This is my final week in Toronto, and as of Thursday, I will officially be a resident of our Nation’s Capital… Ottawa.
As an ode to my first love of blogging and the wonderful city I’ve called home for more than ten years, and as a thank you to all of you for constantly inspiring and motivating me to work on this blog each day, I thought I’d spend the rest of the week sharing some of my favorite moments.
I truly hope you enjoy them, and I`ll see you in the Capital…
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Hope the move goes well and you love Ottawa as much as you clearly love Toronto. Looking forward to seeing your pics of the street life in Canada’s capital city. 🙂
Thanks Katie! As long as our stuff arrives in one piece, I’ll be super happy.
Great tribute to a city that is special to you! Best of luck Shane with your next adventure!
Thanks Julie 🙂
I’ll definitely treat it as an adventure.
Look forward to seeing more
Thanks.
Good luck to you, Shane! Moving can be both exhilarating and exciting as well as heartbreaking all at once. I moved to Brooklyn last year. I love it but I miss it now and then.
I agree Mary, I am looking forward to it, but I’ll also miss the great little community we’re leaving here. My neighbourhood is so great.
Where did you move from?
I moved from Long Island to Brooklyn. It’s about an hour drive from here (without traffic). So, yeah, I guess it’s not a huge move but adjusting to the city from the quiet little suburbs is huge for me.
That’s cool, it is quite different.
Double like the red balloons 😉
Thanks, me too 🙂
Are you bi-lingual and speak French too? Do a lot of the Canadians speak French, or is it English that’s spoken by the majority?
I know a tiny bit, but my wife is bilingual. We are so multicultural in Canada that English probably isn’t the number one language anymore. The central-east part of the country is primarily French speaking. My kids will be going to French immersion, so I’ll try to learn along with them.
Really like all of these photos but the 3 men in suits, well that speaks volumes.
best of luck on the move and looking forward to your shots from Ottawa!
Thanks Lynne! I like that one too, but I think my fave is still the balloon image.
Stunning, Shane. Best of luck in Ottawa–looking forward to learning that city through your eyes. It’s been a treat following your take on Toronto.
Thanks so much Jann, and likewise about you and Austin. Your work is great.
Thanks Shane!
Looking forward to following you finding your way in Ottawa. We are on the precipice of a move too…daunting and exhilarating. Good luck with all the details falling into place.
Thanks Carrie, and good luck with your move. As long as you knock a little bit of packing off each day, you’ll be fine.
I almost got left in Ottawa on my sixth grade field trip from our school in Syracuse, New York. I loved the area. I hope you enjoy living there!
Yowzers! That’s a trip to remember for sure. I think we’ll love it.
wow! Great work!
Thanks so much.
So much fun to “relive” these wonderful images (I especially like the red balloons!). As others have already said, can’t wait to see your new neighborhood! Bon voyage 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂 That’s my fave too. I’m really looking forward to new discoveries.
Good luck with the move. I really look forward to following your Ottawa adventures. I have yet to visit our Capital, even though we rad so much closer now. Perhaps your photos will inspire us. I will, however, miss those familiar Toronto scenes.
Thanks! It really is a beautiful city and I’m so glad I’ll be in Ottawa for the amazing summer. But what’s this, you haven’t been? You live so close.
We do plan to go this summer. It has been crazy busy with family obligations over the past several years. (we both have elderly parents & young adult children-typical ‘sandwich’ generation)…
I’ll be watching this blog for places to go, things to see, places to eat…you are my inspiration now! 🙂
I completely understand. Well, it’ll be a learning experience forme too, so I’ll share what I find out 🙂
People are a little less colourful in Ottawa …… but you’ll get used to it
Haha, I know, but I am usually able to find the colourful ones 😉
Where is that path with the crumbling walls and kid walking along?
Best of luck for more interesting images in Ottawa area. Toronto has its own very diverse grittiness, etc.
Are you going to do any carpentry in Ottawa area too?
The walled path is at Riverdale Farm. There is one path that goes along the little paddocks for the animals and leads to the house at the back of the property, and then there’s another path that leads down along the ponds, and that is where you’ll find this walled path. This path isn’t always open because it easily floods from the surrounding ponds, but it takes you to the couple remaining cages of the old zoo.
Thanks for the well wishes, and yes, I’ll definitely be doing some of my handy work in Ottawa 🙂