ELECTION DAY LEAVES

Photo and doggerel by Barry Wallace

Some fell to the cold ground...

    some stayed up to rule the day...

        but in time all will be blown away.

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The Chalk residence

    Photo by Barry Wallace

Keele Street & Heritage Park ~ King City

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Country dream home ~ from another century

Photos by Barry Wallace

This abandoned farmhouse is located on King's 15th Sideroad, northwest of Nobleton.   It was likely a cherished home, especially with a windmill at the back door, to likely pump underground water to a surface cistern.   Time however has probably destined this once lovely old home to a non-existent future.

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At Pine Farms Orchard...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Avian townhouses in the orchard

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King's first round-about road intersection?

Photos by Barry Wallace

 Round-about underway at Kettleby

Construction is underway of a traffic round-about at the Keele Street and Lloydtown-Aurora Roads intersection, south of Kettleby.   The pictures, above and below, are part of a recently-installed billboard, which shows a before photograph and an after image (proposed) of  the intersection and its design features.   The billboard is located on the north side of the Kettleby-Aurora Road, a few hundred metres east of Keele.   In recent years, several very serious accidents, including fatalities, have occurred  at the intersection, which features varying road elevations, and poor sightlines, approaching from the different directions.   Apparently a round-about was deemed a more appropriate solution than traffic lights.   I know of a few small round-abouts in a few King residential subdivisions, but I believe this Keele/Lloydtown-Aurora round-about is the first of this size in King Township.   No doubt, it will take a little getting used to, but the enhanced safety factors should be well worth it.  

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Hallowe'en straw bale at Round The Bend Farm

Photo by Barry Wallace

Happy-face doesn't look 'baleful' at all

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White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows' fall migration peaks in mid-October

Photo by Barry Wallace

Here's a photo that I took in the backyard of a White-crowned Sparrow (left) and a White-throated Sparrow sharing a close moment beneath the feeders.   The southern migration of both these bird species normally starts in Canada in September, peaks around mid-October and ends in November.   Meanwhile, over the past week, Dark-eyed Juncos (see photo below) have arrived to visit the feeders.

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