The Cobourg Highland Games committee really knows how to put on a fling as seen at its 50th year event. First, it was a return to Victoria Park – a natural for the meeting of the Massed Pipe and Drum Bands and the assembled Highland dancers. And the nearby Cobourg beach was perfect for the …
The Cobourg Highland Games have had a bad run of weather luck in the past few years; but not the 50th year Games. The weather on Saturday June 15th was delightfully sunny, breezy yet not overbearingly hot. And this between a rainy Friday and a supersaturated Sunday morning. Ahh, the luck of the Scottish! And …
The Royal Ascot in Berkshire England is a Horse and Bonnet showing of 300 years distinction. Lately the Bonnets have gotten the best of the show as seen above. The media flock to the venue as much for the bonnets on display as for the horse racing. See CBS News Images for a handsome Hats …
For the past few Springs the flower garden at the Port Hope Public Library managed to outdo for floral splendor most of its competitors for best Spring Library Garden in the Northumberland Hills of Eastern Ontario. But there may be a new title holder, with the Spring extravaganza of beautiful blooms at the Campbellford Public …
The Lilac Festival in Warkworth is caught in-between on Eastern Ontario’s Spring Festival Scene. A weekend before the Lilac Festival there is the Warkworth Art in the Park Show and the Cobourg Music Experience. During the Lilac Festival there is the Colborne Apple Blossom Festival and Doors Open Northumberland . And the June 14-17th weekend after …
Spring does not officially arrive in Eastern Canada until Colborne’s Apple Blossom Tyme Festival or the last frost has covered the countryside. With nighttime temperatures reaching into the 2-4°C range and winds dying down – it is expected that the Last Frost will have the honors of officially ushering in Spring this year. However, the …
One of the delights of Spring in Northumberland County is to see the sway and dips of the county’s rolling hills and farm fields at their bes with such eat. The fields have just been plowed and planted with thin green lines marking the crops if the field is not already covered in greenery. As …
Spring has finally arrived in Eastern Ontario. Although this was the view at the end of April: Despite a quarter inch of ice glazing the lilacs and crabapples are doing well. Spring offers colors and hues not to be seen any other time of the year – pastel yellows, light greens and gaudy red oranges. …
Spring has finally Sprung in Northumberland County Literally the fields are alive with pastel Spring colors The weather was so nice with the Spring hues breaking out at alarming speed. So a trek on the weekend to discover some of the fields around the county was in order. Note also how many trees have buckled …
This Winter has proved to be long, cold but full of marvelous Snow Shows. Late December and January brought the first persistent and sustained snows to Eastern Ontario.The weather was cold enough such that the art reflected the crystalline chill: All shots were taken at dusk – with frozen fingers. Fortunately the January snows were …
Winter was done and over with over 3 weeks before. April 1st Foolishness had come and gone. But the Yankee rebels from Texas decided to have some reverse Winter fun and provided Eastern Ontario a blast from the Winter Past 3 weeks into Spring and it was a blast. First snow then followed in the …
Our previous post on Blizzard II for February, described the frustration of a start and stop blizzard with plenty of wind gusts that nearly frustrated all attempts at photography as the wind kept blowing the snow off the tree branches and the overcast, dark cloudy skies reduced good photo-taking light to a minimum. Nonetheless, even glancing out …
