tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542043763466797772024-03-18T10:25:02.859-04:00Rook's NestRandom ramblings from the cluttered brain of a Brit ex-pat North Devonian trying to keep cool in the steamy summers and warm in the frosty winters of The Great White North.Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comBlogger1171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-67624886933408678232024-02-03T16:14:00.003-05:002024-02-03T16:15:07.879-05:00Walking Through the Fire<p>Walking Through the Fire.... in collaboration with Sultans of String and the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. What a great concert yesterday.... loved every minute of it.</p><p>A very unusual and effective combination of a 50 piece symphony orchestra, the Sultans' lively international music, and the music of the First Nations people of this country.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPNdlvSF9We7l15s-Ebk8RHq3SpUFivCappuHSOBuLrmqbcjy9In9M-oYbHpwblxmmKc228vu3NA5yrW-9X-iEsw1J6-phSWVfuSy4KqOQMbKrZY3Z6yKQ3m7_zuePYIVElwixcmxyNoYdlpZumLiX64tqi8JxpjXe0lOwr3RQaqFb6pw1KmMDP8jWjY/s3264/IMG_4291.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPNdlvSF9We7l15s-Ebk8RHq3SpUFivCappuHSOBuLrmqbcjy9In9M-oYbHpwblxmmKc228vu3NA5yrW-9X-iEsw1J6-phSWVfuSy4KqOQMbKrZY3Z6yKQ3m7_zuePYIVElwixcmxyNoYdlpZumLiX64tqi8JxpjXe0lOwr3RQaqFb6pw1KmMDP8jWjY/w640-h480/IMG_4291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKrcwwDDcPKP5CGSaNyRXJ4yp5z_PD8fZk1UQlskeWTbeP3pO5sI4N-4jstZ6C5zBG_pZSWReeCtEU6Ur28gpVA9-40TNMAbYG14T4pfYy6dLMVMxxZYzwZoN_e5IxUF45KT4dgvTR3XNh_ZOtbWn5G-Xio-c-3lM3otG2YScN1ICQgNIlgzkQNfQNIs/s3264/IMG_4293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKrcwwDDcPKP5CGSaNyRXJ4yp5z_PD8fZk1UQlskeWTbeP3pO5sI4N-4jstZ6C5zBG_pZSWReeCtEU6Ur28gpVA9-40TNMAbYG14T4pfYy6dLMVMxxZYzwZoN_e5IxUF45KT4dgvTR3XNh_ZOtbWn5G-Xio-c-3lM3otG2YScN1ICQgNIlgzkQNfQNIs/w480-h640/IMG_4293.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuck. She can sing, play the fiddle and step dance at the same time.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirchHX2zSJH3a_s2W7lUDsSt3bZilbpb30aN-kXrFTpzyT47s_opn0POvazgZDCN0Ke54uf4GvYwbj1CeeJZSqlUEjCwP_bXANq21gF-kQzNS90_m75VG1pbkwSk8EUbmjZXVHwrdRx7BFePK-q4lrd4GAm2bqw1TmNj_DNAEJabU5iNvoMFzvyBSRlrU/s3264/IMG_4290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirchHX2zSJH3a_s2W7lUDsSt3bZilbpb30aN-kXrFTpzyT47s_opn0POvazgZDCN0Ke54uf4GvYwbj1CeeJZSqlUEjCwP_bXANq21gF-kQzNS90_m75VG1pbkwSk8EUbmjZXVHwrdRx7BFePK-q4lrd4GAm2bqw1TmNj_DNAEJabU5iNvoMFzvyBSRlrU/w480-h640/IMG_4290.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-77952055976331159372024-01-01T02:00:00.178-05:002024-01-01T13:29:01.689-05:002023 Books<p> The list of books read during 2023.... as usual <b>Canadian</b> authors shown in <b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b>, <b>British</b> authors in <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">BLUE</span></b>, <b>American</b> authors in <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">GREEN</span></b>.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>JANUARY</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mothers and Sons - Colm Toibin</div><div style="text-align: left;">Finding Edward - <span style="color: red;">Sheila Murray</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sea of Tranquillity - <span style="color: red;">Emily St.John Mandel</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>FEBRUARY</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Utopia - <span style="color: red;">Heidi Sopinka</span> (DNF - got as far as page 3)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Make Ink, a Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking - <span style="color: red;">Jason Logan</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ducks, Two Years in the Oil Sands - <span style="color: red;">Kate Beaton</span> (graphic novel, well worth reading!)</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Glass Hotel - <span style="color: red;">Emily St.John Mandel</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>MARCH</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hungry Ghosts - <span style="color: red;">Shyam Selvadurai</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Uncertain Kin - <span style="color: red;">Janice Lynn Mather</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">When We Lost Our Heads - <span style="color: red;">Heather O'Neill</span> (DNF)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mouth to Mouth - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Antoine Wilson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beyond Black - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hilary Mantel</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>APRIL</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Mystery of Right and Wrong - <span style="color: red;">Wayne Johnstone</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Maid - <span style="color: red;">Nita Prose</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>MAY</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fayne - <span style="color: red;">Mary Anne MacDonald</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - <span style="color: red;">Chris Hadfield</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Station Eleven - <span style="color: red;">Emily St.John Mandel</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>JUNE</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Spare - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Prince Harry</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Finder - <span style="color: red;">Will Ferguson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Miss Benson's Beetle - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rachel Joyce</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">First Snow, Last Light - <span style="color: red;">Wayne Johnstone</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Making Handmade Books - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Alisa Godden</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>JULY</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lindbergh Nanny - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Mariah Fredericks</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Custodian of Paradise - <span style="color: red;">Wayne Johnstone</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Trouble with Goats and Sheep - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Joanna Cannon</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen's Gambit - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Elizabeth Freemantle</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>AUGUST</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Art Thief - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Noah Charney</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">A Tidy Ending - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Joanna Cannon</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Three Things about Elsie - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Joanna Cannon</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't Tell Me You're Afraid - Giuseppe Catozzella</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>SEPTEMBER</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cloud Atlas - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">David Mitchell</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Shrines of Gaiety - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kate Atkinson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Juggler's Children - <span style="color: red;">Carolyn Abraham</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Big Sky - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kate Atkinson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lake House - Kate Morton (DNF - just didn't grab my imagination)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>OCTOBER</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cooking for Picasso - Camille Aubray</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Second History - <span style="color: red;">Rebecca Silver Slayter</span> (DNF - not my sort of book)</div><div style="text-align: left;">11/22/63 - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Stephen King</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Human Croquet - <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kate Atkinson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>NOVEMBER</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Handmaid's Tale - <span style="color: red;">Margaret Atwood</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alias Grace - <span style="color: red;">Margaret Atwood</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Diamond Eye - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Kate Quinn</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>DECEMBER</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Hazel Gaynor</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rose Code - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Kate Quinn</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the Bloom -<span style="color: red;"> Leslie Shimotakahara</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Currently reading: Moral Disorder - <span style="color: red;">Margaret Atwood</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-47647851777980267252023-11-20T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-20T03:00:00.140-05:00Breugel-Boche Bus 2<p> Some details of the Breugel-Boche bus....