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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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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Protected against the elements...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Weather-protected canine

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Another pink to try...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Toronto Star columnist Carolyn Evans Hammond, has recommended another pink delight called Pelee Island Pelee Pink (2023).   I'm about to try a bottle shortly.   This Pelee Island product is apparently a delicious blend of 86 percent Chambourcin, a lesser known grape, and 14 percent Vidal.   The result is seems is a rose' that gleams pink in the glass.   The flavour is, apparently, juicy and round with a kiss of sweetness offset by racy aciditity.   Flavours lean toward freshly picked strawberries and ruby grapefruit.   Carolyn goes on to say this crowd-pleassing style will appeal to fans of the once-popular Bread & Butter Rose' from California.   It is 12.5% alc. and 14 g/L sugar, selling at $13.95.   We shall see...

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Barry Wallace

Olympic Medal Factor favours Canada...

 

When one divides the medal counts of top countries in the 2026 Winter Olympics by the population of each country one comes up with what I am calling the... 

'Olympic Medal Factor'

When I established an Olympic Medal Factor for the top nine medal winners in the recently completed Winter Olympics, I discover that Canada is almost tied with Italy (30 medals divided by 59 million population) with a Olympic  Medal Factor  of 5.1).  Canada's Olympic Medal Factor is 5.25 ( 21 medals divided by 40 million population).

Italy placed 3rd in the official recent Winter Olympic medal count at 30 medals.  Using what I am calling the 'Olympic Medal Factor', Canada could be ranked in 4th place in a revised medal standings tally.

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Barry Wallace

King 15th Sideroad...

                                                                        Photo by Barry Wallace

                                   Come on summer...

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Barry Wallace