bench

at Royal Botanical Gardens

water lilies

at Royal Botanical Gardens

for a Floral Friday

marina

from the other side of the bay

fountain

at Gore Park

peeking

out from the burrow

new plaque

for the Willises 

a newer plaque has been installed on this weatherworn gravestone marker for George Willis who was born 18 December, 1856 and emigrated to Canada in 1871. The census records list him as a miller (1881) and a farmer (1891, 1901 and 1911).  George and Margaret would have two children, Minnie Dorcas (1881) and a son Guy Burlington (1879), possibly named after the area in which he was born.

at Waterdown Union Cemetery for a Taphophile Tragics

fine bone china

ghost sign 

on James St N

stainless steel

"under the shadow of a migratory bird" 

by Jerrod Hogeterp

three trees

April 2012

overgrown

on Mulberry Street

the button pushers

on Locke Street

Custom House

200 years ago today

was the start of the War of 1812

for a Taphophile Tragics

whimsical clock

by Klockwerks

National Steel Car

orchid

for a Floral Friday

wet dog

at McKeil Marine

three trees

July 2010

filming

on Locke Street

Van Elswyck

from our family farm

where you helped us work the land

to the greatest farm of all

guided now by God's own hand

the Van Elswyck name is well known in the local farmer's markets

for a Taphophile Tragics

before the rain

at Bayfront Park

MAMA!!

hunggrrryyy

a weekly top shot

ranunculus

for a Floral Friday

community garden

7th of June

stairs

at the Imperial Cotton factory

there was cake

for the Hamilton Port Authority 
at 100 Years of Service

Skinner

Chris Skinner was a youth with dreams. And a binge drinking problem. He died of acute alcohol poisoning while at a house party. It was a sad story, that ended the life of this young man where the adults in the house were ineffectual in putting any stop to the underage drinking that went on, or in getting help for Chris when it appeared he was most in need of it. This past winter an inquest was held, with many recommendations made, though few preventative measures were suggested. Chris was buried in a suit, because he 'liked to dress up' and a few years previously, in an essay on funerals he wrote that he thought mourners should wear bright colours "as a symbol of the happiness the deceased had impressed upon them".

for a Taphophile Tragics at Waterdown Union Cemetery

can sell

on Main Street

sprinting

into summer 

at the art gallery

a weekly top shot

poppy

for a Floral Friday
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