floral

a mural made from chrysanthemums
for the Hamilton Fall Garden & Mum Show

for Monday Murals

Christmas mural

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cake and loaf

a bakery

MondayMurals

Webster's Falls family plot

at Webster's Falls Conservation area in Greensville 

on the Bruce trail

according to find-a-grave, 

there are 12 family members interred here.

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fall tradition

signs,signs

yes, I am

I just have to remember where exactly I saw this place.... 
somewhere in Hamilton

signs, signs

black and white and grey

if there is a message here, I am pretty certain I don't get it

there is certainly lots to look and ponder over, though

on the wall of Sonic Unyon, an indie recording studio and store in Hamilton, Ontario

MondayMural

a long debate

signs,signs

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

October tradition

at the Gage Park Greenhouse October 19-18

ABCWednesday
signs, signs

high level

another view of the High Level Bridge on York St

the trees are still working on their leafing. 

I am enjoying PicMonkey (even more than Picnik!) and my favourite effect is 

Daguerrotype - Plumbe (top)

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City Motor

the old style sign may be a classic, but the motel is a blight on the landscape (and a safety hazard)

city council is meeting today to decide on an appropriate fate

signs, signs

update: the crackhouse and den of thieves motel will be torn down with a new complex of housing and retail and possibly a new transit station built in its place.

tavern

This banquet hall looking restaurant has always intrigued me. The girl in the sign looks more Spanish than Italian, but maybe that is an old Abruzzese style of dress?

It has been here since forever, and looking it up, turns out it opened on June 6 1944, 

co-incidentally, D-Day.

the menu is worth seeing...

signs, signs

high level niches

An underside view of the York St Bridge, 
officially known as the Thos B McQueston High Level Bridge

Designed in 1932 by John Lyle, there are four of these pylons each with the city's coat of arms and a niche which was meant to house a statue. 

As often happens, the design was too expensive and had to be scaled back, 

and to this day the niches remain empty.

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McQuesten Bridge

The McQuesten High Level Bridge on York Street 
from Princess Point

Sunday Bridges

view over the water

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

~Confucius

There are some million dollar homes along the shores of Lake Ontario with this view over to the Stelco plant. It is not always pretty, but some days it doesn't matter.

SkyWatchFriday

Monday Mural

a decorated hydro box in Hamilton

our world tuesday

waterfront trail

Beyond this entrance lies Bayfront Park and the Waterfront Trail. Formerly a vacant lot, it has been transformed over the last 18 years into a 40 acre park with trails and beaches. There is fishing and sailing on water, cycling and walking on trails, or playing and picnicking on the grass.

Our World Tuesday

to all buses

These pigeons seem happy to welcome you to this GO Station in downtown Hamilton. The TH&B Ry Co stands for Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Company (which merged with Canadian Pacific in the late 1980s). It is the only art deco railway station known in Canada. Today it doubles as a GO train and bus station which also includes other regional buses (Greyhound  and Canada Coach) as well as the local HSR buses.

signs, signs

Hamilton is Football

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton


A Hamilton Ti-Cats fan





















Our World Tuesday
signs, signs