Roasted Chestnuts!

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I'm at the Port Colborne Museum Olde Time Christmas Festival.

Hike: Ball's Falls Conservation Area - Lincoln, ON

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Natural Heritage:

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Built Heritage:

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Cultural Heritage:

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Chocolate:

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The four pillars. Enroute to my hometown, I decided to take a pit stop at one of my favourite places to hike as a kid.

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I also ran into this group of kayakers, the sort who when they see this:

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Think "Let's run the falls."

More on Ball's Falls at Ontario Trails

And at the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Listening to:

Cold Splinters continues to be a constant source of inspiration.

Trail Blazes

Farmers Market, Welland, Ontario

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I bought a bunch of leeks for soup, and a bushel of applies to make all sorts of things with.

What you are, what you have.

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Up the Etobicoke River

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Today I went for a three hour walk up the Etobicoke River, starting where it empties into Lake Ontario, but without a specific destination. I had never walked that far up the river, always preferring to stay close to the lake, so I wasn't sure what to expect.

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Almost two hours in I found my destination: A designated concrete bowstring bridge, a treat for someone like me. (The heritage register I am responsible for has three such bridges.)

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I've realized I can only be truly comfortable near a large body of water. I guess it comes from growing up on the Great Lakes.

Daylight Savings Time

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Archaeologist Field Style, 1978

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Linotype

Coolest, Clearest.

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Inkerman Carpenters

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1920's Lady, Plaid Skirt & Tie

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Found in an Exteriors and Interiors of the 1920's plan book.

The Plan: Fjällräven Crinan Jacket

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In search of a parka that suits both the maple bush and ski slope. Fjällräven's Crinan Jacket fits the bill.

Gothic Cemetery Tour

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Polished Shoes, Cemetery Frost

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Walk Hard Enough

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“I haven’t got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably don’t need any other God.”

Fairly Traditional Pumpkin

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Design team: Me and Mom
Carving tech: Me

Dog Walk: Weatherbombed

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By sun, spray & crisp autumn winds. (Toronto got the long end of the stick, I guess.)

The Plan: Pyrrha Hourglass Necklace

Music: Mix- Relax.Feel it.

Death of a Few Fashions

Bean Boots & Bismarck - Thames River, London, ON

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Jack Frost Was Here!

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Three Days of the Condor: Un-spy, Bookworms, Bowties

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He reads books. A lot of books.

(I spy a Rolex Submariner?)