Fall turtles in King pond...

Photo by Barry Wallace

There once was a turtle named Myrtle. 

who was a very fertile turtle, 

When her eggs she did lay, 

She was rumored to say,

"I shall never get over this hurdle!"

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Swainson's Hawk heads south...

                                                                           Photo by Barry Wallace

A Swainson's Hawk stretches its wings atop Delamanor Retirement Residence in Aurora, before heading out on its migration to south America for the winter.   May of these raptors have been hovering over and nesting in south-central Aurora's wooded areas for many months.

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Late September sunset...

 

View from south-west Aurora

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King Yownship horses...

 

Photos by Barry Wallace

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King City United Church...

Photos by Barry Wallace

King City United Church traces its beginnings back to a mid-19th century Methodist Episcopal congregation in 1865 when the local area was known as Springhill.

Early records show the congregation started about 1865, with local resident George Garrow leading Sunday school classes inside a local wheelwright's shop.

Springhill got its name because of the high water table and many springs in the area. 

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Autumn leaves in King...

Photo by Barry Wallace

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Humber River

Humber River (near Bolton, Ontario)

The Humber River begins at the Niagara Escarpment in Mono, Dufferin County and ends at Humber Bay on Lake Ontario in Toronto, Ontario.

It was first used by indigenous people at least 12,000 years ago and French explorer Etienne Brule recorded seeing it in 1615.

It was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1999.   It is 126 km. (78 mi.) long.

The Humber River merges with the East Humber River in Woodbridge, within the City of Vaughan, in southern York Region.

The East Humber River originates on the south side of the Oak Ridges Moraine between Richmond Hill and Aurora, and flows through southern King Township. between turning south into Vaughan

East Humber River (north of Woodbridge)

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Barry Wallace