T/ ABC Wednesday

TIRES at side of road

Attractive, eh? No, I don't think so either.

Francisca asked what the significance of the Road Watch sign is:

Community members are asked to complete a Citizen's Report form when they observe a fellow motorist exercising unsafe driving behaviour. Such behaviours include (but are not limited to):

• Excessive speed
• Driving in the middle of the road
• Weaving from side to side
• Failing to signal turns
• Unsafe lane changes
• Following too closely
• Failing to obey stop signs, traffic signals and/or pedestrian crosswalks
• Failing to yield right-of-way
• Passing a school bus while its lights are flashing

More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Morning Light/ Old Barns

Barn in Uxbridge Township, Ontario

I just love the way the light is shining on this barn and silo!

I am linking to Trish's Bluff Area Daily HERE

Canal House/ Ruby Tuesday

Oldest original inn on the Erie Canal, Bushnell's Basin, New York

Last week, my husband and I visited with relatives in Upstate New York. The weather was dark and dreary, but that didn't stop my camera from snapping its shutter.

The Bushnell's Basin Hotel was built circa 1818 and  served as a public house for more than a century. When the Erie Canal was opened in 1825, it was situated conveniently beside the canal.

But in the 1960s the building was abandoned until 1979 when it was restored and converted into a restaurant called Richardson's Canal House. Now the oldest original inn on the Erie Canal, it is included on the U.S. National Register of Historic Buildings.

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

Pirate Ship?/ Mosaic Monday

Abandoned ship on the south side of Lake Ontario

Pirates on Lake Ontario must have run into trouble a few years back!  Well, truth be told, the ship was once a restaurant. But it was abandoned and then someone torched it.

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

Cattle Rustling/ Microfiction Monday

Picture courtesy of Susan at Stony River

Listen, Buckaroo! Ann and I are undercover Texas Rangers and we are returning the longhorns to their rightful owner in the Lone Star State.


Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story. To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Holland Marsh/ Sunday Bridges

A bridge over the canal in the Holland Marsh

A few cold-hardy veggies are still growing in the Holland Marsh but most vegetables were harvested long ago. The wild flowers have faded and turned brown...but no ice yet!

Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Frosty Morn/ Scenic Sunday

Frost is more than on the pumpkins these days!

To see more scenic photos visit Scenic Sunday

Signs/ Sky Friday

Store signs along the main street in Port Perry, Ontario

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at www.crazyworkingmom.com

Windmill/ Mid-week Blues

Blue windmill on Highway 11 north of Barrie

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

S/ ABC Wednesday

SNOW

SOMETIMES SNOW falls here before the leaves have fallen off the trees. This SNOW photo was taken a while ago, though. Most of our tree limbs are now bare.

More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Autumn III/ Old Barns

Red barns on the east side of Highway 27 south of Barrie, Ontario

Saturday was a cool, cloudy day. Although there is a break in the clouds in this photo, the sun was NOT shiningg on me or the barns. It was mitten weather and I had left them at home.

Note to self: Keep extra hat and mittens/gloves in car.

I am linking to Trish's Bluff Area Daily HERE

Mexican Pottery/ Ruby Tuesday

Highway 27 south of Barrie, Ontario

Proof that you don't have to go to Mexico to purchase Mexican pottery. My husband and I were out sightseeing on Saturday and this is some of what we saw.

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

Tree Man/ Mosaic Monday

Tree carving, Thornton, Ontario

Hey Mister! There's an eagle on your head!

I am seeing more and more tree carvings in front of houses and businesses here in Ontario. I guess it's one way for a beloved tree to live on.

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

Reindeer/ Microfiction Monday

Photo courtesy of Susan at Stony River

Working for the CIA (Christmas Intelligence Agency) isn't like it used to be. I hate this disguise! Sheesh! Who cares who's naughty or nice?

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story. To read more microfiction, click HERE.

Looking Under/ Sunday Bridges

Looking under the Burlington Skyway at Hamilton, Ontario

Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Let Me In/Shadow Shot

Standing on the shadows

She's totally oblivious of the shadows she's standing on. All she wants is to be let in. This is outside a shop in Port Perry, Ontario. As you can see by the lights, the shop is ready for Christmas shoppers.

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

Purple Coneflower/ Haiku My Heart

Seedhead of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)

Seed heads for finches

or sweet nectar for butterflies -

Each stage has meaning

To read more original haiku, visit Recuerda Mi Corazon

Fences, Trees, Sunset/ Sky Friday

Late autumn sunset

Autumn is a great time of year for sunsets in Ontario.

Sky Friday is hosted by Crazy Working Mom at www.crazyworkingmom.com

Fairy Lake/ Mid-Week Blues

Fairy Lake, Newmarket, Ontario

Hmmm. I think the fairies were playing with this photo! Blame Rebecca at The Dusty Cellar because she posted a similar photo last week and also provided a link to Ashley Sisk's blog HERE for directions on how to do this.

The original photo was rather nondescript, taken on a dreary day although there were occasionally blue skies.

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

R/ ABC Wednesday

Fall REFLECTION in marsh

R is for REFLECTIONS you can find all year long.

Winter REFLECTION

Spring REFLECTION

Summer REFLECTION

More blogs participating in ABC Wednesday can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Autumn II/ Old Barns

South of Kirkfield, Ontario

I am linking to Trish's Bluff Area Daily HERE

Old Car/ Ruby Tuesday

Yard art?

This old Volvo has been in the same place for at least a year, but I think someone moves it now and then to mow the grass. But maybe not. Check out THIS PHOTO I posted last February. Is the car in the exact same place?

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

Which Way?/ Mosaic Monday

The Canada geese are on the move!

Canada geese are practicing their flight routines but don't seem to know which way they are going. Some will fly south but others will stay here in Ontario all winter.

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

Cactus Man/ Microfiction Monday

Picture courtesy of Susan at Stony River

Suddenly an old man appeared and reached under his serape for his canteen and a clean bandage. "We'll get your gold coins back," he said.

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a 140 characters or fewer (including spaces and punctuation) tell the story. To read more microfiction, click HERE.

First Snow/ Sunday Bridges

Bridge and reflection on private pond

It was a dreary day but the season's first snow had fallen the night before...just a dusting, really.
On a back road, I could barely see this bridge through a wall of cedars. How could I resist this photo op?

So I climbed down into the ditch, then up again, stepped over an old barbed wire fence, poked my head and camera through the cedars, and then clicked on the shutter. I'm glad I did!

Check out Louis' Sunday Bridges at: http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

Pumpkin/ Shadow Shot

Shadow on pumpkin in a field

Sadly, many pumpkins are left in the fields to decompose, but I guess we need only so many jack-o'-lanterns and pumpkin pies.

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

Sunrise/ Haiku My Heart

Early morning sky over farmers' fields

Hazy, golden light

Over harvest-ready fields -

Morning's silent song

To read more original haiku, visit Recuerda Mi Corazon