facing winter

We had snow yesterday
Jesus was facing the wrong way

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington
Cemetery Sunday

shadows flee away

UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY

~Song of Solomon

    

Entered into Rest                                                                                                                                                      William Archibald Young

December 12, 1914                                                                                                                                                        Entered into Rest

James Jennings                                                                                                                                                               April 1, 1933 

                                                                                                                                                                                   Beloved Husband of 

                                                                                                                                                                                   Annie M Jennings

In Loving Memory of E Anne Fitzpatrick                                                                                                                   Annie Marguerite Young

Wife of James Jennings                                                                                                                                           Beloved Wife of 

                 Who Fell Asleep                                                                                                                                      William Archibald Young 
  August 30, 1915                                                                                                                                           Passed on January 27th, 1946 

Mt Pleasant, Toronto

Cemetery Sunday

welcome

Welcome to the Wesley United Church

 Saugeen First Nation

signs, signs
ABCWednesday

a child weeps

In Memory of Sandy Hook

Taphophile Tragics

zinc

an excellent example of a forever lasting 
zinc, or white bronze, monument in St James Cemetery

Cemetery Sunday

cormorants

True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything 

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592

camera-critters
Birding

Miró

not my favourite artist, but interesting to see

tiled murals by Joan Miró

in Mallorca

MondayMural

home and family

Jean and Robert were married in 1964 according to this marker.

This may have been their first home together.

Cemetery Sunday

emerge

under the overpass, in Genoa, part two

Monday Mural

Christie's Cemetery

surrounded by a shopping plaza at Bridlewood and Warden Aves

Cemetery Sunday

just passing by

Mallard and Bufflehead

camera-critters

under the overpass

in Genoa

Monday Mural

St John's Cemetery

A couple of weekends ago, at this church in Ancaster, there was a hands on workshop to learn about historic monuments and best practices for conserving them.

"Participants will learn how to conduct ongoing safety assessments of their cemetery's monuments and grounds. Includes hands on training in safely laying down or straightening old marble and limestone tablets."

monuments under wraps for restoration





Cemetery Sunday

no more motel

the end of the Lakeshore Motel Strip - from Toronto to Hamilton

signs, signs

mosaics

in the Valencia train station

waiting room above     ticket counter area below

MondayMural

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors

reenactors

above - Civil War reenactors

below - War of 1812 reenactors

Red uniforms were worn so that 'friend or foe' could be easily identified with the dense smoke from the muskets and cannon fire.


The drums were an important part of the battlefield communications systems with various drum rolls signaling the different commands from officers to the troops.


ABCWednesday
signs, signs

turquoise and pink

I am not sure what this pink mural between these upper storey windows found in Seillans is meant to be. 

the numbers don't correspond to months or hours and the space between the 13 and 14 is so much larger than all the others, with the 15 being the only number at an arrow.

below is the whole house with a little HDR.

one of my pet peeves is window shutters as decoration - these at least are useful

Monday Mural
Whimsical Windows

early morning

and the weather is changing...

SkyWatchFriday

quaint

the water may not be potable in this fountain in a restaurant square in the town of Seillans in Provence, 


but it was good enough to keep the wine cool

ABCWednesday
signs, signs

faded glory

murals painted on the wall of another Genoese building

these are very old and faded (I boosted the colour a bit on the top photo and a bit more on the closeup)







Monday Mural
Whimsical Windows and Doors

under the escarpment

Grove Cemetery, Dundas

Niagara Escarpment (10/27/12)

Cemetery Sunday

Taphophile Tragics

froggy

I will admit, I would never have seen this fella 

had not some kids been calling out in excitement.

camera-critters

groceries

a mural (above) along the alley wall at the end of a row of shops on Queen St E in Toronto for a small local grocery store (right)








MondayMural

through a vale of trees

St John's Norway Cemetery
located at Kingston Road and Woodbine Avenue in Toronto on a large sandy hill. It has been in operation since 1853 and served mainly the middle and working class inhabitants of the east end of the city. There are 50,000 gravestones within its 35 acres. 

Cemetery Sunday

oh, nuts?

one hand                                       the other hand                                                  

both hands

cameracritters

October tradition

at the Gage Park Greenhouse October 19-18

ABCWednesday
signs, signs

Leacock Chairs

Street Art in Orillia to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (Mariposa)

designs by local artists, Marg Gurr (above) and Laura Carter (below - the juried art award winner)

These chairs are made of sheet metal and although not cushiony soft, are quite comfortable!

Monday Mural

fall colours

at Pardes Shalom Cemetery

Cemetery Sunday

Taphophile Tragics