....another cold dinner?

Photo by Barry Wallace

Hungry squirrels are indomitable

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After the snowy storm...

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The Roost Cafe

Keele Street ~ King City

Episcopal Old Methodist Cemetery

Jane Street ~ Kinghorn

Jesse Lloyd Memorial
Lloydtown

Highway 27 ~ Schomberg

10th Concession

Lloydtown mailbox

Near Nobleton

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Nobleton ~ 10th Concession 

In a snowy ditch
near Laskay



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Part of the joy of Christmas and New Year...

Photos by Barry Wallace

One of the special parts of the Christmas holiday period was having a succession of three different amaryllis plants bloom over a period of about six weeks.   We had never arranged this before, but the effort was worth it.   Maybe four next year?

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Another pooch spiffily decked out...

 Photo by Barry Wallace

Meet Kirby

My neighbour walked her dog Kirby, by the house on Thursday and I couldn't help but notice how nattily attired Kirby was.  Not only was Kirby wearing what appeared to be a tuxedo, but he had his own colour-coordinated goggles to wear as he perambulated through King City.  The goggles are not an affectation, but protection for his eyes against slush thrown up by passing cars and trucks, which has been bothering him lately.  Hopefully, the 'cool shades' help his sore eyes.

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Nobleton Accordian Band .... who knew?

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I visited the King Heritage and Cultural Centre to see how the next public historical  presentation was shaping up and this bass drum (being held by museum curator Kathleen Fry) caught my eye in a storage area.   Kathleen believes the drum is about 50 years old, dating back to the 1960s.   I don't know if the drum is to be featured in the next museum presentation, but that event should be very interesting for history and antiques buffs.   Ed Moran, expert collector, will present and discuss many specially selected artifacts from the museum's collections.   The date is Saturday, February 9th, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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King's new home...

Photo by Barry Wallace

This makes it official, I think.   The township's new headquarters is called 'KING TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL CENTRE'.  Shiny silver lettering (somewhat subdued but spiffy at the same time) was installed this past week, above the main entrance.   Bit by bit, piece by piece, every last detail is falling into place.   Even the new adjoining police detachment offices will be staffed and fully functional next week, Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Deer joins moon eclipse viewer in backyard...

Photo: Zoreh Zand

One-time King City resident, Zoreh Zand posted this photo last week of a friendly deer that joined her in her backyard in Cleveland, Ohio, to watch the moon eclipse.  I feel Zoreh and her antlered friend are perhaps soulmates.  Zoreh maintains contact with many of her former King friends.

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The empty belltower

Photo by Barry Wallace

The empty belltower in yesterday's blog is located atop the Presbyterian Church, on Keele Street in King City.  Prior to becoming a church, the building was a the long-time Eva L. Dennis Public School.   But what became of the bell in the roof-top tower?

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A King belltower with no bell...

Photo by Barry Wallace

What became of the bell?

I think this King Township bell tower dates from 1873 but it is missing a bell.   Do you know where I took this photo?   Does anyone know what became of the bell?   I'll reveal the bell tower's location in tomorrow's blog.   Maybe a reader knows what became of the bell?

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Little snow ~ but lots of wind...

Photos by Barry Wallace

It doesn't always take a lot of snow to make drifts, but if there's lots of high winds, it helps.   These are scenes along the King-Vaughan Townline, between Weston Road and Hwy. 27.   The photo below shows the East Humber River at a point where the current is strong enough to keep the water open, despite the -23C temperature.

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Wind Chill Factor ~ Sunday morning...

 Photos by Barry Wallace

Tannery Hill Farm

King Road and Hwy. 400 ~ at Kinghorn

The temperature early yesterday was -22C at Kinghorn, and the winds were gusting between 25 and 50 kms.  Calculating the wind chill factor gave us a reading of between -35C and -38.5C.   Monday is supposed to be even colder!   Bundle up or stay inside folks.

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At Dog Tales Sanctuary ~ 19th Sideroad King

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Downspout outside the unique cafe

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12th Concession ~ King Township

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Hmmmm .... interesting.

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King Heritage and Cultural Centre

Photo by Barry Wallace

The old original main classroom at the Kinghorn Public School, which is now part of the King Heritage and Cultural Centre, is slowly but surely being transformed into a very modern heritage gallery.   The space immediately below this gallery will be made-over and devoted for historic artifact storage, and access will be supplemented by an elevator.  Other parts of the KHCC are also being renovated and refurbished for historical and educational display purposes, plus provide a new working and storage space for use by the King Archives workers.   Work will likely continue through much of 2019.

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More art at new King Administrative HQ

Photos by Barry Wallace

Here are some more artworks that have been hung in the new King Township Administrative Headquarters in King City.   These five pieces are located on the second floor of building and I apologize for not including the names of the artists.   Gallery labels have not been installed yet but I think maybe I did make out a Helen Lucas signature on one of the colourful, large-format renderings.  One of the pieces is located at the top of the stairs on the second floor and the other four are displayed in a small visitor lounge, further down the hallway.  Whatever your business on the 2nd floor, your will likely be affected by these mood-altering, joyful artworks.
Go back to my December 15th blog to see the previously featured works of art, and hopefully I will in the near future, unite each piece of art with their creator's name.  

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Orioles in January?

 Photos by Barry Wallace

 Today I craved a summer image...

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Highway 400 and 19th Sideroad...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Sign of the times
Surely some things are held to be obvious

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Cold Sunday at Dog Tales Sanctuary...

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This beautifully-marked, four-and-a-half-month-old pup (above)  was  a Dog Tales visitor and impromptu greeter to everyone in the cafe.   Another visitor (below) was a wee-bit-of-a-thing, snugly attired in a full-length coat with a turtle-neck collar, warm boots and, if you can believe it ... socks!  

This pretty boy, named Damien, was born at Dog Tales last May 24th weekend and has spent the last seven months or so, in a separate paddock with his mother.   He willingly lets you pet his nose and then tries to nip you fingers.  There are plenty of signs about telling you not to pet the horses, so you can't say you weren't warned.

More and more different kinds of critters are showing up in the Dog Tales pens and paddocks, including pigs (see above), cows, donkeys, ponies, geese and chickens.  Among the few exotic chickens, is an Icelandic rooster (seen below).  Icelandic chickens are a landrace fowl which is rare outside their native country, where they have evolved since being introduced by Norse settlers in the 9th century. 

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New police station in King City...

Photo by Barry Wallace

The final touches have been made to the new York Regional Police substation in the Township of King municipal headquarters building.   The outside touches include a York Regional Police flag atop the fourth pole and the colourful YRP emblem on the front of the building.

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Barry Wallace

New art at The Roost Cafe...

Paintings by Lynn Vissers

Roost Cafe ~ 12974 Keele Street, King City 

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Winter a day-to-day thing in King...

Photos by Barry Wallace

One day the temperature is 6C and the icy streamlets in the East Humber River are melting away (see above) and then the next morning the temperature is -14C and snow flurries prevail throughout the day.   Below are some photos from the frigid Thursday morning in King Township.

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Barry Wallace