Delmanor Retirement Residence...

 

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Aural Aurora - April Sunset

Oak Ridges Moraine

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Barry Wallace

King Township History book launches...

                                                

'The History of King Township'  by Ann Love  and Sharon Bentley was launched on April 24 at the King Township Municipal Centre, before an enthusiastic gathering.   Pictured below are the two authors and myself.   Ann Love is on the left and Sharon Bentley is pictured on the right.   I am now the proud owner of three of the history books, two of which I will be gifting to my daughters, Allison and Auralee, who were born and raised in King Township.  My late wife was born a Cairns.  The Cairns name in King Township dates back 190 years to 1835 when Adam Cairns became a homesteader on the 10th Concession of King, north of the King Road, on land that today is part of Cold Creek Conservation Area.

At right, I am seen, with longtime friends of mine and authors of the new King history book, Ann Love, left and Sharon Bentley, right.

The new King history book can be purchased at the King Cultural Centre, on the King Road, at Kinghorn, just east of Jane Street.   

It will also be available at the King Township Municipal Offices in King City.

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Barry Wallace

Daffodil Diorama in Aurora's Field of Gold...

Residents of Aurora are once again to be treated to a panoply of daffodils  alongside the Tannery Creek valley in the Aurora Arboretum.   The splendid array of daffodils, which are yellow-flowered narcissus, is to found slightly northwest of the Aurora municipal office building (where parking is available), off John West Way.   Access is also available east of the Aurora Family Leisure Complex on Industrial Parkway North.   The arboretum can also be accessed, on foot, on the southeast corner of the St. John's Sideroad and Industrial Parkway North.

                                                                 Photos by Pat Cromie

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Barry Wallace

Easter tradition at Delmanor...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Residents of Delmanor Retirement Residence in Aurora were delighted to watch seven chicks hatch from an onsite incubator at Easter.   After a few days of adjusting to their new world, the chicks were released from a pen and allowed to wander about in a hallway, much to the delight of a throng of onlookers.   In the photo immediately above, the chicks are seen being herded by Delmanor staffers Rachel and Tiffany and Arianna.  The chickens were then loaded up and returned to the nearby farm from which they originated.

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Knitted afghans for the kids and grandkids...

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My partner Pat, at Delmanor Retirement Residence in Aurora, has just finished knitting the afghan seen above (one in a series of ten) that she has gifted to daughters, granddaughters and other female relatives over the past few years.  Each afghan was completed with wool made in Turkey over the course of several weeks, and recipients were asked in advance for assorted desired colours.

The pieces are considered by some to be instant heirlooms and are treasured by recipients.   Are there more to come?   Only time will tell.   Nice work Pat.

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Barry Wallace

Easter sunset on the Oak Ridges Moraine...

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Much anticipated...

 

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Barry Wallace