Drive By Peek

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While passenger in my friend’s minivan I got this drive by peek of Canada’s Parliament through its closed black colored iron front gate.

The scene was two years ago during a beautiful sunny afternoon in late Summer traveling along Wellington Street heading towards our ultimate destination Canada’s famous war museum while busy international tourists were milling around exploring Parliament.

I took this shot through the side window while we were in motion therefore, coupled with some people also moving some blur is evident.

This is my contribution for WP weekly photo challenge:”PEEK”.

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Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec is called La Fête Nationale now.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec today is more a secular, pagan outing called La Fête Nationale.

Deceit convinces the young to become phantasmal red insurrectionists bent on turning world into Marxist utopia

Making perfect evening crepes seems what this young oriental chef is doing.

Making perfect evening crepes that is what this young oriental chef seems to be doing however, I’m just guessing.

Spring is a Cedar Waxwing bird sitting on a twig with leaf buds showing on adjacent twigs.

Wiseguy fingered taking unnecessary risks.

This wiseguy fingered because he took too many unnecessary risks

Sticker shock is written all over buyer’s face examining used, low mileage vehicule.

Sign of the times or omen hmm?

A 'Roy G. Biv' colorful day happening on Ottawa's Parliament Hill in tourist season.

‘Roy G. Biv’ day happening on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill during colorful summer tourist season.

I found serenity visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Early last Summer, 2014, I found serenity while visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

There is a lot of intricate holy work inside Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Lights twinkle off glossy surfaces at corner of busy Crescent Street.

Crescent Street all twinkles during Montreal Jazz Fest 2014.

Admiral Horatio Nelson unpickled figured in Canada's history.

Admiral Horatio Nelson unpickled heads a line of historical figures who somehow played a role in Canada.

Tree trimmer captured in a moment in time.

The machine takeover was complete nobody could do anything about it.

The machine takeover was complete surprise nobody could do anything about.

Rock solid personality adhers to Parliament.

Ottawa’s rock solid personalities adhere to Parliament.

Stabbed Caesar pulled his crimson soaked toga over his face.

Montreal busy street life of cars and mostly office people.

Down town Montreal street life is busy with office workers, cops, ordinary folk, and traffic.

Metal scrap on rollerskates near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Metal scrap on rollerskates on its pedestal near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Heated discussion on way about smart meters.

Heated discussion on the way about what to do when electrical utitity wants to install their smart meters.

It drives them wild because this stuff costs little and really works.

It drives them wild because this stuff really works for such a small cost.

Off-season view of beautiful Lake Memphremagog from high hilltop.

Off-season view of Lake Memphremagog appearing calm almost like a giant multi-shades blue mirror.

Fearful Monday 13 cat is back after six years.

Stainless steel pot full of March 4 chicken soup.

Extra, extra is a sparrow perched on restraurant’s weather beaten wooden chair.

Depth is apparent when road sides seem to converge into a point somewhere way past the treeline.

Serendipity is squirrel perched on power pole.

Serendipity is a grey squirrel perched on power pole.

Staged motion perfectly adapted for annual Canada Day celebrations.

This staged motion was perfectly adapted for the annual Dollard-des-Ormeaux Canada Day celebrations.

A symbol of totalitarianism is fields seeded with mines, barbed wire, and watchtowers.

A symbol of totalitarianism we can all understand is like this picture scene.

Quebec space cadets graffiti in backyard tunnel exiting onto street.

This Quebec ‘space cadets’ graffiti is in backyard tunnel exiting onto street.

Rich and delicious marvelous banana bread simply irresistible.

Tough decisions like trimming electrical costs made in era of global austerity.

friend holding up her fluffy little kitten

Barn window reflections of photographer, house, sky and trees.

Dreamy scene, a Peewee baseball game in municipal park.

Dreamy scene of a Peewee baseball game with a young batter.

One live “crawdad”, crawfish, mudbug, yabbie..

The Hiroshima pyre unleashed by "Little Boy" destroyed five square blocks incinerating thousands alive.

