Photos by Barry Wallace...

Tulip (of the lily family)

Introduced to Europe from Turkey in the the 16th century

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King scene captured by A.J. Casson

A. J. Casson 's  'Spring Lasky'

Group of Seven artist A.J.Casson painted this late spring scene in King Township hamlet Laskay, atop the hill immediately south of the historic, one-time Laskay Emporium site.  Laskay Emporium is now located at the Black Creek Pioneer Village site in Toronto.   The Laskay scene is as bucolically charming in 2022 as it was when painted by Casson, ninety years ago in 1932.

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First butterfly of spring?

Photos by Barry Wallace

Mourning Cloak

(Nymphalis antiopa) 

 This rather unique looking butterfly is often the one Canadians see first in springtime.   There are 20,000 butterfly species in the world and 100 of them are found in Canada.   The Mourning Cloak butterfly is found everywhere in this country.  In Britain, it is known as the Camberwell Beauty. Many Mourning Cloaks over-winter in leaf mold in Canada, enabling them to make early spring appearances.

 

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Welcome spring

 

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Northwest corner ~ Yonge & Bloomington...

Photos by Barry Wallace

Forgotten Birch Grove

 

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I'd rather be in Antigua...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

It's the first of April, 2022 and it's cold and still snowing. I took the photo above in Antigua in April several years ago.   It's where I'd like to be today.

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Residences of Spring Hill...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Has it really been 10 years?

I took the photo above in April of 2012.   Where does the time go?   It seems this condominium development on King Road, at the west end of King City, was finished just a short time ago.   I took this picture when I was 70 years old...now I'm 80! 

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