taken on the spur of the moment.

Holding the Bowl

Holding the Bowl, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Spotted in the Market one day...

Ferry - Masson-Angers/Cumberland Village

Ferry - Masson-Angers/Cumberland Village, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

I want to take this particular boat ride again someday.

18 Sept 2004- Ottawa Raiders v Mtl Axion

18 Sept 2004- Ottawa Raiders v Mtl Axion, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Was I the only Flickr user to ever get pix of this womens' hockey squad in action?

Birds and a Bus

Birds and a Bus, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Caught this one waiting for the bus to the Saskatchewan Roughrider Fans in Ottawa Facebook Group's meeting to watch the Western Semi-Final game.

Orleans, East of Ottawa

Orleans, East of Ottawa, a group on Flickr.

One of the Flickr groups I've put together over the last few months...

Jian Ghomeshi - 1982 - WritersFest Fall 2012

Jian Ghomeshi - 1982 - WritersFest Fall 2012, a set on Flickr.

I previously blogged about this one via "On the DEWLine" on Livejournal.

If you listen to CBC Radio One in Canada or Public Radio International in the States, you know about his radio talk show, Q. On this night, he was wearing his author's jacket, in support of his autobiography/dramedy, 1982.

Here's the pix.