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9wkStZfFsI-3tAnvpAw1stwTQp3ePvCKms0ToE1J1j2GdczmhUdMQvir3PNDCxRBac0MTFyJl0Rb9dU-E6aK-tjCLwM4g93VAjKdno7SbnQuYRehBiws9oKIOoj_kvvfRBkjo7O90FeJSpWT01Pf4JpCh2210OsUr0MtgF0xM3mmmz4LRsdyC_On0t4/s3264/IMG_4120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9wkStZfFsI-3tAnvpAw1stwTQp3ePvCKms0ToE1J1j2GdczmhUdMQvir3PNDCxRBac0MTFyJl0Rb9dU-E6aK-tjCLwM4g93VAjKdno7SbnQuYRehBiws9oKIOoj_kvvfRBkjo7O90FeJSpWT01Pf4JpCh2210OsUr0MtgF0xM3mmmz4LRsdyC_On0t4/w640-h480/IMG_4120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQxNJndAfpTHBI5SjGhQiXmrrX4vyWQ9jaNCX15BkZh3lUF7ivCkVnuwRjse48riFeJJCWSlCJMS6GlEPRUq1iP_uMTwrm2LOmiNAoJtlV8ttHjjWVgLbwC0za_DFVr2c6W9iXwWnu_WpdfKdHxYtGD3IEImQS9bMnALctL88IQW0F4PMhXpr5St64z4/s3264/IMG_4118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQxNJndAfpTHBI5SjGhQiXmrrX4vyWQ9jaNCX15BkZh3lUF7ivCkVnuwRjse48riFeJJCWSlCJMS6GlEPRUq1iP_uMTwrm2LOmiNAoJtlV8ttHjjWVgLbwC0za_DFVr2c6W9iXwWnu_WpdfKdHxYtGD3IEImQS9bMnALctL88IQW0F4PMhXpr5St64z4/w640-h480/IMG_4118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0fPr8zGbch1hmGRtFyZkUo0MAiPflV6YMhmU8jIqWImT9fLeKhAn57ozWbbA219UBR3qyAjVOiElYrFjwP2msafG7HhwiYu65EoLJdcjIbg3O9gop7serDVF2gCvNlTsWDzmnMOIgZw5P5sVmdnZH1bA4_1HyIrTP_3LWQRFC3w3fQonoqH_RZ8WP1k/s3264/IMG_4117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0fPr8zGbch1hmGRtFyZkUo0MAiPflV6YMhmU8jIqWImT9fLeKhAn57ozWbbA219UBR3qyAjVOiElYrFjwP2msafG7HhwiYu65EoLJdcjIbg3O9gop7serDVF2gCvNlTsWDzmnMOIgZw5P5sVmdnZH1bA4_1HyIrTP_3LWQRFC3w3fQonoqH_RZ8WP1k/w480-h640/IMG_4117.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>There's a video about this marvellous bus, please have a look ----</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQdOu0kqswE</p><p><br /></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-10977004106439659402023-11-18T02:30:00.001-05:002023-11-18T02:30:00.140-05:00Breugel-Boche Bus<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Bruegel-Boche Bus</b>.... an amazing mindboggling piece of art displayed in it's own room at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario. The artist started with an old 1960 VW bus, just like the one I had many years ago, and started elaborating on it. He started in 1996 and the construction is still continuing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's a marveroolus (love that new word, I just made it up by accident) piece of imagination. <span style="background-color: #f7f7f6; color: #161616;">The bus appears to pull a post-industrial universe displaying a cornucopia of fantastic and seductive worlds, and I wonder if it will ever be finished!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxchyWfcNqYr8QwnBK7zb5U1coVZryQP1Car4UbewcoC8JNLu0zl2KoxasBamC1GDI4aBVgC8eWu3wfnoHjRO3P8oTY-xbtHKTW7SNlDSMWywOVJXa4qXcqTCSbzEpubvEGqnMxzoopeJRv84xnd3dWz_ldIgVDwFgh4Y1ljOWaKGBBOg376U2KnFup04/w640-h480/IMG_4119.JPG" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBAdY_pwVRDCJDYiAnoUWMdj_4bPCjjU-3sUfkqHZ1OvTl9Z4vYg2zj7qjfvYNn-7xDaWqTeuD_cYjQJ0SheXCdpvt6K661rUHZgmr7Wu3bYFyHRIjII9fvI4cqv5CQ6x65h0OniGAX2B3MOrK3kvnGyLH-8cVXPlGx4SeNp7t6uZbK95DfhlOIzJgT0/s3264/IMG_4122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBAdY_pwVRDCJDYiAnoUWMdj_4bPCjjU-3sUfkqHZ1OvTl9Z4vYg2zj7qjfvYNn-7xDaWqTeuD_cYjQJ0SheXCdpvt6K661rUHZgmr7Wu3bYFyHRIjII9fvI4cqv5CQ6x65h0OniGAX2B3MOrK3kvnGyLH-8cVXPlGx4SeNp7t6uZbK95DfhlOIzJgT0/w640-h480/IMG_4122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>More photos to come......</div>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-63014225424945257272023-11-16T02:30:00.001-05:002023-11-16T02:30:00.143-05:00The Big Bad City<p>I hardly ever get to go to big bad Downtown Toronto any more, and I certainly NEVER drive there. I can take a bus or train very cheaply and with far less mental stress. But it's good to have a wander around the city once in a while.... so that's what I did when I went to see <span style="color: #800180;">SIX - The Musical</span>. Too bad it was such a grey day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJbE8W_W0dk2AI9HVv11TK7iUlIbv2EJJcNkTjk_8IA7-FRkVKAP6pN_clFP7lUxD_kNnFEc0rNM0lhxP7i2Y2R3pgGZich4Lv8Hk6GjNlgWTT0EuWgDtt4XMhr6kmlNmnDu9snQP450r4pua4Y4N28Vdijqe92JYOc_and-4-e2eni61vFxFhp1q264/s3264/IMG_4104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJbE8W_W0dk2AI9HVv11TK7iUlIbv2EJJcNkTjk_8IA7-FRkVKAP6pN_clFP7lUxD_kNnFEc0rNM0lhxP7i2Y2R3pgGZich4Lv8Hk6GjNlgWTT0EuWgDtt4XMhr6kmlNmnDu9snQP450r4pua4Y4N28Vdijqe92JYOc_and-4-e2eni61vFxFhp1q264/w480-h640/IMG_4104.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOGaQnFAm2t6OUnpFa0X-9cTRtpoOM9Mlzu1at-jQdLmrdKGDAsxqA4mblmSF32TeTU9clhttWlonZfDtGQx1EeF5qtkF3KwmsFlPJenMW8TUlZ6mC71YGx1arKDW6PI69rIPnzC1M9dVEWMsIAN9GSeaG0TEJUx7KdVxRAOBOlVol_I4LJHuZBOjfBs/s3264/IMG_4106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOGaQnFAm2t6OUnpFa0X-9cTRtpoOM9Mlzu1at-jQdLmrdKGDAsxqA4mblmSF32TeTU9clhttWlonZfDtGQx1EeF5qtkF3KwmsFlPJenMW8TUlZ6mC71YGx1arKDW6PI69rIPnzC1M9dVEWMsIAN9GSeaG0TEJUx7KdVxRAOBOlVol_I4LJHuZBOjfBs/w480-h640/IMG_4106.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSuFtzbur-dFTSiT2WM_wpLEKSFojBatzwAd42D5A46TwaGu_PKI2UkiU5oFWb-T11lWa2_N3PoVzZ8zjkLveZn6OBTKL-ghXlXUYZ8o2ps7TQ3IFUxAsRARwfHPn8vjJOvXUpgQhOVzdIoGC6syHl1eh2CrUsgudSNd0NPfEYCCb2xUOSnz527QPTqE/s3264/IMG_4102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSuFtzbur-dFTSiT2WM_wpLEKSFojBatzwAd42D5A46TwaGu_PKI2UkiU5oFWb-T11lWa2_N3PoVzZ8zjkLveZn6OBTKL-ghXlXUYZ8o2ps7TQ3IFUxAsRARwfHPn8vjJOvXUpgQhOVzdIoGC6syHl1eh2CrUsgudSNd0NPfEYCCb2xUOSnz527QPTqE/w640-h480/IMG_4102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-53672905161923769392023-11-14T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-14T03:00:00.149-05:00SIX<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"> SIX... The Musical.