Ottawa New Year 2008, originally uploaded by Seamus @ Flickr. Last night, we braved the crowds at the Museum of Civilizations in Hull so that we could see the beautiful fireworks. Unfortunately, I wasn’t smart enough to bring my camera along and my iPhone would have been pretty much useless in such a condition, so [...]
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