Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Friday, December 23, 2022
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Sculpture by Barry Wallace
Carvings from 2000 to 2010
Tropical Fish - Bluenose - Black Holes - First effort - Starving Polar Bear
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Barry Wallace
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Friday, December 9, 2022
Susan Beharriell remembered...
Photos by Barry Wallace
LCol (Ret'd) Susan Beharriell
February 1, 1954 - December 1, 2022
Above, Susan in her Mother Nature persona
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Barry Wallace
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Bond Lake power station ~ circa 1899
Built on Yonge Street, on the west side of Bond Lake, approximately 123 years ago, the 1,000 hp. Bond Lake Power Station provided power to the Yonge Street rail line but also provided surplus power to some nearby communities such as King City. Remnants of the facility can still be seen today, as pictured below.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Laskay Hall moved to Kinghorn 5 years ago
Photos by Barry Wallace
Laskay Hall was built on the 6th Concession of King (Weston Rd.) in 1859, by the Sons of Temperance and became the home of the Laskay Women's Institute in 1910. It was moved five years ago and is now a key part of the King Township Museum complex, on the King Road at the west end of King City. The photo below shows Laskay Hall making the turn from Weston Road and heading to Kinghorn in 2018. Below that is Laskay Hall, 159 years later, as it appears today in Kinghorn.
Friday, November 25, 2022
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Garter Snakes should now be in a warm place...
Photo by Barry Wallace
Time to hibernate for Garter Snakes
Garter Snakes usually hibernate in October are now likely underground somewhere trying to stay warm. They may be over-wintering alone or in a hibernaculum with more than a hundred, or more, other snakes and staying there until spring. They will coil themselves into a ball, not eat anything and stay in a state of torpor throughout the winter.
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Barry Wallace
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Sunday, November 20, 2022
'Heart In Home' ... Main Street Schomberg
Photo by Barry Wallace
Not a real tree-shadow on a wall...
...but a painted tree-shadow on a wall.
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Barry Wallace
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Friday, November 18, 2022
Dufferin Street...Holland Marsh
Photo by Barry Wallace
There are tree forts...
and then there are tree forts!
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Barry Wallace
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Midweek respite...Dufferin Street
Photos by Barry Wallace
Holland Marsh Christian Reformed Church
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Barry Wallace
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Plaque in the middle of Lloydtown...
Photo by Barry Wallace
Transcription:
'For 100 years a blacksmith's shop at this site was at the hub of Lloydtown. The blacksmith was arguably the most important man in pioneer communities. There were several blacksmiths in Lloydtown during the 1800s. Shoeing horses and repairing the metal rims on wagon wheels was very hard on a man's back, so the blacksmith could only work for about a 10-year period. The large double doors in the front of the shop were used to post notices of local news such as farm auctions, social events, and reward posters for rebels. When the main shop was dismantled in the 1930s, it was noted that the big doors had hundreds of nails from the postings of the last 100 years.'
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Barry Wallace
Saturday, November 12, 2022
On a King concession road...
Photo by Barry Wallace
I've photographed this sweet-looking creature on another occasion and again I feel he or she may have no sight in its right eye. Nevertheless, it seems to be quite content in its rural pasture.
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Barry Wallace
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
In the Holland Marsh...
Photo by Barry Wallace
Days are over for vegetable pickers' cottage.
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Barry Wallace
Monday, November 7, 2022
Bathurst Street ~ King Township...
Photo by Barry Wallace
Black & White Color photo?
or
Colored Black & White photo?
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Barry Wallace