Hastings Lock/ Shadow Shots

 Wheel on track under swing bridge, Hastings, Ontario

Hastings is located on the east side of Rice Lake and is the site of Lock 18 on the Trent-Severn Waterway, which connects Lake Ontario with Lake Huron for pleasure boats.

 Grate shadows

Railing shadows

To see more shadows,  check out Shadow Shot Sunday

Neglected/My Town Shoot Out

 Sagging roof

This week's My Town Shoot Out challenge: neglected structures

 Whatever is inside is holding this barn up, methinks

Not long for this world

I am linking to MY Town Shoot Out

Orange/Friday Fences

Still on the beach last Monday, a snow fence

This snow fence is temporarily there to force drifting snow to accumulate on the beach rather than on the road and parking lot. When we were there last Monday, the wind was blowing like crazy, so I can see why the fence would be important in winter. I bet the removal of the fence is on the town's April to-do  list.

I am linking to Friday Fences here.

Thompson Fuels/ Signs, Signs

A 3-D sign

I think this sign is clever.

I am linking to Lesley at Sign, Signs HERE

K/ ABC Wednesday

 KITE in a tree - it must be March

But wait! What's this?

A KAYAKER without a coat?

Yep, We've been experiencing very strange - but delightful - weather.

ABC Wednesday.

Cobourg/Barn Charm

North of Cobourg, Ontario

When I first saw this barn I thought it was no longer being used - the holes in the roof and windows - but then I noticed truck tire marks in the mud so now I'm not so sure. In it's day it must have been a hub of activity as it is a rather large barn. Unfortunately I was unable to get a longer photo of the barn without trespassing.

I am linking to BARN CHARM at Trish's Bluff Area Daily.

Hillside/Scenic Sunday

Greening fields, King Township

It's amazing how quickly some fields are turning green this year!

I'm linking to Scenic Sunday.

Vintage Trains/ Shadow Shots

Shadows at train museum, Brighton, Ontario

Old train wheels ladders and handles create lovely shadows, don't you think?
If you are fascinated by shadows, checkout Shadow Shot Sunday to see more!

Spires/My Town

 Fire Station, Campbellford, Ontario

My Town Shoot Out: steeples, spires, weathervanes

 Weather vane, Campbellford, Ontario

Weather vane, Cobourg, Ontario, seen from harbour

I am linking to MY Town Shoot Out

Puddle/Friday Fences

Puddles and overcast

I am linking to Friday Fences here.

No whistling/Signs, Signs

Brighton, Ontario

I was tempted to whistle "I've been working on the railroad" but I was afraid the whistling police might hear me.

Canadian National heading westerly

Then a few seconds later - I probably shouldn't tattle - but this train DID whistle two short blasts just before it entered this intersection.

I am linking to Lesley at Sign, Signs HERE

J/ABC Wednesday

 Picturesque JORDAN Harbour on Lake Ontario

If you squint you might be able to see Toronto on the other side. This is one of my favourite places this time of year to look for migrating ducks. No ducks the last time we were there but I did take a photo of...

Abandoned ship in JORDAN Harbour

what looks like a pirate ship. But it's not. This ship was originally (1914) a ferry on the St. Lawrence River but in the early 1990s the owners had a facade built over the steel hull to make the ferry look like the 1535 Le Grande Hermine, sailed by Jacques Cartier, and the ship began its second life as a Montreal restaurant. Unpaid dockage fees "encouraged" the owners to move this ship a few times until it landed in JORDAN Harbour. In 2003, a fire set by vandals burned much of the wooden details.

ABC Wednesday.

Sunset/Barn Charm

Nestled in the rolling terrain of Uxbridge Township, Ontario

This was taken in the spring of last year.

I am linking to BARN CHARM at Trish's Bluff Area Daily.

Campbellford/Sunday Bridges

Bridge over Trent-Severn Waterway, Cambellford, Ontario

Last weekend there was no ice but also no boat traffic either.