</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span></b> You would think that it would be difficult task to compose a musical entertainment about King Henry VIII's six wives. After all, it was a sad story for most of them. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. It was a short musical as musicals go.... only 80 minutes with no intermission... but the six wives sang and danced and were absolutely marvellous and full of delicious energy for the whole show. I loved it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9dCzKzoEv3CLVDgwdVX4GAWUYgHCHkcIkIKGimwR7JUF8hF2UxX2HAZUWuWVODksMFmLasB54cLtS2srjteINzU6bdqYLXVh-SlEm0Myc3e863FdYfNEx-wEy-4dFsARqLBTY6xDYOkJI8TyGwIguKtRGReFrphOla-ZSyXMzzuU6ikV9yJbsCasgAQ/s3264/IMG_4105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9dCzKzoEv3CLVDgwdVX4GAWUYgHCHkcIkIKGimwR7JUF8hF2UxX2HAZUWuWVODksMFmLasB54cLtS2srjteINzU6bdqYLXVh-SlEm0Myc3e863FdYfNEx-wEy-4dFsARqLBTY6xDYOkJI8TyGwIguKtRGReFrphOla-ZSyXMzzuU6ikV9yJbsCasgAQ/w480-h640/IMG_4105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ4OYx9Tc1SSSJlzqLtx3uOdIkbKCW_I33V2UgRcFdvP4iPcMAwOuuJM3kSn8zRL6IuJGOAptmBRcjUdJGRqXOyAEaNNeGsmGYqtvBmjbR9Tez-yyp0INplwJBSLQX8d8c4Pnf6HRk1yFduFrLEbVbP_BHF_C8grpCoWr9M6inxs2sB1oQmt4nuny3cA/s3264/IMG_4107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ4OYx9Tc1SSSJlzqLtx3uOdIkbKCW_I33V2UgRcFdvP4iPcMAwOuuJM3kSn8zRL6IuJGOAptmBRcjUdJGRqXOyAEaNNeGsmGYqtvBmjbR9Tez-yyp0INplwJBSLQX8d8c4Pnf6HRk1yFduFrLEbVbP_BHF_C8grpCoWr9M6inxs2sB1oQmt4nuny3cA/w640-h480/IMG_4107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Royal Alexandra Theatre</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, commonly known as the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Royal Alex</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, is an historic performing arts theatre</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> located at 260 King Street West, in the downtown </span>Toronto Entertainment District<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. There are</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> 1,244 seats across three levels. Built in 1907, it's the oldest continuously operating </span>legitimate theatre<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> in North America.</span></span>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-2551350569899480332023-11-12T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-12T03:00:00.146-05:00Halifax Harbour<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a grey day but no rain when I wandered along the Halifax waterfront. The last time I was here was in 2000, the year that the Tall Ships Festival came to Halifax, and the waterfront was very different then, with tall ships from all over the world tied up at it's wharves.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yNWHXGI1IrJjUS0eq3BCpePB63dA2WRbn-0JamLNnaohHTndnSaXxhyphenhyphenaj85XS7T3XOsuyo8XSr0mNzxQwWQgUsnrZYT2lrWahgUN02g8yo-h0WURLirRVVxizhFf6xg8SDbYruNbYqafcCgVBY-DampkG864jYrOUGt3z8Sjw_900xeT8AilXG7P0KQ/w640-h480/IMG_4068.JPEG" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuRttx1u6F84IvPI5S3iztw66RnicXj2zYJ4fKWRhoqeibutG4Ad4kuI8Gzjns8LBdlM8mCO6EvRkDwtSb3U8-U9yJkVtmXwRS8zkKIS0KnufZBsPrpeuCrXOXl5-3HvFYFvBJ4_hABV4gdtOGw2LoVmdUBpSeSyuGot77Nd94amBpFlyOn5cR9c8P68/s3264/IMG_4067.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuRttx1u6F84IvPI5S3iztw66RnicXj2zYJ4fKWRhoqeibutG4Ad4kuI8Gzjns8LBdlM8mCO6EvRkDwtSb3U8-U9yJkVtmXwRS8zkKIS0KnufZBsPrpeuCrXOXl5-3HvFYFvBJ4_hABV4gdtOGw2LoVmdUBpSeSyuGot77Nd94amBpFlyOn5cR9c8P68/w480-h640/IMG_4067.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">Halifax Harbour is</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"> a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"> Halifax largely owes its existence to the harbour, being one of the largest and deepest ice-free natural harbours in the world.</span></span></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-47356348312646809512023-11-10T04:00:00.003-05:002023-11-10T04:00:00.135-05:00HMCS Sackville - Canada's Oldest Warship<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">HMCS <i>Sackville</i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> is a </span>Flower-class<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span>corvette<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> that served in the </span>Royal Canadian Navy<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and later served as a civilian </span>research vessel<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. She is now a </span>museum ship<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> located in </span>Halifax<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, </span>Nova Scotia<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, and the last surviving Flower-class corvette.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The ship was transferred to the Canadian Naval Corvette Trust in 1983 and restored to her 1944 appearance. