Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Last Camera on King blog for a while...

This is the last CameraonKing blog for a couple of months due to a health issue in the family that will keep me concentrating  my attention elsewhere for a few months.  See you down the road sometime in the new year.  
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Barry

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Other King Inukshuks...

 Photos by Barry Wallace

The photo above appeared in this space a few days ago and it prompted me to dig out some other inukshuk photos I have taken along King's biways and highways.










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Barry Wallace

Monday, October 28, 2019

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Photos by April Dawn Georgekish Gull

Photos by April Dawn Georgekish Gull

Here are two more photos taken by my niece, April Dawn Georgekish Gull, who lives in Wemindji, Quebec, on the east side of James Bay.   She seems to have a gift for capturing the beauty of rugged landscapes in her native province.   


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Barry Wallace

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Has it really been 7 years?

Photo by Barry Wallace
I took the photo above of LOCALE restaurant & bar in December of 2012.   In a few weeks time, Locale will mark its 7th anniversary at the four corners in King City.   The photo below shows some restoration work now underway to keep the new landmark looking familiar and attractive.   These improvements imply that Locale may be around for another seven years, or more, which would undoubtedly be great news to its many patrons and all those who just appreciate its perfect appearance as part of the village's charm and cultural heritage.




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Barry Wallace

Friday, October 25, 2019

Whither the wall known as 'Shift'?

      Photo by Barry Wallace
   
Does anyone know?
Does anyone still care?
Does it really matter anymore?


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BarrytheBirder

Thursday, October 24, 2019

No inukshuk too small...

Photo by Barry Wallace
...somewhere in King
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Barry Wallace

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Reading Pierre Berton's 50 books...


                                                                                                    Photo by Barry Wallace
Earlier this year I stated that I was going to join my old high-school buddy, Ted Bird (left) of Schomberg, in reading all 50 books written by the renowned Canadian author Pierre Berton.  I've read 42 of his books so far, but seemed to have come to a bit of blockage.   The libraries in the York Region area have been more than helpful, but the remaining books they have cannot be removed from the premises, which means one would have to read them inside the libraries.   With all due respect, a chair and table at the library is not as comfortable as my big soft sofa chair and large footstool in front of the fireplace.   Ted, meanwhile has now read over 30 of Berton's books and is still tracking down others.  I am however ending the quest.   It was fun and immensely educational and I have thanked Ted for launching me on the journey.
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Barry Wallace  
  

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Near Eaton Hall ~ Seneca College

Photo by Barry Wallace
Entwined until the end
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Barry Wallace

Monday, October 21, 2019

Dog Tales Sanctuary - 19th Sideroad


                                                                                                     Photo by Barry Wallace
Windy autumn water fountain
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Barry Wallace

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Bond Lake ~ Oak Ridges

 Photos by Barry Wallace
Not in King, but close enough for me




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Barry Wallace

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Oak Ridges Trail ~ west of Bathurst...

 Photos by Barry Wallace


...a brief dappled journey




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Barry Wallace

Friday, October 18, 2019

Fond memories of Bell's Lake...

Photo by Barry Wallace
The photo above of Bell's Lake, on Highway 27, north of Nobleton is a favourite of mine.   I came across it recently and recalled how Bell's Lake used to be a favourite swimming hole of mine back in my mid-teens.  I looked up Bell's Lake in Elizabeth McClure Gillham's book entitled Early Settlements of King Township to refresh my memory of her recollections.   Compared to the pastoral and passive image in the photo above, Bell's Lake, which was also called Kingsville and Loch Erne, was for many years, long ago, a bustling little hamlet, even bigger than the early Nobleton.   Back then, one would have found a lumber mill, a blacksmith, a woodworking shop, a reaping machine shop and an inn.  Later, a hotel by the lake built by a man named Bell, was the inspiration for the lake's name change.   The hotel had a dining room, a bar and a livery stable.   Years later, there followed a store and dance hall, and then another store and a tourist resort.   Highway 27 was known in another century as the 9th line of King Township and Elizabeth Gillham wrote in her 1975 book that the road at Bell's Lake curved dangerously close to the water.   The road was set back to its present location and was greatly improved.   The photo above shows  long grass growing in front of the lake, but I recall a beach, of sorts, which many of us enjoyed, especially on warm weekends and hot summer weeknights in July and August.  If we couldn't get a car ride To Bell's Lake, we would ride our bikes or hitchhike.   This was in the mid-1950s.   The fond memories of those good times never fade.
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Barry Wallace

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Michaelmas Daisies in bloom in our garden...


 Photo by Barry Wallace
 Michaelmas Daisies
Historic-uk.com states that in British folklore, the Michaelmas Daisy, which flowers in the growing season between late August and early October, provides colour and warmth to gardens at a time when the majority of flowers are coming to an end.   As suggested by the saying below, this daisy fights against the advancing gloom of autumn and winter.

If ducks do slide at Michaelmas
At Christmas they will swim
If ducks do swim at Michaelmas 
At Christmas they will slide.

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Barry Wallace



Wednesday, October 16, 2019

16th Sideroad ~ just west of Dufferin

 Photos by Barry Wallace
I do not know what kind of berry bushes these are but they are very pretty and bountiful, adding to this autumn's colourful palette.  My uneducated guess is Highbush Cranberry -  maybe, or maybe not.

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Barry Wallace

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Monday, October 14, 2019