Good Brothers...so good!

Photo by Barry Wallace

The King Township Historical Society's Christmas Concert, at the King City United Church on Dec.8, featured the bluegrass icons, The Good Brothers.   The Voices of Joy Community Choir were also a featured part of the evening.   The concert was a sell-out and at the end of the  evening, everyone felt like they had just taken part in a giant group hug of nearly 300 people.   Kudos all-around for the performers and the KTHS folks.

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Barry Wallace

8th and 18th ~ south-west corner

Photo by Barry Wallace

Horse country rivulet  ~  Dec. 7

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Barry Wallace

Condos on Elmpine Trail?!?

   Deer seen from Elmpine Trail and  Mill Road 

Photos by Barry Wallace

Landseer Newfoundland and Black Newfoundland dogs at rest on Elmpine Trail

Elmpine Trail homes

East Humber River

Short path from west end of Elmpine Trail to the East Humber River

Mill Road traffic jam

My friend Karen, from King Creek, asked me what I thought of the recently reported proposal to build a 120-unit adult-lifestyle condominium apartment right in the middle of farm and conservation lands near Mill Road and Elmpine Trail, at King Creek.   My response, in one word, is: stupid.   As is my wont, I hope the pictures in this blog will speak volumes about this proposed development.   I'll leave it to our councillors and other others, more qualified than I, to spell-out exactly in words and policy why this idea does not have a hope in hell....because if the idea does have wings, then we can all say goodbye to King Township, as we know it.

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Barry Wallace

Cold Creek Conservation Area

                                                                                                                                                            Photo by Barry Wallace

Adam Cairns bought this land

In the early 1800s

He cut its tall trees

He ploughed its fertile soil

Now 200 years on

His farm turns to forest

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Barry Wallace

Mild weather means free-range break

Photos by Barry Wallace

Very mild temperatures earlier this week expanded the territory somewhat for certain range-free critters in the Holland Marsh.   Afternoon temperature in the marsh was 12C, while an all-time record of 16.8C was set in Toronto for the day, on Tuesday.   The dapper fellow above was keeping an eye on his hens, on the front lawn of a house on Woodchopper's Lane.     

Meanwhile, above, a pair of Vietnamese Pigs were strolling along the Pumphouse Road, heading towards a nearby small barn.   I noticed these two in the same place both Monday and Tuesday of this week and the wet but warm weather seemed to be to their liking.

Last but not least, at the bottom of the marsh on Keele Street, two Llamas were enjoying the day as they ranged freely about a large farm.

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BtheB

Locale Restaurant to open soon

Photo by Barry Wallace

If you go by the new Locale Restaurant, at the four corners in King City, during the evening, you could be forgiven for thinking the business is already open.   The new restaurant, in the old Crawford Wells Store, is beautifully festooned outside with lighting fitting the season and the advent of a  much-anticipated new dining establishment.   But inside is another story and the grand opening is still to be announced.   Peeking through the cracks in the paper covering the windows gives a tantalizing hint of things to come.   For anyone who has tried the food from the take-out counter, the anticipation is almost too much.   My wife and I have tried a few of the menu offerings, and the food was excellent.   Godspeed gentlemen.

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Barry Wallace   

Schomberg Main Street Christmas

Photos by Barry Wallace

Farmer's Parade of Lights