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">She currently serves the summer months as a </span>museum ship<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> moored beside the </span>Maritime Museum of the Atlantic<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> in Halifax. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">In September 2003, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Sackville</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> broke loose during </span>Hurricane Juan<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and struck the </span>schooner<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Larinda</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> moored beside her. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM7Nhp9mlHH6Sj14yBY8LgSIBD6uPV0ZTkdbUtkhZVRpAVkDJiQPsWVrXhuNK5yQVT_KYA-ij-Ngchwo0JNffbJohx0jzAYFI741riCWuVAxbTbk31F_oDyWcL2YWmYNT6eva76TbLlYl9weMFi0_d_YSFZ0a_ElRVhmMiLtLyrB426zAUmzdJhVE4z4/w640-h480/IMG_4066.JPG" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Sackville</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> is towed by a naval </span>tugboat<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> from HMC Dockyard to a location off </span>Point Pleasant Park<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> on the first Sunday in May to participate in the </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> ceremonies held at a memorial in the park overlooking the entrance to </span>Halifax Harbour<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Sackville</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> typically hosts several dozen Royal Canadian Navy veterans on this day and has also participated in several </span>burials at sea<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> for dispersing the ashes of Royal Canadian Navy veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic at this location. In 2018, the ship underwent CAN$3.5 million in repairs at </span>CFB Halifax<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">.</span></span></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-65163435130955642492023-11-07T21:02:00.002-05:002023-11-07T21:02:43.720-05:00Vimy Ridge Memorial<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Canadian National Vimy Memorial</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> is a </span>war memorial<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> site in </span>France<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> dedicated to the memory of </span>Canadian Expeditionary Force<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> members killed during the </span>First World War<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave. The monument is the centrepiece of a 100-hectare (250-acre) preserved battlefield park that encompasses a portion of the ground over which the </span>Canadian Corps<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> made their assault during the initial </span>Battle of Vimy Ridge<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> offensive of the </span>Battle of Arras<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a model of the Memorial site and is located in the Military Museum at the Citadel in Halifax.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiBXzzOZ2J16jXxiemuTMluFIQPglhOGghGO4lM6_V-UX6LiN_rHFSnI9DsTdQwrA0MJm9UjUlKHKCVNnlgRXErN95UxUVO7D4PTx3Pq6UhhRp8d8YQaypT7ooYmwB4naLl1VWSWhZjInIWHLTNOBWAaf3tMEWqBXxLVRFafz-HtTr7KyRzlehdRtqNE/s3264/IMG_4052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiBXzzOZ2J16jXxiemuTMluFIQPglhOGghGO4lM6_V-UX6LiN_rHFSnI9DsTdQwrA0MJm9UjUlKHKCVNnlgRXErN95UxUVO7D4PTx3Pq6UhhRp8d8YQaypT7ooYmwB4naLl1VWSWhZjInIWHLTNOBWAaf3tMEWqBXxLVRFafz-HtTr7KyRzlehdRtqNE/w640-h480/IMG_4052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-88192870418963055402023-10-20T02:30:00.001-04:002023-10-20T02:30:00.169-04:00Halifax, Nova Scotia<p> I spent a couple of days in Halifax visiting relatives. There was a pretty good view of the big cruise ship in the harbour from the 17th floor of the hotel. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi64w_S2FixA1THhUrm344hfyvV_GabEiiBwEaeNReworXMWt3ZhKqXlu0NT1Dxg_ImhlhBnBTZivqLlNZhKglKOOxYFk2mEXuJ7E2tGUwhZFChLLPmHV_9fy4ZT2EC_R5Opacy-rXJFJHNUgT7hJwoUzo83iADr0rvyxlau_N2ngBtvc7Qea1GgSpXyjk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi64w_S2FixA1THhUrm344hfyvV_GabEiiBwEaeNReworXMWt3ZhKqXlu0NT1Dxg_ImhlhBnBTZivqLlNZhKglKOOxYFk2mEXuJ7E2tGUwhZFChLLPmHV_9fy4ZT2EC_R5Opacy-rXJFJHNUgT7hJwoUzo83iADr0rvyxlau_N2ngBtvc7Qea1GgSpXyjk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-2445593913343454472023-10-18T02:30:00.001-04:002023-10-18T02:30:00.147-04:00Lights, Camera.... Action!