Signs, Signs - Cupcake

Hey, Cupcake is a unique cupcake, cookie and cake design company in London, Ontario. They cater to clientele who have a whimsical and clever sense of taste and style. Each cookie, cupcake and custom cake is an original work of art designed just for you! They use only the freshest and finest ingredients baked from scratch...and created with a whole lotta lovin'. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Stand Up Paddleboarding

Last Thursday Mother Nature brought summer back for one more day.

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Temperatures went up to 21 celsius or 70 fahrenheit.

Ready To Roll

The camera never seems to capture a scene the way your eyes see it, but I still like it. Really, I do.

Last Leaf Standing

Still hanging in there.

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Maples are always the most colourful.

Straw Man

It's a symbol of autumn.

Pickup Truck Classic

It's not drivable and is used as an eye catcher for Pickering Spring Service Ltd.,
in beautiful Downtown Pickering, Ontario.

Winter Storage Service

At Whitby Harbour this is how they move the big ones onto land for winter storage. It's fresh water, therefore it freezes over in the winter. The pressure washer on the right is used to clean hull. They must make sure the zebra mussels are cleaned off.

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Sitting at dockside a short distance away is Durham Region's police boat. I'm not sure when it is placed into storage but I would think it would be one of the last ones taken out.

Signs, Signs - Gone In A Flash

Can you imagine buying a sign and after you get it in place you realize that the sign maker misspelled Flash. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Agricultural Research Facility

Round buildings are a rare find for me. This one is a well fenced government research facility.

Stoop & Scoop

Pick up after your pet.

Sunday Bridges - Up & Down

Drawbridge located in Port Stanley, Ontario crossing Kettle Creek. I'm linking to Sunday Bridges.

Who Let The Dogs Out?

Take note that this Bulldog is wearing a t-shirt and a diaper.

Flaming Trees

Surrounded by the colours of autumn.

Sky Gazing

The sun has gone below the horizon and the light is gradually dimming.

Signs, Signs - Glasses

Yup, it's for real. They have been in business since 1997.
I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Toronto Maple Leafs

If you are Leaf's fan you will understand the message. The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup was in 1967. This season the National Hockey League owners have locked out their players over a contract dispute. This good news for the Leafs... they will lose less games.

Spray

Enjoying a mild fall day.

Sunday Bridges - Port Hope

In 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway connected Port Hope to Toronto and the Atlantic seaboard. It's viaduct over the Ganaraska River was the second greatest engineering challenge on the route, exceeded only by bridging the St. Lawrence River at Montreal. This view is looking to east.

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Here's another view looking to the west. I'm linking to Sunday Bridges.

The View

Looking along the shoreline of Lake Erie.
The building you see is the water intake for the purification plant.

Weekend Reflections - Pond

It's that time of year when the fall colours become candy to our eyes. I'm linking to Weekend Reflections.

Haunted Building - Middlesex County Courthouse

Located in London, Ontario and erected in 1830, this building is modelled after Malahide Castle, near Dublin, Ireland. The courthouse is the reputed haunt of Marion "Peg Leg" Brown. Convicted of murdering Constable Michael Toohey, a member of the local Constabulary, he escaped custody, but was later recaptured in Washington State, and sent back to London to have his sentence meted out.

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On May 17th, 1899, "Peg Leg", was escorted to the gallows, where he is said to have repeatedly expressed his innocence of the crime, and twice cursed the courthouse, saying that no grass would ever grow on his grave, and that he would continue to haunt the courthouse, especially on the anniversary of his execution. As for Peg Leg’s former resting place, it was paved over with asphalt - finally realizing the "curse" that no grass would ever grow over his grave.

Signs, Signs - Mr. T

Painted on a candy store window in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Moon - Light

The last few nights there has been a very bright moon. This shot was taken around sunrise.

Signs, Signs - Pickle

Located in Stouffville, Ontario. I photographed it with a smile on my face.
I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Hello Autumn

Bring it on!

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Don't forget the harvest. Big or small, we eat them all.

Ladies In Masks

I met these two young ladies in the Town Of Bowmanville. It was the noise they were making that got my attention as they walked along the sidewalk. They had a megaphone and a air horn that they were not afraid to use. They where selling tickets to a stage show. The money collected from the sale of the tickets would go towards a project to improve the fish ladder in Bowmanville Creek. I talked to them for a few minutes and when I asked if I could take their photo I was surprised at how eager they were to pose for my camera.