New planet discovered in our solar system...

 

Planet Nine is real and has become the biggest discovery in our solar system in over 170 years.   After nearly a decade of mystery and speculation, Planet Nine has officially stepped out of the shadows.   This long-theorized world, hidden deep in the icy darkness of Neptune, has finally been visually confirmed by astronomers.

It is a massive, icy giant, estimated to be 5 to 10 times the mass of our Earth, and it takes a staggering 10,000 to 20,000 years to make just one full orbit of the Sun.

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St. Andrew's College, Aurora

 
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Trumpeter Swans at Aurora Arboretum...

 

Photos by Barry Wallace

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Fish at Lake Jonda/Eaton Hall/Seneca College in King...

 

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Cranberry Glass collection...

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Pictured here, in a sunny bow window setting,  is a Cranberry Glass collection belonging to a resident of Delmanor Retirement Residence in Aurora.   Cranberry glass is a type of glassware known for its distinct pinkish-red colour, achieved by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass.  The resulting colour can range from a light pink to a deep burgundy, and is often more intense at the edges of where the glass was blown. 

 
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East Humber River - King Township...

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King Township horses...

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Holland Marsh scenes in King Township...

 Photos by Barry Wallace

                                                                       

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South-west portion of rural King Township close to the King-Vaughan border...

 

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A small tributary of the East Humber River

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Day after the Summer Stolstice...

 
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Herewith a couple of sunset photos taken the day after the Summer Solstice, last Friday.  On Saturday, the following day, the day was one minute shorter and every day from now until the Winter Solstice shall become shorter, until December 21st, the day with the shortest amount of sunshine in 2025.  

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Aurora sunset...

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Butternut Ridge Trail - south Aurora

I took these two sunset photos on the evening of June 20th, 

the longest day of the year (the summer solstice).

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Photos from James Bay...

         Photos by April Dawn Georgekish

I have a niece who lives on the east coast of James Bay in northern Quebec and who loves to explore the rugged landscape around the community of Wemindji where she lives.   She also likes to photograph that landscape also.   Herewith a couple of April Dawn's recent photos.

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Rare Swainson's Hawk flying over Aurora...

 

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A pair of Swainson's Hawks, which normally are found in the central United States, have taken up residence over Aurora and King in the past 30 days.  One of birds in this pair is thought to be the same Swainson's Hawk that spent the summer and fall in this area last year, before migrating south.   It is remarkable to think that this same bird has returned to Aurora this year, instead of returning to U.S. midwest.  This year's pair have been observed building a nest at the top of tall trees in the southwest end of Aurora.

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52 YEAR-OLD BEAUTY!

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1973 MUSTANG

Photo taken at L.C.B.O. Store in north-east Aurora. 

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Contrails over Aurora at sunset...

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The photo above shows contrails (condensations trails) photographed  over Aurora just before a recent sunset.   It seems they occur almost daily.  Contrails are a visible line of condensation in the sky behind an aircraft, especially by jet aircraft at very high altitude.

While there aren't regular daily flights, supposedly, with specific patterns over southern Canada by both the US Air Force and the Canadian Air Force, there are instances of joint exercises and training missions that may involve patterned flight activity.   

The RCAF does conduct routine air patrols and training exercises, some of which might be visible in southern Canada.   Similarly, the USAF may conduct exercises in Canadian airspace, which could include patterned flights..  These are not however, daily.

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Recent sunsets...

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Thinking of her...

                                                               

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Daughter's gift to mother on Father's Day

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Sunset sequence over King and Aurora...

7 p.m.

7.30 p.m.

8.00 p.m.

8.30 p.m.

 9 p.m.

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