Last Day Of November

Goodbye November hello December. The entire month turned out to be milder than normal. Environment Canada is predicting a winter that even if normal, it will feel tropical compared to the last two winters.

Something Special In The Light

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu

Family

In my family the males are out numbered.

Star Wars Christmas

May the Force be with you.

First Snow

I found this dusting in a farmer's field.

Signs - Welcome

Welcome to Welcome. It is part of the municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Rise And Shine

7:14 A.M. This time of year you do not have to get up early to see the sunrise.

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As the sun starts to move upward the sky colour quickly changes.

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Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both. Amy Grant

Tyrannosaurus

Primitive Designs added a life size scrap metal sculpture of a T-Rex dinosaur at its retail outlet on County Road 28 north of Port Hope.

Flying Fickle Finger of Fate

There is a reason why God gave us a middle finger.

Red Brick Farmhouse

I unexpectedly came across this abandon farmhouse. Urban sprawl is starting to creep into the area.

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Side view with plenty of windows.

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Who ever lived here before left some belongings behind.

Dark Gloomy Day

Cloudy, windy, rainy. The overcast clouds dimmed out the light so much that the street lights came on.

Memorial Bench

In loving memory of
SOOKDEO SUKHNANDAN
(GEORGE)
You will always
be in our hearts
1938-2014

Signs - Blondes

Ernest Boyles & Sons Farm Supplies in Peterborough, Ontario. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Beech Tree

A tree of many branches.

Work Barge

It has been moored here for a few weeks. I took some photos previously on different occasions but they just did not look right. That is until I returned one day at sunrise. That's when I realized that it was all about light.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Continuing from yesterday's posting this is what I found when I returned the next day.

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Apparently it was the original farmhouse in the area. The supervisor told me that the front of the new house would have a replica of the old building's frontage. I'll be keeping track and post updates.

Demolition

No one has live in this house for sometime. It was left to fall into despair.

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Now it is being demolished for a new structure.

The Monty Hall Problem

Nothing special today. Just having some fun with crazy things going through my mind.
Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?

Wind Power

At least once a year I like to take a photo of the local wind turbine.

Signs - Remembrance Day Canada 2015

The people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world are going to have to give in and give, it to them. Dwight D. Eisenhower. On remembrance day members of the armed forces are commemorated. The other common name for this day is Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting World War I on November 11th at 11am in 1918 the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Grist Mill

In 1846, Thomas Short, erected this stone flour mill here on the Indian River. Within five years he had built a sawmill across the river and had laid out a village plot named Allandale. By 1858, the Allandale Flour Mill, which now also housed an oatmeal mill, had become one of the largest in the region and was exporting large quantities of its products. Short encountered financial difficulties however, and lost possession of the mill in 1862. The village and the mill were re-named Lang after William Lang about 1872. The mill, whose interior was rebuilt by W.J. Humphries after a fire in 1896, continued in operation until 1965 when it was purchased by the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. Presently the mill is maintained and preserved by the Lang Pioneer Village Museum.

Vendor

At the farmers' market.

Encounter In The Woods

Back on the main trail it was just by chance that I meet up with this couple and their Munchkins.

A Walk In The Woods

Every time I go into a forest it always reminds of Bill Bryson's book "A Walk In The Woods".

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I like to walk off the beaten path.

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I have no clue as to why there is a "X" marked on this old remains of a tree. Woodpeckers perhaps?

Hanging On

Continuing my post from yesterday. Beauty has sprung from a section of land that was completely stripped of plant life. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) goal is one of protecting and restoring ecological function and resilience to both aquatic and terrestrial systems. Restoration of the site involves the placement of clean fill which will be shaped to collect and direct surface flow into a newly created hardwood swamp. The hardwood swamp will treat and cool surface water and will discharge into a small tributary that flows into East Duffins Creek. Restoration of this area will improve habitat for fish and wildlife communities, including Atlantic salmon and brook trout, and will provide future recreational opportunities for the public.

Restoring Conservation Land

Located on a gravel pit that was abandon about 30 years ago. It is an area where I have done considerable walking. I stopped in 2011 when the local conservation authority purchased the land and placed "No Trespassing" signs up. They just recently removed the signs, so I deiced to do some exploring. Past activities have altered the topography, drainage and ability to support historic vegetation. There is very little topsoil and the ground is mostly sand and gravel. Fortunately Mother Nature has her own plans and is making a comeback.

Signs - Embed

Apparently a few years ago someone did not like this sign and took it out on the tree. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Horse Sense

Here's looking at you kid.

Disappearing Fall Colours

It is almost the end of the line for fall colours but some trees are not giving up.

Autumn Fishing

The beginning of November and there still is a few fishermen left on the bay.