CP rail train Havelock Ontario Canada

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Bella rose our newly adopeted Corgi Chihuahua

Meet Bella rose, our newly adopeted Corgi Chihuahua. We just so happened to be out at a cat store in Cambleford trying to find some toys for our abandoned kitten and sparked up a conversation with a fellow shopper. She mentioned how she was going for surgery and had to find a new home for her dog, so we offered to babysit while she was away, but she declined and said, "she just wants to find it a good home". WHAT PURE SERENDIPITOUS LUCK! Our previous dog had just passed away a week ago and we were pretty glum, as he had been apart of the family for a good 14-15 years.
 

The energy in this dog is unlike any other weve ever owned. She can jump like a show dog and is even pretty good around the kitten; which we were truly nervous about at first. I cant wait to start teaching her some tricks!

While she is friendly to us, she needs some work with strangers, as she can become very nervous around new people, especially around woman for some reason. She is fascinated with our ducks and rooster but hesitant of the goats. All in good time I suppose.

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High Spring Trading Post ⚖ ⚖ Havelock Ontario

While driving back from the Petroglyph park in Peterborough I  noticed this place along Highway 7, WOW...
Its a re-creation of an old Main St complete with jail, saloon, barber, undertaker, fort, and a cannon!

High Spring Trading Post

Imagine stepping in to do your banking here. lol

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

 Amazing little building, such a nostalgic character.

High Spring Trading Post

I need to make a canon fund. I can see it now........ 
2 canons, matching, mounted as an entrance piece on the driveway. Kaplow.

 Dont forget your Dr prescribed snake oil, they also administer flu shots.  *snickers to himself*

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

 The undertaker also sells used clothes.....*shivers

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

I also have a mission to change over every pot and pan, including pizza pan, roaster and muffin tins to cast iron. I dont care about the weight and Im tired of finding out about all these crazy chemicals and heavy metals in the new stuff. I was using an oven roasting pan until I found out it leaches out aluminum. While there will be no noticeable effect now, Im sure if I continued on, at some point in my later years I could develop dementia or Alzheimers, > accumulation< 
so I err on the side of caution in this case.

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

Guess what? they dont allow pictures inside! another place no pictures! 
what is this world coming to!
maybe its for security, but you know me. 
I like my photos. 
Its a beautiful store and I intend to go back to buy some Christmas gifts and some things for myself but all  I can remember about the place was a belt I liked. lol.
Damn aluminum. 

ITS STARTING!

High Spring Trading Post

I shall be signing off, because like this saloon, Im hungry like a horse.

High Spring Trading Post

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Bees dying in Canada Insecticide ban petition Canada How you can help !

If you dont already know the severity of this issue please take a moment to inform yourself, as this issue is one that affects us all. All I am doing is passing on the news for the best way to solve this issue, we need as many people as we can to sign this petition! its not one of those hard ones to fill out, it will take a mere minute of your life and you could help save the people of Canada, NO BULL, NO HIPPIE DIPPIE BRUH HA HA, this is SERIOUS. These (neonicotinoid) pesticides are the worst idea to continue on with but if we dont speak up, nothing will be done, so lets put all our effort into spreading this page and getting the word out.



Ban the use of neonicotinoids in Canada – elizabethmaymp.ca – July 4, 2013

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Al Capone hideout in Canada Eastern Ontario ➡quadeville ☑

Al Capone Canada hideout

When asked by police what his business in Canada was,
Capone replied "I dont even know what street Canada is on"

Gota love that sarcastic, "you wont fool me copper" kinda humor.


This unique piece of history was almost lost to the trees when I arrived as it seems no one is taking care of it, or interested in preserving part of Canadas controversial past. When you first walk up the evidence of vandalism is everywhere. The place has been treated like a dump and is embarrassing to know my fellow Canadians are mostly to blame. Why someone needs to deface history to prove they were there when all there doing is adding to the breakdown and ruin of said object is beyond me/idiotic. The very thing they felt so interested in, they then chose to add to its destruction. Makes absolutely no sense to me. All this tagging/marking/vandalism does is make the actual land owner
( yes, this is private property ) want to enforce his rights so no one can come here. So, all that people are really doing by tagging is wrecking it for the rest of us, and possibly your future children.
Dont be a jerk, let others enjoy the fun too.
As the saying goes, "take a picture, itll last longer".

Rant done.

Al Capone hide out in quadeville Ontario, Canada

From what I understand, it was just boarded up a year or two ago, but I managed to find a broken window and had to take some pics before this place was either destroyed or turned into someones home; the risk was worth the reward from my perspective.
If you go, be careful, the floor was caving in all over and the fact that its all boarded up now means there is no light, making the holes even more dangerous ( bring a flash light, my Iphones light didnt work all that well from my experience ). There is also NO cell service, so if something happens to you, your on your own. If you can, dont go alone.