To see more bridges, check out Louis' Sunday Bridges

Trim/ Shadow Shots

Jackson's Point, Ontario

Shadows of the elaborate trim on a fancy house in an upscale area on Lake Simcoe.

 Lots of gulls must be on TV

The shadows are lovely... but the poo marks left behind by gulls I could live without.

If you are fascinated by shadows, checkout Shadow Shot Sunday to see more!

Green/My Town Shoot Out

Entering the Greenbelt

This week's My Town Shoot Out challenge: GREEN

It's not looking very green in this photo, but the sign is one of the first travelers see entering Canada from the bridge at Queenston, New York.

Greenbelt: in theory, some of the land surrounding cities and built-up areas is supposed to remain undeveloped, wild or agricultural.

 Red arrow: East Gwillimbury

I live in an area that is protected by Ontario's Greenbelt Act and the Lake Simcoe Protection Act.  I hope at least one of these acts has enough clout to keep us green for a long, long while.

Green barn and green grass

I wonder if this farmer is Irish. Happy Saint Patty's Day tomorrow!

I am linking to MY Town Shoot Out

Dock E/Friday Fences

Dock E, Hastings, Ontario

I confess that I very much wanted to go out onto that dock but the sign said Authorized Personnel Only.  Sheesh! I wanted to get closer to some bufflehead ducks swimming on Rice Lake but... oh well.

I am linking to Friday Fences here.

Windy Ridge. Sign, Signs

Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

Am I missing something here? I kinda thought "conservation area"  implied no hunting.  But I guess not.

I am linking to Lesley at Sign, Signs HERE

I/ABC Wednesday

 ICY but flowing water

Saturday morning and it still looked like March here, though unseasonably warm weather has changed the look a bit since then.

 Floating ICE

Closeup of floating ICE

ABC Wednesday.

East of Cobourg/ Barn Charm

 Old barn for sale

This photo was taken a few weeks ago. Today there is NO snow there.

I guess the farmer who owns this barn is finished with farming because there's a realtor's sign on it.

A second view of the same barn

I am linking to BARN CHARM at Trish's Bluff Area Daily.

Bond Head on Lake Ontario

I'm linking to Scenic Sunday.

Garden Dreaming/Shadow Shots

 Sunlight through potting shed roof

Here it's almost time to plant seeds in pots!

Shadows of dry, brown rose leaves on trellis

If you are fascinated by shadows, checkout Shadow Shot Sunday to see more!

Doors/ My Town

 Vintage home

This week's My Town Shoot Out challenge: inviting front doors

Red is a very inviting colour, don't you think?

Another vintage front door

And so is yellow, right?

 NOT just another red door!

But I really, REALLY want to enter though this front door.

I am linking to MY Town Shoot Out

Horse Farm/Friday Fences

East Gwillimbury horse farm

I am linking to Friday Fences here.

Sap's Running/ Signs, Signs

It's that time of year again!

I am linking to Lesley at Sign, Signs HERE

H/ABC Wednesday

 HORSE mailbox

You never know when or where you'll find a horse.

 HORSES stenciled on barn

HORSES on gate

ABC Wednesday.

Uxbridge/ Barn Charm

A well-maintained barn and farm

I am linking to BARN CHARM at Trish's Bluff Area Daily.

Red Barn Theatre/SOOC

Birdhouse made to look like a well-known local theatre

Sadly, the real Red Barn Theatre burned to the ground nearly three years ago. It was Canada's oldest professional summer theatre, a landmark that had brought prestige and awareness to the community at Jackson's Point, Ontario (just north of East Gwillimbury).

To see more photos straight out of the camera, visit Jan's  SOOC at Murietta365.

Private Bridge/Shadow Shot

Late afternoon light

If you - like me - are fascinated by shadows, checkout Shadow Shot Sunday to see more!

Paths/ My Town

This snowmobile trail is actually a frozen creek bed

This week's challenge: paths, steps & walkways

 A well-worn path made by "speeding" sleds

Pathway into local forest

I am linking to MY Town Shoot Out