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1yaCZjNbZAp9WY1bb3RvlzPvE3M9un3G_9i-DWbrpHM2GX0uMsgpzdOvP_xDoqAuNTSqjMM-27XXqscgRP6W3wjo9h6PE_adi-IM8c89iDV25G8TcW4caVTLT2o81PZhh8SpfH9yuZrQXknAeQtNIQL7hksMthTncPRfC_kpAL1VnzFVmFda8-mQRSK4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1yaCZjNbZAp9WY1bb3RvlzPvE3M9un3G_9i-DWbrpHM2GX0uMsgpzdOvP_xDoqAuNTSqjMM-27XXqscgRP6W3wjo9h6PE_adi-IM8c89iDV25G8TcW4caVTLT2o81PZhh8SpfH9yuZrQXknAeQtNIQL7hksMthTncPRfC_kpAL1VnzFVmFda8-mQRSK4" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQFRhREY9R18qhPtWeZq-sKxtqJIDwt38mU-cnx8PRiaJAwdKr63fxi5fj8ideWmCF-6xWF2vvMvAS0LM8pAJL8zRSbv_SeTAF5LKLGX2vZ5HNmcTeWmU9aKBOoCFYT1Ya_dXe1rFMcLsLrkqtIOMHFeCbnR0eBsGQGrS3oPSKrda8WbWnpaO1z15JB3I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQFRhREY9R18qhPtWeZq-sKxtqJIDwt38mU-cnx8PRiaJAwdKr63fxi5fj8ideWmCF-6xWF2vvMvAS0LM8pAJL8zRSbv_SeTAF5LKLGX2vZ5HNmcTeWmU9aKBOoCFYT1Ya_dXe1rFMcLsLrkqtIOMHFeCbnR0eBsGQGrS3oPSKrda8WbWnpaO1z15JB3I=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZMqvXjQtDAJUxuybAwwC1gKAIs0ZKeOORrX1m4F_NKq4Zfmhvdt6DtIs6aavFE3wrF8PBaTOhOC1XooiX8FI0UXnM3Aw3fCO-RWZ25j1uicg7KoDWjz4RpEfnnPy7_aJm2qBhTvBhofb21TQIT7WT4i6ZkYO44erz1hWs8TYxRFvq3WbxnMBhY7CpsxY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZMqvXjQtDAJUxuybAwwC1gKAIs0ZKeOORrX1m4F_NKq4Zfmhvdt6DtIs6aavFE3wrF8PBaTOhOC1XooiX8FI0UXnM3Aw3fCO-RWZ25j1uicg7KoDWjz4RpEfnnPy7_aJm2qBhTvBhofb21TQIT7WT4i6ZkYO44erz1hWs8TYxRFvq3WbxnMBhY7CpsxY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A TV show being filmed in the park at Port Perry, Ontario. They were filming all week.... this was their last day. The TV show was called... sorry, I've forgotten already!</p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-37725908909106661702023-10-15T03:00:00.003-04:002023-10-15T08:22:18.102-04:00Badlands<p> What is it? A sea of mud? Sleeping elephants? A Mammoth graveyard?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWhSPLoo1QktUa21WuIPR05t95tFiJ5NcNcyoi_956PsxY2aJAce7UOkL190DXp_LV0LMulWBisZudRXzcVZ7PEUyGq9iWARoahf-6KI6y4nyQ3-VBkWNy91_PRsWQoZEXk3MXAqoEvxbBlmGULRYOBJorh9Cd00aXvm5UC-nEnlWGCP6Eaz-wsUJxyL0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWhSPLoo1QktUa21WuIPR05t95tFiJ5NcNcyoi_956PsxY2aJAce7UOkL190DXp_LV0LMulWBisZudRXzcVZ7PEUyGq9iWARoahf-6KI6y4nyQ3-VBkWNy91_PRsWQoZEXk3MXAqoEvxbBlmGULRYOBJorh9Cd00aXvm5UC-nEnlWGCP6Eaz-wsUJxyL0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's the Cheltenham Badlands. You can read all about the geology of the site <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheltenham_Badlands" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br /><p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-22736464789691834772023-10-13T02:30:00.001-04:002023-10-13T02:30:00.134-04:00On the road.... <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihroGb2wkmts75qT3X_5VlDYsInVJEbQohg2QusteU9FGhisHLgSyHZn4C5BiBZ1jqClfZ_ykMGy2NA7MnqfDQDIPQ4dcne67IxVjqZtI41Yxbl8skDyKY6w7LKy3cF1qqh0RNx2WdvRdOz9AgkIRmSBzceC829D6T2huz-0raL2TO4GLpv98Ah0JE0yQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihroGb2wkmts75qT3X_5VlDYsInVJEbQohg2QusteU9FGhisHLgSyHZn4C5BiBZ1jqClfZ_ykMGy2NA7MnqfDQDIPQ4dcne67IxVjqZtI41Yxbl8skDyKY6w7LKy3cF1qqh0RNx2WdvRdOz9AgkIRmSBzceC829D6T2huz-0raL2TO4GLpv98Ah0JE0yQ=s16000" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdp0Mbt6yZ9Y0_JxJtOA6DNtm78wzbva7MUc5eMCPpn2NfUXi-KdNdSYbyJr7ykz5-wpYYfjq7Bksh5EeClsqS5ewpGtDWxTa0hP5hHAeAJlhcNrcw7O9L4rhgogoCuI1EZamTQTGdbgk20FSL0xAXljzOeLLELe06VZm-DPNJQf0A9_8QglD7NqIaCU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdp0Mbt6yZ9Y0_JxJtOA6DNtm78wzbva7MUc5eMCPpn2NfUXi-KdNdSYbyJr7ykz5-wpYYfjq7Bksh5EeClsqS5ewpGtDWxTa0hP5hHAeAJlhcNrcw7O9L4rhgogoCuI1EZamTQTGdbgk20FSL0xAXljzOeLLELe06VZm-DPNJQf0A9_8QglD7NqIaCU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>The road to the Cheltenham Badlands.<br /></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-39588653156591710892023-09-29T04:30:00.020-04:002023-09-29T04:30:00.148-04:00Road Closed<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTtm_65758sfHQTLmwzy86bZqrRzd1aSJC-wTIMtDBvwBqmK06CC1OxGskeGxrm_ftD6LJmpMrLKfo8VRMmyJkAWqo1oiaxvnraoUnZ2n0-jQ1WDitvtNX5rz0d1d21x6PC5hf9-IUINDvsBksPr81BZuvmyE0artyEu2PrGweBqrUOxT8MRs_BCeqOs/s1600/IMG_6336%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTtm_65758sfHQTLmwzy86bZqrRzd1aSJC-wTIMtDBvwBqmK06CC1OxGskeGxrm_ftD6LJmpMrLKfo8VRMmyJkAWqo1oiaxvnraoUnZ2n0-jQ1WDitvtNX5rz0d1d21x6PC5hf9-IUINDvsBksPr81BZuvmyE0artyEu2PrGweBqrUOxT8MRs_BCeqOs/w640-h480/IMG_6336%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6IXbi3jYUy65NhmzO9sMA9-jR0mmg-h9iX-01YUUoUlAgU4VWjDslPqdg-vsQWven0o2ig5ZydbAEREvcidmDiB8FAbtnsZlYVAm_4n-kp_D6eKth085neeoluZ93lEUTMirpNamzM7K78gXzwGdjanVysENvvFOd3jAO__-AigxQZRqqpXJZZKVKkY/s1600/IMG_6335%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6IXbi3jYUy65NhmzO9sMA9-jR0mmg-h9iX-01YUUoUlAgU4VWjDslPqdg-vsQWven0o2ig5ZydbAEREvcidmDiB8FAbtnsZlYVAm_4n-kp_D6eKth085neeoluZ93lEUTMirpNamzM7K78gXzwGdjanVysENvvFOd3jAO__-AigxQZRqqpXJZZKVKkY/w640-h480/IMG_6335%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Massive water main break on Main Street. Corrosion of the 80 year old water mains. No water for any of the businesses. No parking for a whole day. School buses being diverted. I think it's fixed now. But that fix must have cost a lot. There have been plans to reconstruct this portion of Main Street for a number of years, Time to get it done before it costs even more.Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-76668228819232331412023-09-26T02:00:00.000-04:002023-09-26T02:00:00.132-04:00Super Bunny <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkarNFvZyHF1btTK6GbEhu9txuvCqY5_s6o41RDjQgeGLW8shppbr-IUaXaNH0FUtJtbH5TFI5_PaFXyRmC7kfGDFem7FarZCJzze_o9PkS27UqW_XOg3kMCgHYglt0CuxU2fN2QgHQakjZhiaLA59L6nmzzbSHEIVfmcWpbscUcjJ9x44VjPztK14C1Y/s1600/IMG_6331%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkarNFvZyHF1btTK6GbEhu9txuvCqY5_s6o41RDjQgeGLW8shppbr-IUaXaNH0FUtJtbH5TFI5_PaFXyRmC7kfGDFem7FarZCJzze_o9PkS27UqW_XOg3kMCgHYglt0CuxU2fN2QgHQakjZhiaLA59L6nmzzbSHEIVfmcWpbscUcjJ9x44VjPztK14C1Y/w640-h480/IMG_6331%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This brave bunny was visiting my neighbours little patio, munching on some juicy grass. He was definitely keeping an eye on me, just in case I was an evil bunny predator, but didn't object to having his photo taken.<p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-80585048010173049912023-09-24T02:00:00.000-04:002023-09-24T02:00:00.139-04:00Nasturtium<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBeb5gY8poTpgDJQjvjujrXI6sP4Kea2APYQYdw7pGoiTuz4sIh3wP2E7mWdKsCwqNoRtSw-B5oQ6hQ0P73fjPDtgkHju_ldTgMjeLVqHNmHXwktEz82T--VYOHNaUH2DBwuarb0HKMkuQzTe5vIbpM53d4v6RspyHUUmL4HMEJPBZ5SZGx_jEkUmxnY/s1600/IMG_6332%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBeb5gY8poTpgDJQjvjujrXI6sP4Kea2APYQYdw7pGoiTuz4sIh3wP2E7mWdKsCwqNoRtSw-B5oQ6hQ0P73fjPDtgkHju_ldTgMjeLVqHNmHXwktEz82T--VYOHNaUH2DBwuarb0HKMkuQzTe5vIbpM53d4v6RspyHUUmL4HMEJPBZ5SZGx_jEkUmxnY/w640-h480/IMG_6332%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So bright and jolly, and edible too. I bought a packet of seeds about 6 years ago, and each year I save the seed crop, and plant new ones. <p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-71325041944213786002023-09-19T02:00:00.000-04:002023-09-19T02:00:00.137-04:00Cabbage number 2.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrkqTKnYChh_G4cNTfPI8nbEoUf5zbT4No36qnvbAGgQzEgZ9bmjp49phYK2nZ3W6LejGFigLebk6CzqOilpom2y5vf6RwKEEB-OBXQxyZH-di1HgCZc0oDlbpwArCZApanbOd9ZDtQrafQt8I8JDPQYtJWhPMvrp4v8-jCOm0g9wdtW6NSIB7PMCk50/s1600/IMG_6328%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrkqTKnYChh_G4cNTfPI8nbEoUf5zbT4No36qnvbAGgQzEgZ9bmjp49phYK2nZ3W6LejGFigLebk6CzqOilpom2y5vf6RwKEEB-OBXQxyZH-di1HgCZc0oDlbpwArCZApanbOd9ZDtQrafQt8I8JDPQYtJWhPMvrp4v8-jCOm0g9wdtW6NSIB7PMCk50/w640-h480/IMG_6328%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This red cabbage didn't quite make it to supercabbage status, but I love this dusty purple colour. <p></p><p><br /></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-1188228244210302362023-09-17T02:30:00.007-04:002023-09-17T02:30:00.144-04:00Super Monarch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWJZhEiFA8iZAZVfK6qOFbWs75Lr4uXgpcZ6qtBTza1uI5fxTNvGXweLdPDDtxmwgP_TKhGDihB21rqmD43BBqvaNor7r7J0X5L-oLbW35Yq-vJpSsKt67tTkTO4Se-3repaNLy5kljs72kljOejrpVCj61zIo0tggAGpoQoQqyTxlKu7lO1215WFY4g/w640-h480/IMG_6247%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The king of the butterfly world?<div>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly</div><div>He's enjoying the nectar from my scarlet runner flowers.<br /> <p></p></div>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-40205489020013057172023-09-15T01:30:00.002-04:002023-09-15T01:30:00.132-04:00Super catalpa tree.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqu2Nh6kRdlRjtzldivFCQCdNH9kDcSDocX-slx1f2zfqiJxbQTkh62ccdR6nOClvL1RHCAK6_YxhxB6-L0LfBrs5y8RWsOd4ussEl5WGA_QWhxThBooR8GryZ8Ru_ty2mM3Zx2rnlbbz0RnsyP2HNBniPThrytV8WjIFIA3ng8NZESgXzUmUuZ9QSCI/s1600/IMG_6315%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqu2Nh6kRdlRjtzldivFCQCdNH9kDcSDocX-slx1f2zfqiJxbQTkh62ccdR6nOClvL1RHCAK6_YxhxB6-L0LfBrs5y8RWsOd4ussEl5WGA_QWhxThBooR8GryZ8Ru_ty2mM3Zx2rnlbbz0RnsyP2HNBniPThrytV8WjIFIA3ng8NZESgXzUmUuZ9QSCI/w480-h640/IMG_6315%5B1%5D.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>This is the biggest catalpa I have seen.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc7JkNK5bGN1baSoTfP2AcgMZtD3-Ri8lvTqmDku4gUUOlYuO2NU2o4lmKy32uKFVQ3ExamqtFXItSsfNhmGUa1pnv0ar9tTrVD_tZzJaB8K0F3qq6FZ1H0RrIcnjLXPjutpRzPfcv6fbhfcZv8j2Fc9HCnibmxSheCbPDp3UQjUKzDK8t7VQ445Naxo/s1600/IMG_6317%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Common Name</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Northern catalpa, catalpa, hardy catalpa, cigar tree</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Botanical Name</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Catalpa speciosa</em></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f2fbfa; box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Family</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bignoniaceae</em></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Plant Type</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Deciduous tree</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f2fbfa; box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Mature Size</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">40-70 