The snow is gone and the feeling of spring is finally here! Kitchissippi Times sent out photographer Ellen Bond to capture local residents who were out soaking in the sun.
![Blue flowers and green leaves start popping out of the ground.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4119-scaled.jpg)
![A woman and a young boy out for a bike ride on a bike path. It’s a sunny day.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4118-scaled.jpg)
![Two women walk a dog on a bike bath near the Ottawa River.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4112-scaled.jpg)
![Yellow daffodils blooming out of the ground.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4122-scaled.jpg)
![A man paddle boarding at Remic Rapids. The bridge is in the distance to the top left.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4111-scaled.jpg)
![A woman wearing a pink shirt smiles as she bikes down a path. A person can barely be seen behind her, also on a bicycle.](https://kitchissippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_4115-scaled.jpg)
The snow is gone and the feeling of spring is finally here! Kitchissippi Times sent out photographer Ellen Bond to capture local residents who were out soaking in the sun.