Red Oak Tree was planted as a commemoration

                                                                                                                             Photos by Barry Wallace

Here's something I hadn't noticed before, until I took a recent stroll at the King City Cemetery.   The tree is a beautiful Red Oak and the plaque at its base is self-explanatory.   They are situated at the north-west part of the cemetery, adjacent to the old dead-house.

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Barry Wallace

Wider 400 will expropriate King properties

 Photos by Barry Wallace

A full page ad in in the September 29th edition of the King Connection newspaper advises that parts of 20 properties in King Township will be expropriated in connection with the widening of the highway.   Six other properties will be affected on a temporary basis to allow for access by vehicles and machinery in connection with the widening, during the construction phase.   The notice particularly refers to improvements at 400/Lloydtown Aurora Road interchange, the Highway 400 overpass at 16th Sideroad and associated widening (see photos).   Free right of passage and easements would be in effect until the end of 2020.

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'King Remembers: ART and WAR' at museum

Photos by Barry Wallace

King Cultural & Heritage Centre presents 'King remembers ART and WAR' from October 3 to November 17 at the centre in Kinghorn, at 2920 King Road.   Artwork and artifacts will be on display, such as the WW1 12" shell casing (at left) that was assiduously engraved in a military motif, marking the end of the war.   While actual war artifacts are few, there is a wealth of information and photography to tell the story of the times and events.   The museum is open Tuesdays to Saturdays. 

Above left is a WW1 banjo , which features a very short neck; an advantage no doubt for someone moving from place to place under the stress of constant warfare.  Upper right shows a soldier taking some time, in a rustic setting, to write in a diary or perhaps a letter home. 
                                                                    

At left is one of the interactive activities in which visitors can participate by trying to answer questions about the times and events early in the last century.


At bottom, even the floor of the museum temporarily and artistically presents a somewhat stoical sentiment. 

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Barry Wallace

New scary mannequins at Round The Bend

Photo by Barry Wallace

Lots of new fall scarecrows at Kettleby market

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Barry Wallace

Happy Valley Forest...revisited

                                                                                                                    Photos by Barry Wallace

Best trail in King

Tree in transition

Happy Valley Hunchback  

Ridges to be climbed 

Dried stream bed

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King City Cemetery

 Photos by Barry Wallace

The perfect sanctuary ~ whatever the season

Some of the huge trees in the cemetery seems to rival the 129-year

longevity of the burial ground itself.

Above, form and function combine to provide rest and reflection.

The monument at right makes me think how charming it was that a lady named Daisy married a fellow named Sparrow and she would carry the name of a flower and a bird (Daisy Sparrow) for all of her married life.

Monuments of today comes in shapes and sizes that do not necessarily resemble the traditional monuments of years and centuries gone by.

Autumn colours 

can often soften

the sombreness 

and severity 

that gravestones, 

by their nature 

and appearance, 

inherently 

exude.

The McClure family

monument seen here

at left is indubitably 

graced by the leaves 

and blossoms

of the flowering

shrub beside it.

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Barry Wallace

Monarchs missing...

Photo by Denise Georgekish

Where are the Monarch Butterflies?

I was sitting on the back deck recently, enjoying some Brie cheese on a slice of tasty artisan bread which I purchased at the King City Farmers Market and was sipping from a glass of chilled Jackson-Triggs  Sauvignon Blanc, which was pleasantly tasty and tangy, when a Monarch Butterfly settled upon several dahlia flowers in the the garden.   I had only seen one Monarch in the backyard so far this summer and decided to take a picture of this one.   By the time I got my camera, the monarch had moved on.   I waited for a few minutes but it didn't return.   I decided then that I would rerun a photo of three fritillary butterflies that my sister Denise had taken a year of so ago on the shores of James Bay in Quebec.   It is one of my favourite butterfly pictures and I've always been proud of Denise for this wonderful photo.   I hope you enjoy it also.
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Barry Wallace