Ottawa is my hometown, and I remain fond of the city. I have always enjoyed the bike paths along the river and the canals, Gatineau Park, the Experimental Farm, the museums. I remember how well I felt supported by a caring community in my coming out years. I was loved well in Ottawa.
This page links to a single gallery from when I still lived in the city in the 1980's, and all other galleries contain a mix of photos from visits back to the city from 1990 to 2017.
Photo List (Total 699 Photos)
Click bolded headers below to view, or click "just the best" for quick tour
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Living in Ottawa in the 1980's (41 photos) - Here is an assortment of shots from the 1980's, showing not that much about the city, mostly friends and social events. They are arranged mostly chronologically, and the year of the photo is implied in the file name.
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Parliament (53 photos) - How many photos can you take of a single collection of buildings? Quite a few it turns out.
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Museums (161 photos) - This gallery documents multiple visits to the National Gallery, the Canada Aviation Museum, the Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian War Museum, and also the Experimental Farm and Dow's Lake Area, where the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is located. The photos are arranged by institution, and names in the URL highlight the year in which the photos were taken.
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Central Ottawa (113 photos) - Photos of central Ottawa not belonging in the Parliament or Museums gallery.
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Other Ottawa (121 photos) - A miscellany of photos from around the city, including Hog's Back falls (several visits), the train station, Lansdowne Park, Mer Bleue, Vanier and Beechwood Cemetery, along the Ottawa river, around McKay Lake and at the Rockeries, along with many other locations.
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Friends and Family (73 photos) - Though friends and family are found in many of the other galleries, in this one they are the focus. These photos are from many different visits to the city, arranged more or less chronologically.
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Gatineau and the Quebec Side (76 photos) - Here are some photos from the Quebec side, including downtown Gatineau and Gatineau Park. There are a bunch of photos from a trip to Montebello I took with my mom in 2007, and some from a few visits to Andrew and Sid's place at Val-des-Monts.
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Near Ottawa (53 photos) - Some photos from small towns and rural areas around Ottawa, including Crosby, Westport, Perth, Merrickville, Manotick, St. Albert and Maberly.
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Ottawa in 2018 (49 photos) - A few photos from an April visit, including two walks around the Parliament Hill area, some photos of the new Holocaust Memorial, and a few of friends and family.
