My first great grandson... sort of...

Photo by Pat Cromie
 

Cooper Robert Foley - 9 lbs.

Although I have 5 grandchildren who may presumably have children of there  own one day, It has not happened yet.   However, my partner Pat Cromie now has four great grandchildren, including the newest arrival, pictured above, who is just three weeks old, and has quite a set of lungs on him, and 'Coop' and I are buddies already.

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Barry Wallace

Phil Chadwick art...

Painting by Phil Chadwick

Herewith is a painting by former King Township resident and Environment Canada weatherman Phil Chadwick of a Red Fox kit that was sent to me recently.   

Charming depiction Phil.

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Barry Wallace

1960s handicrafts from the Wallace family...

 
Photo by Barry Wallace

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Barry Wallace

March 7th hazy lazy thaw...

                                                                                             Photo by Barry Wallace

Butternut Ridge Trail - south Aurora

14C - light rain, winds around 14 to 16 mph., 2.45 p.m.

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Barry Wallace

Bathurst Street - the King Ridge

                                                                                             Photos by Barry Wallace

November, 2026, will mark the 10-year completion of the reconstruction and paving of Bathurst Street North in King Township where the street descends into the Holland Marsh.   The project allowed northbound traffic on Bathurst Street to bypass Richmond Hill, Aurora and Newmarket. on its way to Bradford and points beyond.

Pictured above and below is Bathurst Street, looking south up onto the King Ridge (above) and north into the Holland Marsh (below).   Bathurst Street, just north of Hwy. 9, is also touted as the location of a second "Southlake Hospital' site, to be announced in the spring of 2026.

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Barry Wallace

When do honeybees appear in spring?

Photos by Barry Wallace

In Ontario, honeybees do not truly hibernate but stay in their hives, beginning to fly out for "cleansing flights" on warmer days in March (when temperatures are above 0 degrees celsius), with major foraging starting in April.

Bumblebee queens emerge from hibernation in early spring, typically between mid-April and mid-May, once temperatures are reliably warmer and early flowers are blooming.

Honeybee haiku

"A bee

staggers out of the

peony"

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Barry Wallace

King Lodge Cats...

                                                                        Photo by Barry Wallace

This is a photo I took at King Lodge, north of King City, many years ago when my mother Muriel was a resident there.   These cats were a favourite of hers and most of the other residents at the time.

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Barry Wallace