I took a walk today down by the locks at Upper Nicholson’s — not to far from home. I had in mind to take some panorama pictures and that’s exactly what I did.
What I didn’t realise was that I was about to find the coolest site for hosting and sharing panoramas – this is my first blog post where I am testing out their embedding feature.

I notice a couple of little stitching glitches but overall I am delighted!

These three are using Flash for viewing, I’m pretty sure that means you won’t be able to see them if you are looking on an iPhone etc. Next time I’ll try the java code. Please let me know if you have any trouble seeing them and if so what you were using as a browser.

The Rideau River at Andrewsville – just below the Upper Nicholson’s Lock

The Dam at Upper Nicholson’s

High spring water was rushing through (don’t worry, I was safe – not taking any chances!!), although I guess a local OPP officer was concerned that I was going to do away with myself by throwing myself into the water – he came to check and make sure I was ok – yup, little embarrassing moment there…  You can see him in this panorama if you look closely.

The Swing Bridge at Upper Nicholson’s Lock

This is such a scenic spot – I’d like to come back in a week or so when the trees are greener and there is water in the canal.  In season the bridge is manually swung around by the lock keeper in order to let boats pass through.  At one end of the scene is the dam that I had just come from and way down the other end of this stretch of canal is Lower Nicholson’s Lock.  All in all a wonderful place to take a walk and look for ospreys and other birds.