Kirby and Betty - dogs on my street

Photos by Barry Wallace

The photo above appeared in this blog space back on January 28, about a month and a half ago.   It shows my neighbour's (Lee-Ann) dog Kirby, in his winter weather gear.   The picture below shows Kirby, on the right, and his female friend, Betty, on the left, in the same spiffy outfit, walking around Forde Crescent.   It turns out that the two dogs know each other well.   LeeAnn owns Kirby, and LeeAnn's mum owns Betty, who happens to be an official service dog.   Betty helps her owner, who has a seeing problem, get around.   If you think Betty's got pink poodle ears, you're correct.   I didn't ask how that came about, But LeeAnn told me the pink has just about disappeared.   It goes without saying that these two turn a few heads as they pass by.

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Barry Wallace

Thawing - freezing - thawing - freezing...

Photo: Barry Wallace

This photo was taken on Tuesday morning on Keele Street, near to Dog Tales Sanctuary.   There are a few other spots like this around the township this week.   A couple of warm days are to happen this week and then temperatures slip back around the freezing mark.   My dear wife slipped on some ice last Sunday and broke a wrist.   Major MacKenzie Hospital Emergency Department was filled on Sunday with   folks who had falls.   I mentioned to one of the 'emerg' receptionists, around 9 a.m. that it was so slippery outside the hospital that there might be people coming in, who had actually fallen between the parking lot and emergency department.   She replied "We've already had two this morning".   At least they were close to help.

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Barry Wallace

      

Winter's last amaryllis...

                                                                                                             Photo by Barry Wallace

We've had four different and beautiful amaryllises bloom over the winter.  The last one is pictured above and it almost waited until spring to show its colours.  The splendid Amaryllis belladona is a native of South Africa.   The four we had this winter, going back to January, certainly helped to make the winter shorter and more bearable.  Many thanks to my dear green-thumbed wife.
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Barry Wallace

Sun halo ~ James Bay, Quebec

Photo by April Dawn Gull

My neice, April Dawn Gull took this photo of a sun halo on a trip from her Cree village of Wemindji, on James Bay in Quebec, to the airport at Val D'Or for a charter flight to a conference in Toronto, last week.

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Barry Wallace

They're baaaack...

Photo by Barry Wallace

SPRING IN 2 WEEKS

Starlings disappeared from our backyard feeders back around Christmas, but returned on Wednesday of this week, just two weeks before the 1st day of spring.   What a welcome sight.   I love their breeding plumage colours at this time of year.   Now for some spring weather.

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Barry Wallace

Visiting Dog Tales Sanctuary ~ Sundays 12 to 4

Main reception area

Pig in a blanket

Where there's a will, there's a way

Friends

Yes, this big boy has a real mustache!

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Barry Wallace

Along the sideroads ~ Part 2

Photos by Barry Wallace

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Barry Wallace