Parade of the Black Watch to the Church of St-Andrew and St-Paul

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

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: Ayako, patiently waiting for the parade

: My parents coming out of the church

: Taking pictures

: The Church of Saint-Andrew and Saint-Paul

: Leaving the Church

: Drum Line

: Passing by the museum of fine arts

: The flags

: The Black Watch Association, Pipes and Drums

: Leading the Black Watch

: The Black Watch marching

: Salute from the Black Watch

: perfect day to march

: Serious hats

: Black Watch arriving at McGill

: The Black Watch in front of Roddick Gates

: Burnside Hall, McGill University

: Ends with tulips

At the botanical garden with Arun

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

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Arun graced us with his presence for this wonderful visit of the Montreal Botanical Garden. On the menu? Some tulips, cherry blossoms (sakura), magnolias and much more!

: Patrick, Ayako and the tulips.

: Its blooming time

: Macro-bonsai

: Arun, Ayako and the cherry blossom

: In the Japanese garden

: Lantern of the moon

: Flowers makes her happy

: Arun and Ayako

: Puisse la paix regner dans le monde

: Wild ginger in full power

: Wide view of the Chinese garden

: Arun and Ayako in the Chinese garden

: Nice shot Arun!

: Sunshine on Chinese garden

: Ayako and Patrick in the Chinese garden

: Lovely day yeah!

: Ayako and the cherry blossom

: Cherry blossom flower

: Bee time

: Japanese style!

: Alpine waterfall

: A little bouquet out of the rock

: Spring has come

: A wonderful day at the botanical garden

Papillons en liberte et jardin botanique de Montreal | Butterflies in liberty and the Montreal botanical garden.

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

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Once a year, there is a joint event of the Montreal Botanical Garden and the Insectarium of Montreal, where butterflies are allowed to fly freely in the greenhouses of the garden. We enjoyed at the same time the blooming flowers of the tropical plants.

: Pink white and blue

: Pink white and blue #2

: White on green

: Special one

: maximum violet

: Wide open

: Moth on the rocks

: Butterflies love citrus fruits

: Moth on a branch

: Resting on the rope

: Young bananas

: Whats that one?

: stretching out

: Pond in a flower

: Pink white and blue #3

: Ayako in the greenhouse

: bloom

: a flower

: more pink

: Pink drops

: Peace

: There’s a big cactus

: Bonsai

: White butterfly

: In good company

: about to take off

: eating those flowers

: orange loves orange

: butterfly paradise

: sharing a flower

: you can almost see the blue

: Love season #1

: Love season #2

: a little rest

: how’s your day?

: orange #2

: chu chu chu

: look!

: amarilys

: everybody loves butterfly

: beautiful blue is dying

: the syrup is so yummy

: bonsai!

: hairy cactus

: ayako loves sakura

: sakura in rain

: omanju-ko

: sakura and rain #2

: when is the sun coming out?

: Japanese style

: Rocky section of the Chinese garden

: At the Chinese garden

: Ayako and sakura

: Ayako and Sakura

: Magnificent cherry blossom

: Cherry blossom by the bridge

: Ikebana #1

: Ikebana #2

: Ikebana #3

: Sakura and the bell

: In the Japanese garden

: Dripping off the roof

: Sakura and rain

: Ayako, Japanese

: Macro on Cherry Blossom #1

: Macro on Cherry Blossom #2

: Macro on Cherry Blossom #3

: Cherry Blossoms everywhere

Biodome Montreal

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

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: Grey-winged trumpeter / Agami trompette

: This is a sloth, I swear!

: the alligator

: the porcupine

: canadian lynx

: Biodome of Montreal

: the biodome

: Ayako at the stadium

: Stade olympic de Montreal!

: Patrick, Gold Medal!

: Ayako Gold Medal!

Best of Japan, February 2012

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

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: Welcome to Narita gaijin-san!

: Ayako, peace at home

: local shrine

: many buddhas

: local temple #2

: local temple #3

: fruits in the shrub

: mountains of Nagano

: nagano olympic stadium

: Patrick and the snowlets

: Ayako and the Snowlets!

: fields of Nagano

: delicious ramen in Nagano

: walking in Nozawa

: Snow in Nozawa

: Onsen manju

: traditional Japanese dinner

: snow on Nozawa

: nice fellows

: snow house

: mountains

: famous kara-age restaurant

: that’s kara-age!

: in Nagano

: Nagano main station

: Downtown Nagano

: kabuki theater Nagano

: cross with style

: zenko-ji temple

: Mount Fuji

: Kyoto University

: Kyoto central station

: Kyoto tower

: okonomiyaki dinner

: going to Tokyo

: shinkansen

: Odawara castle