Rideau

Rideau Falls from the air in winter

The Rideau River pours into the Ottawa River over the Rideau Falls like the curtain after which they were named when the explorer Champlain first saw them. I live on Cathcart Street, adjacent to the riverside park on the banks of the Rideau; the falls are a ten minute walk from our house. For some time I have been thinking that it would be fun to write about the way the river changes from week to week, month to month throughout the year, so this is the purpose of my blog.

In the first week of January the river near our house is usually frozen over with a solid layer of ice, although this year there are still a few thin patches in the centre. It's snowing today; earlier this week there was very little snow on top of the ice.