"Tile Panel" (stone paste, underglaze painting). Syria, second half of the 16th century. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under…

Photo by James Deagle

"Summer Song" (1908). Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under an "Open Access" license, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

"Seated Female Nude" (1853-54), albumen silver print from glass negative. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under an "Open…

Photo by James Deagle

Photo by James Deagle

This picture does as good a job as any at encapsulating what you’ll find in the “downtown core” of Ashton, Ontario, a tiny village tucked away in a quiet southwest corner of rural Ottawa. This sign, located in the heart of Ashton at the intersection of Flewellyn Road and Ashton…

When travelling to historic Burritts Rapids, Ontario from Ottawa (via Donnelly Drive or Dwyer Hill Road), one of the first landmarks you’ll see is Christ Church (Anglican), with an adjoining cemetery in the back. …

The following was originally posted in 2015 on my old blog, which itself now exists purely for archival purposes. …