Normally blizzards and heavy winter storm weather can be blamed on an Alberta Clipper or an occasional Manitoba/James Bay Enveloping Deep Freeze. But this year, all the serious action is coming from a reversal of fortunes – sweeping US West Coast weather storming up the Ohio River valley like the vengeance of Speaker John Boehner on Canada …
This winter in Eastern Canada has been passingly strange. After a wonderful plump billowing snowfall at the end of December perfect for tobogganing and picture taking an early thaw removed all the snow. What followed was 2 weeks of bitterly cold winter but without the benefit of the white stuff.The countryside looked blahhh – and …
Lang Pioneer Village in Keene Ontario just north of Rice Lake is a fun place to visit – almost all year long. Their special events during the Spring, Summer and Fall are not to be missed. For example, the War of 1812 Re-enactment of this past Summer provided wonderful insights to the conditions of the …
Outside Hastings Looking South On the way from Hastings to Peterborough there are some Summer vistas that I have promised myself to take pictures of in Winter. Each involves a field, woods, sky combination. And each has a melody or poem in mind. For example the Hastings image sings Haiku: Hero standing out, but bravery …
This Fall has been spectacular for colors in SouthEastern Ontario. And the Cobourg Library, which is near Lake Ontario and its moderating temperatures, has certainly benefited. But also the Library’s Landscape architects must be credited as well because the Library’s grounds seem to be designed to take advantage of Fall Colors. Here is the walkway entrance …
Thanksgiving comes early in Canada, the first week of October some say in order to catch the Fall Colors Garage decked out in in Fall Finery This year the colors in the Autumn palette are spectacular. Again, its hard to fathom why this year the hues are so rich. But the Maples are showing a rich variety of …
Alicia is a painter and draughtwoman with a bold, abstract style like the the Group of Seven Canadian artists as you can see in the preview: [iframe src=”http://pixofcanada.com/wows/alicia2/alicia2.html” width=”680″ height=”610″] Click on a slide to go to the relevant page on Alicia’s site Alicia’s landscape series have not only bold designs but well balanced colors …
Ye editor was both intrigued and a bit leeryof the TSN Sports Centre 10-10 Kraft Celebration Tour that came to Trenton ON for the last stop on its 10 day tour of Canada. Intrigued because on can see on the Sportscast not only the enthusiasm of the crowds, the many special Tour events unique to each …
In our previous post on things todo at Summers End, Lang Pioneer Village promised a War of 1812 Reenactment. The Village turns out to be a perfect place for a great historical show and reenactment. The Village provides the historical context with some of the dwellings like Fife Cabin stretching back to just after the War which …
Alas, Summer is coming to an end in Canada and Southern Ontario. For things to do for the next few days and weekends here are some nifty suggestions: August 18th, 19th 2012 Lang Pioneer Village east of Peterborough Be assured the Reenactment occurs on both Saturday and Sunday with weather at the Keene ON site …
Here is a little of the voodoo magic which was seen at the Caribana Festival Parade in Toronto this past weekend. [wowslider id=”1″] Once again the colors and craft were very fine. We examine some of the best of the floats.Did they inspire the Caribbean Olympic athletes and gold medalists from Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, …
Snaking down the Trent from Hastings, our second Canada Day town, one comes to our 3rd Canada Day stop, the cultural center of East Central Ontario, Campbellford Ontario. Campbellford’s Westben Theater has an impressive schedule of world class musical and theater productions starting in May and extending through to August. And the Aron Theater Co-operative has a great …
