Pittsburgh Penguins #87 talking with teammates and tapping the goalies' pads before taking a face-off and playing it through until the whistle against the Ottawa Senators.

UNESCO World Heritage Site where Norse Settlers first arrived around 1000 A.D. on the Northern Penninsula of Newfoundland, at L'Anse aux Meadows, living in sunken houses with sod roofs and surviving through harse climate conditions. Drying racks were used to cure fur pelts which was used for...

It's not un-common in winter to see caribou on the Trans-Labrador Highway.

Canadian Flag waves in the gusting wind - stirring renditions of OCanada in ones head.

"When given the chance - Nature has been unbelieveably forgiving." The David Suzuki Foundation works to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world ~ using science and education to conserve nature: www.DavidSuzuki.Org

Game 4 of 1st Round of the 2008 Playoffs with the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Ottawa Senators at ScotiaBank Place. The Pens go on to defeat the Sens 3-1 in Game 4, decisively sweeping Ottawa in 4 straight games to move on to the next round, as the Pens make a run for the Stanley Cup!...

Couple of Zambonis begin re-surfacing the ice between periods at the 'Good ol' Hockey Game' (how appropriate that Stompin' Tom is playing in the background).

A gust of wind rustles the relatively large peddles of these 'Bienvenue' tulips on a nice day out at the Ottawa Tulip Festival, 2008.

A few purple 'Holland Cherry' tulips give contrast to the light-coloured 'Ollioules' tulips as the wind blows them around.

A bench under a tree with a view of 'Attila' tulips, as the sun slices across them.