I was joined by joggers, dog walkers and parents pushing strollers on a beautiful Saturday morning walk in a park along the Rideau River.  All were seeking relief from the solitude and inactivity that goes with abiding by stay at home orders while ensuring that they kept appropriate distances when encountering each other.  Many were also seeking relief from what always seems like a long Ottawa winter…

With all of this activity going on behind me, what lay in front of my lens was a quiet corner of the park, a quarantined section of sorts, protected by the snowmelt that had not quite receded yet.  Soon enough, this section will too be visited by dogs chasing each other, and toddlers carrying a ball, or kicking one along…