When Steam Was King

Artist Allen C. Hilgendorf painted the mural on the side of a historic fire hall.
It depicts a nostalgic look of the Markdale train station.

Nova Scotia Textiles

There are more windows smashed out than not; doors are boarded up yet remain partially pried open.

Windsor’s iconic Nova Scotia Textiles Mill building still stands tall, though these days, it looks a little worse for wear.
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While the inside lays in shambles, Windsor residents are hoping the building will be salvaged and transformed before it’s too late.

Sunday Sky

Sunrise at the transit hub.

Subway & Bikes

Bicycles are permitted on subways and streetcars during off-peak hours.

B&W Friday

I hope the owner has all wheel drive.

Lifeboat Crew

Fred Harrison's mural of the storm rescue of American sailors on Lake Erie in 1902 by the Port Stanley Rescue Crew. Located on the wall of Jackson's Fish Market in Port Stanley, Ontario.

Reflection

What you are seeing is a small portion of the Nuclear Generating Station.

Winter Swans

Mute swans are huge white bird with long neck, reddish orange bill, and black face. Immatures are dusky brown with a gray bill. Native to northern Europe and Asia, but introduced in many regions, where it is now common on ponds, lakes, and calm coastal waters. They need to winter in a place with open water shallow enough to tip to the bottom for food.

Monday Night

Lighting up the night.

Do Not Bad Mouth Mother Nature

People like to moan and groan about the weather, politics, and just about everything else. Recently I have been complaining about how the winters are not like they used to be. Yesterday Mother Nature decided to take revenge her on me.

Audie

This is a scan of a photo I took in 1979 on tour of Arlington National Cemetery.

B&W Friday

It's cold and raining but that did not stop this fisherman. He was catching pike and releasing them.

Winter Rain

I grew up (1940s - 1950s) when winters were cold and the ground would be covered with lots of snow. Not anymore... the new norm is dull days with rain and more rain.

Hungry Geese

Canada Geese spend their nights on water. At the first signs of light they fly inland to salvage for food, especially in cornfields.

Flatiron Mural

Located in the Toronto on the west side of The Gooderham Building. Canadian artist Derek Michael Besant.

Monday Night

One of the local grocery stores in my neighbourhood. The store is closed but there are people working inside.

Sunday Sky

In order to to see a colourful sky like this, one must must be up and about before the sun begins to rise above the horizon.

Family Feud

Noisy swans and the audience couldn't care less.

My Hugging Carrots

Love at first sight.

Future Master Plan

Demolishing the old for the new. The plan is to start demolition of the old Sears building. With three condominium towers allocated for living purposes, the new development complex will also consist of a planned hotel, an arts centre, an outdoor ice rink, a combined senior and youth centre, and a central library expansion. As well, a premium will be put on local accessibility by constructing a thoroughfare network of pedestrian-friendly walkways thereby ensuring the area’s longevity as a bustling downtown core and central meeting place for shoppers and workers alike.

Traffic Jam

The westbound Highway 401 lanes were closed for hours as part of a police investigation. Commuters were force off the highway onto the local roadways. The roads were so congested that many travellers were stuck in traffic for hours.

Post No Bills

Build a wall and they will plaster it.

Graffiti Alley

On a photo shoot with my son.

Sunday Sky

Afternoon sun.

B&W Friday

My Granddaughter sixteen years ago.

Christmas Lights

A Christmas light display for a good cause. Colleen Penney and family have been part of the City of Pickering’s annual Mayor’s Light Tour for five years. The family is requesting that onlookers please leave a donation for Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital.

Happy New Year... 2020

The year might be 2020, but your vision certainly isn't.