This morning at 7 am just before the Sun rise in the East which is behind those buildings. Winter wonderland on the Rideau Canal.
This morning 26 November Winter officially arrived in Ottawa, we woke up to see about 15 cm of snow on the ground. The canal is not frozen yet but it makes for a nice wintery scene. Brilliant sunshine, maybe a little too bright, reflected off the new snow makes it a hazard if driving.
I usually spend my Monday's at the National Gallery of Canada, the museum is closed on Monday's but being a volunteer, we go for classes and briefings on Art. We go through the galleries and often have our talks surrounded by magnificent artwork.
I was listening to Radio Swiss Classic from Zurich on the radio and they were playing ''Dove Sono'' of the Marriage of Figaro by Mozart, sung by Barbara Fritolli in 2010 at the Opéra Bastille in Paris and I thought how lovely on this sunny snowy morning.
Your Mondays are great! Isn't it wonderful to be retired?
ReplyDeleteYes and I do enjoy this new chapter a lot more than the last year at work. Appreciative of the change.
Deleteit is at Christmas time when I miss snow the most.
ReplyDeleteIt is unsettling to see snow, when I sit here with shorts on and door wide open, sunshine and no sense of Christmas other than all the neighbor's inflatable winter props.
you should come up and visit during Winterlude in Ottawa, our winter carnival. Lots of fun and you can skate on the canal or ski in the mountains.
DeleteHere, only rain, wind and floods...
ReplyDeleteFrittoli is growing on me. She had me in floods (of tears this time) as Suor Angelica from the Met, and she's a simpatica presence on stage.
I did not know of her until yesterday when I first heard her sing.
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