Part of the Oak Ridges Trail...

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Ed Miller Side Trail ~ north of King City

Strong winds over the past several months have taken a very noticeable toll on larger trees (see above and below) along the Miller Side Trail, north of King City, but the people who have maintained the trail have kept it clear and stable.   As I took the picture below of a tree that had resisted fierce winds, there were constant cracking noises coming from the split in the  trunk as it was moved by the wind.   The split in the trunk went far down into the roots   The inevitable seem to be warning me.

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First Turkey Vulture of 2021...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

I spotted my first Turkey Vulture of the new year on Sunday, February 28, soaring above the old Tannery Hill Farm, at Kinghorn, on the north-west corner of the King Road and Jane Street.   In just over 31 years of tracking my bird sightings, I have gone from seeing Turkey Vultures a few times in the months of July and August, to seeing them regularly now  between early March and late November.   So from 1990 to 2021, I have gone from regularly seeing these huge birds for 2 months in the summer in the early 1990s to seeing them regularly now for 9 months of the year.   What is the reason?  Mainly,  it's global warming.   Many bird species, in fact are extending the  amount of time they spend in Canada in the spring, summer and fall.   Food, especially road-kill in the case or Turkey Vultures, seems to be plentiful.

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Jane Street & Hwy. 9

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   Zander Sod turns on its fountain

            ...spring is just three weeks away

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Timeless Lloydtown

 

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Rebellion Way

Centre Street

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Main Street, Schomberg...

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The Grackle Cafe

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17th Sideroad of King...west of 6th Concession

 

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Nature Conservancy of Canada

Happy Valley Heritage Forest

LANGTRY NATURE RESERVE

Stewarded for the benefit of nature and for all Canadians through

a significant bequest by the late M. Roberta Langtry of Toronto

Philanthropist ~ Teacher ~ Writer - Naturalist

1 APRIL 1916  ~ 13 AUGUST 2005

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Black + White + Coloured winter photos...

Photos by Barry Wallace

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Photo from Wemindji...

 

Photo by April Dawn Gull

This snow angel photo was taken by my niece April Dawn Gull in the village of Wemindji, on the eastern shore of James Bay in northern Quebec.   Charming photo April.   Nicely done.

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Spring is just around the corner...

 

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Only 3 1/2 weeks until spring's arrival

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What a beauty...

 

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I asked about this horse's colour.

My friend and one-time King City resident, and regular reader of this blog, Zoreh Zand, has replied to my question, of Feb. 10, about this horse's colour.   She contacted Dorita Peer who passed on the following info to Zoreh.

To the English and French - Chestnut

To cowboys                        - Sorrel

To Hungarians                    - Yellow

To Germans                       -  Fox

Thank you ladies.

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Haiku for a photo...

 Photo by Barry Wallace

So I stroll along

           and you slither by

                      just how unalike are we?

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Experimenting with haiku...

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    Frozen whiskers

               Huge black nostrils

                      In my ears horse bells

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In last summer's garden...

Photo by Barry Wallace

    Why was I not told

            that God was nature

                    and I was to embrace it?

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East of Nobleton...

 

Cold photos by Barry Wallace 

East Humber River under Mill Road Bridge

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Seneca College ~ west side of Dufferin Street

 

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The problem with cross-country skiing...

...is having to going uphill

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Weston Rd. - north of Lloydtown-Aurora Rd.

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Carrying Place Golf & Country Club

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Christmas continues in winter horse pasture...

 

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Weston Road ~ south of the Marsh

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15th Sideroad of King...

 

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Blue and black perspective

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15th Sideroad and 7th Concession...

 

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Well fed

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15th Sidroad Mailbox

 

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Charming mixed message

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What is this colour called?

I spotted this beauty on the 16th Sideroad of King, but wasn't sure what colour it was.   Is this what is known as a sorrel?

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Near Kettleby...

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White on white

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In the Holland Marsh...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

Here is a sign I spotted in the Holland Marsh last week while I was out looking for Snowy Owls.   I didn't see any 'Olds' automobiles nearby, but that's not to say there may not be some classic Oldsmobiles stored away in old nearby vegetable barns.

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Opposite Seneca College...

 

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Here's a small private farm pond, on the east side of Dufferin Street, across from Seneca College, that has been groomed into a natural skating pond.  Nicely done, folks.

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Dog Tales Rescue & Sanctuary ~ 19th Sideroad

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No missing this pony

Are these rubber boots?

Cold snowy landscape

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Holland Marsh graffiti...

 

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Under Hwy. 400 bridge over the south Canal Bank Road

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Temperanceville United Church

Photo above by Barry Wallace

Over 212 years in the making...

As a sixty-five year resident of King City, I have been in several United Churches in York Region, but Temperanceville United Church, on the northeast corner of the King Road and Bathurst Street, was never one of them.   I hope to change that in the future, when 'Covid' is brought under control. What prompts me to visit was seeing the picture above, of the chancel and nave, on the church's website.   The shapes and arrangement of the pews captured my interest, which I have to see for myself.   

It was the Protestant Reformation that brought about pews in church sanctuaries and 'in-the-round' seating that placed worshippers on three sides of the stage, thereby keeping the focal point on the cross, altar or communion table.   The style of seating layout creates more intimate worshipper engagement by placing everyone as near as possible to services.   Thus sight and sound are enhanced for all.

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Above is one of the several ancient gravestones beside the Temperanceville United Church.   It recalls Michael R. Saigeon who died in 1847, at the age of 83 years.   He was a native of Main, France, and was born in 1764.

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Paragliding on the ice at Lake Wilcox...

 

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