The Hiroshima pyre happened August 6, 1945 at precisely 8:15 a.m when “Little Boy” exploded unleashing nuclear energy equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.

This Montreal 'Main' old facade is from greystone era.

This Montreal ‘Main’ old facade is from an era populated by greystone structures.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street on three-people powered bicycle.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street in Montreal on three people powered bicycle.

The old Hudson's Bay store bathed in an orange tinge.

Looking South we see the old Hudson’s Bay store bathed an orange tinge which varies.

Scale returns are serious business when temperature feels -31 C.

Scale returns are serious business for anyone venturing out today because it’s cold outside.

Remains of easily cooked fillet of delicious Basa

$"refraction" picture depicting a bunch of young ducks reflected on the water.$

A picture depicting the “refraction” or reflection of a bunch of young ducks’ images on lake water surface.

This flower for mom is called Paeonia officinalis ‘Rubra Plena’ it is a Peony.

Rejection vivid in his mind made Bowser skulk away from her.

Rejection vivid in his mind Bowser skulked away because she didn’t pay attention to him.

Construction beneath your feet on Montreal project.

There’s construction beneath your feet happening on multiple project sites in downtown Montreal.

Gargoyle quadrille on Le Chateau Appartments complex watches all traffic.

Gargoyle quadrille on Le Chateau Appartments complex ledge watches all traffic along Sherbrooke Street.

Staircase to Heaven found at The Chateau Apartments downtown Montreal.

Staircase to Heaven found located in downtown Montreal at The Chateau Apartments.

"On the Move" musically talented busker playing electric guitar.

This talented busker in my “On the Move” picture was a combination Jimmy Henrix-Michael Jackson live.

Meeting that nite was complete surprise.

Meeting this large fella that nite in the parking lot was a complete surprise.

It runs on steam explained the mini steam roller owner-builder to four interested visitors.

Canadian homeless situation began with 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Canadian homeless situation today stems directly from serious 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Highschool runners in Spring training to get into top shape.

Explosif issue is whether metal container empty because terrorists got contents.

The explosif issue is whether the metal container emptied by terrorists for contents.

Chained door told the Children's Hospital was closed for good.

Chained door told the story, the famed hospital was closed for good.

Cloud 9 Iced Banana Ring Cake

Music fans converge to the site for the next 2014 Montreal Jazz Fest act.

2014 Montreal Jazz Fest music fans converge to the site for the next act.

Old abandoned house in Winter’s snow covering its weed and brush overgrown lawn.

Doré Montréal Prosperity Road began when very popular former mayor Jean Drapeau retired.

Doré Montréal Prosperity Road began with MCM (Montréal Citizen’s Movement) landslide election win.

Inside two places, a big tent and a vehicule storage garage.

Craft items old Inside a big tent near the Montreal Olympic Stadium, and motocycles and cars inside a private garage storage place.

Fresh chainsaw home renovations work in neighborhood.

Spring brings a flurry fresh chainsaw home renovations work to the neighborhood.

Enveloped sky surrounded by skyscrapers.

Enveloped sky is surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides.

"Gone but not forgotten" immediately brought back memories about Boink.

“Gone but not forgotten” immediately brought back memories about my past canine friends in particular, the Boink.

Thinking love is not easy when all three worth equal attention.

Thinking love is not easy or possible when all three are equally worth his attention.

Humanity means a sea of people.

Just fresh out of the egg, these two ducklings racing around in the pond.

Quebec nation mourns legend Jacques Parizeau.

Quebec nation mourns Jacques Parizeau, determined architect and builder of modern Quebec.

Rule of thirds is a guideline applying to all images dividing them into nine parts.

Rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to visual images to ensure that the subject is placed off-center or to prevent a horizon dividing the image in half.

Shadows surround the down stairway below Wellington-Rideau Street at the Rideau Canal.

Interesting shadows surround the down stairway leading to the Rideau Canal below Wellington- Rideau Street.

Our marvelous banana bread sitting on a cutting board surrounded by a sharp bread knife, an almost empty peanut butter container and lid, and a small piece of bitten marvelous banana bread.