Stouffville Footbridge/ Sunday Bridges

Wooden footbridge over slow-running creek

I was hunting down butterflies when I spotted this wooden bridge in a town park south of East Gwillimbury. Stouffville (pronounced Stow-vill) used to advertise itself as "country close to the city" but lately much of the town has been swallowed up by housing developments and malls.  This park retains the character of the old Stouffville.

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Fence/ Shadow Shot Sunday

Wrought iron fence and shadow

In addition to the shadow here, I like the texture of the asphalt.

 If, like me, you are fascinated by shadows, visit http://heyharriet.blogspot.com

Corn and More Corn/ Scenic Sunday

Corn is almost as "high as an elephant's eye"

Corn - sweet and  the cow variety - is loving this summer's heat.

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Fields of Many Colours/ Sky Friday

Shades of green, tan, blue and white

Voluminous white clouds rising above fields of many colours! It was a beautiful day.

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at http://tishblack.blogspot.com

Blue/ Thursday Challenge

Great weather for boating!

Today's Thursday Challenge is BLUE.

To find out more about Thursday Challenge click HERE.

Wheel And Shadow/ Sepia Scenes

Wheel up against old barn

This is a natural sepia - no sepia treatment needed.


  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

Muskoka Chairs/ Mid-Week Blues

Muskoka chairs here in Ontario, known as Adirondack chairs in Upstate New York

What are they called where you are?

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

Red Gliders/ Ruby Tuesday

Vintage glider beside Lake Simcoe

I'm not sure how often this nifty glider is used. Not lately, for sure, as there are cobwebs on a few of the moving parts.

AH! There are two!

Seeing red? Why not join in the Ruby Tuesday fun, by visiting MaryT at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

Rudbeckia in the Wild/ Mosaic Monday

Rudbeckia growing wild on two man-made hills on a road between East Gwillimbury and Uxbridge

How the seeds for these rudbeckia got where they are I do not know,  but they are growing among vetch, Queen Anne's lace and yarrow.  I just HAD to photograph them in Nature's garden.

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House HERE

Beaver River/ Sunday Bridges

Footbridge over Beaver River, Cannington, Ontario

Here the river flows northwesterly through cattails and waterlilies on it's way to Lake Simcoe.  Park land lies on both sides of the river.

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Shadows at the Lindsay Lock/ Shadow shot Sunday

A sunny day on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Lindsay, Ontario

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Barns in the Distance/ Scenic Sunday

Overcast yet beautiful

When I first moved to Ontario, the license plates said "Ontario: Keep it beautiful." I think most of Ontario still is.

Now the license plates say: "Ontario: Yours to discover." I have been here more than 25 years and I am still discovering Ontario!

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Through the Gate/ Sky Friday

Peeking through to see how the "other half" lives

Actually , I was intrigued by the way the light was shining on the gate.

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at http://tishblack.blogspot.com

Hot/ Thursday Challenge

These are flames, eh? And flames are hot, right?

The Theme Thursday challenge this week is HOT.

I forgot to say, oops! Jacob is correct. This is a 1940 Ford Coupe.


To find out more about Thursday Challenge click HERE.

Antique Doors/ Window Views

Doors at a garage Sale

I'm not sure these doors are truly antiques...but they are definitely old. And they need work. Does the sign mean the owner will pay me $25 to take them off his hands?

No way. Even if he gave me $250 I wouldn't take them.

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Old Trike/ Sepia Scenes

Tricycle at an antique and collectibles shop, Blackwater, Ontario

Nope, not mine...although, come to think of it, it might look great in my gardens.  This trike has seen better days. It's rusty now so would have been a natural sepia photo if it weren't for the green grass.  (This year, Ontario is fairly green for July.)

To convert it to sepia, I first converted the photo to black& white in Photoshop Elements, then added a sepia layer at 85 per cent.


  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

Playhouse/ Mid-Week Blues

Playhouse, I think

It's small - probably about five feet tall - and in a side yard. But I didn't see anyone playing in it.

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

Live Bait/ Ruby Tuesday

Vending machine

If you have a few coins, you don't have to dig your own worms.

What you get for your money

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Roadside/ Mosaic Monday

At the side of the road, Uxbridge, Ontario

Ontario roadsides are colourful in July.  Starting with the largest square and working clockwise: mountain ash berries, goldfinch (it refused to turn around and look at me!), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), tansy (Tanecetum vulgare), and Canada thistle (Circium arvense).

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House HERE

Railroad Bridge/ Sunday Bridges

Old railroad bridge at Omemee, Ontario

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Healey Dam/ Shadow Shot Sunday

Shadows of the fence above the dam at Healey Falls

I love how the shadow of the fence is repeated on each wall between the gates at this dam late in the day.


 If, like me, you are fascinated by shadows, visit http://heyharriet.blogspot.com

Heading Towards the Lake/ Scenic Sunday

A sunny but hazy day

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Horses/ Sky Friday

Totally unaware of the beautiful sky behind them

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HELP/ Theme Day Thursday

Debris is being cleared around an East Gwillimbury pond

A worker used a chainsaw to cut the trees and shrubs down on this lot, but to pull out the stumps more HELP was needed.

At first I didn't believe this small shovel was up to the job...but I was wrong. It was a great HELP.

The Theme Thursday challenge this week is HELP.

To find out more about Theme Thursday, click HERE.

Farm/ Sepia Scenes

Ontario farm

I converted this photo into sepia using Photoshop Elements.  I love the old barn boards and the fence.

  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com

Bee Hives/ MidWeek Blues

Beehives surrounded by bales of hay in a farmer's field

To see more photos featuring the colour BLUE, visit Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar by clicking  Midweek Blues.

Chairs/ Ruby Tuesday

This small restaurant's patio was closed for the day

And I would have dearly loved a cup of coffee! But I settled for a Ruby Tuesday photo.

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Hollyhock Days/ Mosaic Monday

Hollyhocks in my gardens

I live in a former farmhouse that's about 120 years old, so Hollyhocks feel right at home in my gardens.

To see more mosaics, visit Mary at the Little Red House HERE

Lindsay/ Sunday Bridges

Boaters about to go under a concrete traffic bridge in Lindsay, Ontario

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