I took the partners for their early morning walk this morning over by the filtration plant. We were walking along the crest of the hill where the kids toboggan in winter, when I heard a car horn. I looked down where the filtration plant folks… Read More
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Beautiful morning
What a beautiful morning to be out with the partners. This photo was taken from the shore by the water filtration plant next to Sam Smith Park – looking south-west. Sunny, just a little bit cool. Perfect. We walked through the field behind the yacht… Read More
Avian Symphony
Out with the partners at dawn today, the avian symphony was spectacular. No construction. The stinky forklift constantly chugging away next door hadn’t started up yet. No generators. No idling construction vans. Just birds. Lots and lots of birds, creating a magical layers backdrop to… Read More
Living space – changing perspectives?
New houses in our neighbourhood, almost without exception, fill as much lot with building as possible. You can see that just looking across the street from us. The bungalow on the left is one of the original homes. The builder who bought both properties is… Read More
Birders in Camo
Out with the dogs this morning, I spotted some birders set up on the beach by the filtration plant. The zoom on my little camera is not much compared to the heavy duty equipment these guys are using, but it was good enough to… Read More
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More trees coming down on Twenty Seventh Street
This morning more trees are being removed from the west side of Twenty Seventh Street. I was out at the gym and when I returned, the middle of the three trees across the street at #4 was down and a climber was up in the… Read More
Another housing development slated for Long Branch
“All this construction is for the birds,” says local resident.
Gator
That’s Corey from Silver Lion Framing here in #longbranchTO with a painting from our little collection by Kentucky folk artist Charley Kinney he is framing up for us.
The Changing Face of Twenty Seventh Street: part 7
I took this photo from a small window on the stairway going up to our bedroom. The builder next door has taken down the modest bungalow we knew as Nick’s place and has dug a huge pit. They haven’t done any work since the excavation.… Read More