On County road 29 just outside Warkworth on the way to Highway 30, there is an outdoor art and antiques farm of great delight – Windebank Outdoor Art. The following Rooster Sign chants out the outdoor art available: Royal Rooster among the panoply of the day Now these are outdoor signs and welcome art that …
The Warkworth Canada Day celebrations had a wonderful set of games for the amusement of the many kids that came to the Day’s  festivities. They were  simple hoop and ring games: They are actually fun to play and kids join in, especially when adults try their skills at the same time. But what caught yeEditors eye was …
Bird houses would seem to be a natural – a place of refuge in Canada, especially for the smaller species that do not migrate South for the Winter. Or the bigger ones like Cardinals and some Jays.  But just over 50 species among more than 450 in Canada will consider using a bird house. And  many …
Canada Day has some consistent constants like fun, food, games and entertainment for the whole family. And Canada Day is different too as the local geology, flora and fauna. If you are at Mill Creek  on Canada Day you are also not far from the Woods that surround the town in this Esker sand mound …
Blooms mean Spring and Eastern Ontario’s Lilac Festival is a celebration of the Blooms of Spring. And if you missed the Lilac Festival, the upcoming Apple Blossom Tyme Festival in Colborne is more than worthy as  a Spring time outing of family fun and shopping for Antiques, Art, or just kids fun. And the flower …
One of the downfallls of living in the countryside is the lack of a great fireworks on Canada Day. Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver even Calgary [at the Reservoir], all have great waterside venues for their fireworks displays. Yeah the small town fireworks are big on nearby bang but lack the spectacular size and flare of the …
Spelling Bee Winner Emilie and Her Proud Parents Readers who have been following PicsofCanada’s coverage of Colborne’s Apple Blossom Tyme festival, have found ye Editor to be a fairly enthusiastic festival goer. But there was a major disappointment – the Spelling Bee – or rather the turnout for the Spelling Bee. As readers can see …
The Apple Blossom Festival in Colborne ON has a surplus of events and good fun – and Moms and Dads benefit from the extra fun available to kids of all ages on all three days of the festival. There is the Classy Car Exhibit and Gazebo Performers Show in the park while the  Midway Rides, despite the …
Idled Plants dot even rural cities In the Ontario countryside one can see the same  phenomena as in the big cities, leftover and abandoned plants as Canada gets absorbed in the Race to the Bottom in manufacturing and service jobs+ salaries in North America. One of the problems beyond economic livelihood of outsourcing jobs is …
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One of the attractions of the Apple Blossom Festival in Colborne ON is the reappearance like flower blossoms of the classic cars and trucks at the various Shows and Festivals throughout Ontario. Sure there is the big car Fest in Barrie and the Granddaddy Auto Exhibition in Hershey Pa in late Summer. But hidden in …
The Apple Blossom Tyme Festival has had some unusual exhibitors over the years. So when I saw that Holcim, the local quarry operator, was going to be offering free rides to the quarry for a tour – I thought, “uhoh, these guys are going to be dissappointed”. Not so because of a very good presentation …
For over 20 years Colborne Ontario takes advantage of its location next to Lake Ontario in prime Apple country and presents the Apple Blossom Tyme Festival at the start of Summer. Okay, May 27th-29th is not the official start of Summer, but a week after Victoria Day it is still the practical start in Eastern …
