Lang Pioneer Village has one of its houses that may be enchanted or haunted. It all started after this year’s Halloween Festivities at Lang. An anonymous source sent the following images “taken at the Lang Pioneer Village spook fest”. Now the pictures below purport to show some of the ghoulish roguery that took place at …
In a month’s time Lang Pioneer Village will be having its Christmas show for 2 day December 7th and 8th – not to be missed. In case it does not snow, here is what the Village looks like with a fresh coat of Snow Paint: [iframe src=’http://theopensourcery.com/langp/lpwinshow.html’ width=’800′ height=’440′] The Christmas Show closes Lang Pioneer …
Lang Pioneer Village knows how to have fun around Halloween. Each year there is a Halloween Fest on the two weekends before Halloween Day. The Village which prides itself on the authenticity of its buildings, equipment and even the attendants costumes, lets down its hair for Halloween. The result is a Kids Halloween night special with …
Halloween and costume creation are great fun and growing in popularity as adults recreate the excitement of a sugar rush from bygone years. However, another aspect of Halloween that is also growing in popularity is the creation of some nifty Jacko’s or Pumpkin Jack-o-Lanterns. And one of the best places to see a creative collection …
Do you have a website you would like to get spruced up? Or would you like to create a new one for no cost except your time and design ideas. Here is a hands on session that will allow you to create a brand new website with up to 5 new pages – say Home, …
A free hands on demo at the Quinte West Library is out to get rid of Dirty Dog Images. Those are the photos that didn’t quite turn out as expected. Often today’s automated cameras are at fault – because they average their settings or don’t change fast enough as you change zoom or positioning for …
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Northumberland Hills has a reputation for being a mecca for artists. And the Fall countryside certainly provides inspiration as this blog has attempted to show in the Northumberland Hills Fall posts. But the continuing recessionary conditions in the economy have taken their toll on some of the local artists. However, a group of Northumberland artists …
On the way west out of Warkworth, County road 29 rises up to Oak Heights which provides panoramic views of the Northumberland Hills. But hidden along the way is a lane going south of the county highway, Johnston Road, that travels through some woods on the way to a name change, Smith Road, and then …
A gentle but drenching rain added sheen and luster to the oaks this Fall in Northumberland Hills. The resulting oaks were red red and scarlet beauties. But all the landscape had a richness of hue. It surely is a delight to the eye and soul. More than before I am steeled and ready for oncoming …
The fall foliage was on full display this past week. Remarkably the sumac which turned early also had some late bloomers. The results were spectacular colors along paths and county roadsides. Here are some: Just a the bare remnanats of a fine showing. But just down the road full splendor – A quiet array of …
Here is a look at two new ways to display pictures. Recent Fall pictures from Northumberland Hills are the subject. The first photo slider uses a new, free responsive slider with an amazing array of image transitions. The slider also has a well described layout template that allows flexibility in the look and captioning of …
Well the Hastings River Valley Photography club’s jaunt to Ranney Falls inspired a second trip to Ferris Park. This time the focus of attention was the many park trails, meadows and pathways. A couple of friends were up for the Thanksgiving weekend and after some tennis the trails in the park called. The park had …
