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...

Starting left to right from downtown Gatineau, Quebec sweeping across the Ottawa river and over to Parliament Hill, downtown Ottawa. It's quaint to hear the call of geese (35sec) in the background.

The Canadian National Anthem as performed by a Band in the Park during the Ottawa Tulip Festival, 2008.

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

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 patch of 'Ollioules' tulips gently wave hello to Ottawa Tulip Festival spectators with a little help from it's friend - the wind.

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 good breeze across these bright yellow 'Monte Carlo' tulips brings them to life, as they wave to the camera.