Locke Street

Locke Street Festival, 9/10/11
good music, great food, wonderful arts

Our World Tuesday

blue

“Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the Deity to be a source of delight”

~John Ruskin

blue monday

oh deer

not minding the rain

 enjoying a mid morning snack 
of fresh grass on a farm

camera-critters

passing storm

Til The Storm Passes By

In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face,

While the storm howls above me, and there's no hiding place.

'Mid the crash of the thunder, Precious Lord, hear my cry,

Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,

Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;

Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,

Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

~ Mosie Lister

SkyWatchFriday

beefcake

signs signs

H is for HMSC HAIDA

HMCS Haida is the last remaining of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945.

The ship operated with the Atlantic Fleet in the post-war years and in 1950 she was taken out of service for modernization and conversion to an Anti-Submarine escort.

After Korea, the ship served in the Canadian Atlantic Fleet working mostly with NATO forces until she was paid-off and taken out of service in 1963.

At the beginning of August 1965, she opened to tourists - a naval museum, maritime memorial and Sea Cadet training ship. 

 In 2003, she was towed to Hamilton Harbour where the 377' ship continues as a National Historic Site.

~from website

ABC Wednesday

a gate

the future is only the past again, 

entered through another gate.

~Arthur Pinero

painting the bridge

the painters were resting in the shade 
when I came upon this bridge in the park.

Sunday Bridges

beautifully kept

another in a series of disappearing signs....

in 1973, the first of the multi year (5-year) license plates was issued. 

until then, plates were issued for one year, then replaced. 

after the five years, the year 1973 was removed and by 1982, 

the KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL was replaced with a new slogan YOURS TO DISCOVER

these plates are still valid as long as they are renewed by the same owner

signs, signs

F is for fog; G is for geese

I went away last week and neglected to post 
(or even seek out a photo op for) an F 
(so F could be for forgot)

an archival shot of some geese in fog

ABC Wednesday

cruising

Cruise Nights every Tuesday at the beach all summer long

Our World Tuesday

bridge with a boost

above is the original, with a little 'boost'

below with some added 'HDR' and 'pencil sketch'

it was raining....

Sunday Bridges

two squirrels

We don't often see red squirrels down where I live, so this guy was a bit of a catch.

Apparently they are solitary creatures who spend their lives within a 200 yard radius.

these ones, however are much more abundant!

camera-critters

King's Highway

another sign that is disappearing from our highways. this version was designed in 1960 and was updated to be more reflective in the 1970s. the use of "King's Highway" was returned to the signs after a few years absence following King George's death 

(I have no idea why "Queen's Highway" wasn't used) 

but then in the early 1990s it was again dropped and as the signs become damaged they are being replaced with new ones that read simply "Ontario (which makes them completely bilingual)

signs, signs

a fan for the donkey

Weekend in Black and White
camera-critters