ft. high, 20-50 ft. wide</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Sun Exposure</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Full, partial</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f2fbfa; box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Soil Type</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Moist, well-drained</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Soil pH</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Acidic to neutral (5.5-7.0)</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f2fbfa; box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Bloom Time</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">Late spring/Early summer</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Flower Color</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">White</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f2fbfa; box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Hardiness Zones</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">4-8 (USDA</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Native Area</span></td><td style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0.0625rem solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.2rem 0.3rem; vertical-align: top;">North America (U.S. Midwest)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-73123105605826795042023-09-13T02:00:00.000-04:002023-09-13T02:00:00.138-04:00Super Sunflower.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQolKfL41GvqMWU2vXCJcq9-tmy1xEYMGb28NCkKPWubczyJfe3WZma-sOUkKTp3Nkag0ucZOJGAzuKGOteUGVWODVEgrrkwe-ACJ5May7uqGMviGwhdiZ42b2ODZM3hVxZb9j1rohZ8JGcY7Fnq25MPlfpdFRSMPIu0FL6BVjM1IAUoFBdXu0_tONd6c/s1600/IMG_6310%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQolKfL41GvqMWU2vXCJcq9-tmy1xEYMGb28NCkKPWubczyJfe3WZma-sOUkKTp3Nkag0ucZOJGAzuKGOteUGVWODVEgrrkwe-ACJ5May7uqGMviGwhdiZ42b2ODZM3hVxZb9j1rohZ8JGcY7Fnq25MPlfpdFRSMPIu0FL6BVjM1IAUoFBdXu0_tONd6c/w480-h640/IMG_6310%5B1%5D.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-61344936539374894472023-09-11T01:30:00.004-04:002023-09-11T01:30:00.140-04:00Super Iris<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTmcVHJr0aXulZKpkkHx5M8Sjx5D9ZGIzD-aEs_M7vFEOdidowIyHfXkfkcoEBKS7TZ_aTa4qSqP2wMqF1ovyeWhduZj5y8X0_yaAb1Dwr5ZF0zkKK2FyZ4N7HDmE5ToHRI7rbsMc_zYVVEe1C1l67DtUrrioA1M1GAHPQvZkWw-3K4SUYolk4Y4o-V8/s1600/IMG_6311%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTmcVHJr0aXulZKpkkHx5M8Sjx5D9ZGIzD-aEs_M7vFEOdidowIyHfXkfkcoEBKS7TZ_aTa4qSqP2wMqF1ovyeWhduZj5y8X0_yaAb1Dwr5ZF0zkKK2FyZ4N7HDmE5ToHRI7rbsMc_zYVVEe1C1l67DtUrrioA1M1GAHPQvZkWw-3K4SUYolk4Y4o-V8/w640-h480/IMG_6311%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Her name is Millie. She's still a baby. But very hairy.<p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-63194399338349765572023-09-06T01:30:00.006-04:002023-09-06T01:30:00.141-04:00Super apple.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhOoM9JVuZWPf-ee46n2kOP6pHUxysrtwSZRVEwo3YBOk2Ha2Snx3hlNX4z-llzwjMBjCWvSK49C3zlV3jXeNqTkbQrfs7wxowpqcNfu46k4tLu4Q6lNRjnVPvjk2WOz8y9DwZv5qIwaQBFaAJ02eNAhdC8VBqb7UaWUyo4tyX3US9cUyedAu_Lo3lrc/s1600/IMG_6312%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhOoM9JVuZWPf-ee46n2kOP6pHUxysrtwSZRVEwo3YBOk2Ha2Snx3hlNX4z-llzwjMBjCWvSK49C3zlV3jXeNqTkbQrfs7wxowpqcNfu46k4tLu4Q6lNRjnVPvjk2WOz8y9DwZv5qIwaQBFaAJ02eNAhdC8VBqb7UaWUyo4tyX3US9cUyedAu_Lo3lrc/w640-h480/IMG_6312%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The first apples from the baby apple tree. This little apple tree has been trying very hard to produce an apple and it's finally successful. Well done, little tree.<br /> <p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-61157875234547128002023-09-04T02:30:00.002-04:002023-09-10T18:37:38.586-04:00Super Cabbage.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_eLoyVxHszx-YoU3JLmdc8VF2bkNQp4ktHYupOYHTU0mjzxFDApUdhFM3wcoma3IoOUccuJWOYsKqLkMTn4KCNCegY0jCg70uKEu-sD0jyyT0tvntrrnDE6iQpQL0qJjl7bMNxG0xuGxoeR2JgOaa_dmMnIKJ5MjGKt21sT7qt126AUsgpdJ2mMDaWM/s1600/IMG_6309%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_eLoyVxHszx-YoU3JLmdc8VF2bkNQp4ktHYupOYHTU0mjzxFDApUdhFM3wcoma3IoOUccuJWOYsKqLkMTn4KCNCegY0jCg70uKEu-sD0jyyT0tvntrrnDE6iQpQL0qJjl7bMNxG0xuGxoeR2JgOaa_dmMnIKJ5MjGKt21sT7qt126AUsgpdJ2mMDaWM/w640-h480/IMG_6309%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-89213074829783370822023-09-03T11:12:00.005-04:002023-09-10T18:37:16.250-04:00SuperMoon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy-P4DHRAqqSO_VyZAwXtFDbyyaCTdr5mbX2kVLky2DQ14-qW0Zu6gifCUKT19zlSnzOZW1OwiiW5KB2-0jJpygzfjEpVb0IafS__7s7z2ZvANqhOPARmhUbm2C_fi1C9OzTP5tBHyKfhGGZGAwnnsl9lXE9uVag5mkJrZ8LZn2Bw93H72md9DRQxZfU/s4000/IMG_6327%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy-P4DHRAqqSO_VyZAwXtFDbyyaCTdr5mbX2kVLky2DQ14-qW0Zu6gifCUKT19zlSnzOZW1OwiiW5KB2-0jJpygzfjEpVb0IafS__7s7z2ZvANqhOPARmhUbm2C_fi1C9OzTP5tBHyKfhGGZGAwnnsl9lXE9uVag5mkJrZ8LZn2Bw93H72md9DRQxZfU/w640-h480/IMG_6327%5B1%5D.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Not a very super photo.<p></p>Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com6