 One of 4 bedrooms.

Al Capone original fireplace in Canada hideout

I decided to add some noise in the photo to give it that old time scary movie vibe something like a blair witch project effect. I had shot this on my Iphone so noise/graininess wasnt a problem, *chuckles to himself*  but with the right tweaking on PS it gives the feel like its right off a horror  movie role.

Looks to be the original fireplace. How this place didnt go up in flames already I dont know; It just goes from fireplace to wood floor, maybe Im just to used to things being to code. lol.

 2nd bedrrom

Kitchen area. The one thing I noticed was there are lots of doors at this place compared to usual houses.

 Bathroom.

Al Capone secret floor door to escape tunnels

 Hidden door to basement in kitchen, supposedly leading to underground escape tunnels. 

 Kitchen area

Al Capone getaway house in Canada

3rd bedroom

 Front entrance with boarded up window and door.

Capone hideout house in Canada

Front entrance

 4th bedroom. Ive heard people try and say this was a torture room but I have my doubts. There are wires hooked up to the wall and a mount but the cables could only hold something mildly heavy, Definitely not a human. The first thing that came to mind was old photos Ive seen of when counterfeiters dried there money on similar wire racks. I could just be jumping to that idea because of the criminal nature of Capone tho. It does also look like how they deal with old negative photos, but I have a hard time believing Capone was into photography that much.

Capone mystery device, counterfeiting?

Another shot of the mount used on the other side. It looks to be original judging by the age of the ropes. Could be wrong tho.

Back of Capone hideout house

 A shot from behind the house.

Al Capone driveway

Capons driveway. If you didnt know it was there, youd probably drive right by. The house is not visible from the road. No signage or numbers.

Al Capone house

Famous Al Capone tree in Eastern Canada

 The famously odd shaped tree at Capons house.

Al Capones famous tree in Ontario, Canada

Very weird looking, anyone got any ideas as to why this happened? My first thought was that its been used a target practice.

If the owner by fluke of a chance sees this, I would gladly come clean up from time to time for the sake of preserving history and alleviate this herculean task off your shoulders. A bit of a thank you for letting me take these pics.

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Pumpkin Inferno! Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno

What a Halloween experience!
While haunted houses are a certain kind of fun, this festival gives you the opportunity to embrace Halloween in a much calmer relaxed fashion. An orange glimmer from the pumpkins creates an electroluminescent like feel, wrapping you in a warm glow of extremely creative and talented works of art. The drive to Upper Canada Village is quite easy, with signage spread along highway 401 and throughout the towns. A few things to remember on your trip.

1. A flash light
If you want to see the fish, which are monstrous! you will need a flash light or camera with good flash, I took both my Iphone and my Canon slr, the Iphone just couldnt get the job done.

2. Make sure to clear your memory card on your camera. There is A LOT of neat displays here, 100 pics of free space is just to little if you ask me.

To begin our journey click on the video below to add some Halloween themed music. 

choose between the original or a piano version.

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN!

Your underworld journey awaits!

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

 Having pumpkins carved into such dramatic pieces of art affixed over top of water is magical.
 

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

There is a better shot of the moose a little further down.

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

 Beavers and dam with loons swimming about.

Pumpkin Inferno

While I love all animals, the loon is one of my favorites. When I think of wilderness in Canada, the loon and its call go hand in hand.

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

 Honestly, this was pretty cool. I want one in front of my house!

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

The detail in these native pieces is outstanding. 

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

whats this, WHAS THIS!!

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

 Ive realized I need to work on my pumpkins carving skills after this night.

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Phenomenal 

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

They had a giant crossword made out of pumpkins! I dont know what it is about crosswords, but they hook me in every time.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

 Probably one of my better shots of the night. These are all raw tho, no photoshop done yet.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Its seemed to be one of those events where it just kept going, which in this case made it all the more worth it/amazing. So often you pay for something and are left wanting more at the end. This was one of those great occasions where you kept asking yourself around every corner,

"Holy jeez, theres more?"

I spent around 2 hours here, lol. Yes, a lot of that time was because of taking photos, but if I think about it, with no photos and just walking around, it would probably be a good hour+.
Definitely worth the money in my opinion.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

I like this shot, with a little cropping and sharpening I think it will come out nice.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

 There both great but the one on the left draws me in.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

 BOO!! 

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

*tips hat* ello good chap!

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

 The canon fire effect looked spectacular. Stand up Canadian piece.

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

? In this town of Halloween ?. 

Pumpkin Inferno - Upper Canada Village

Your waiter for the evening. In all seriousness tho, they do have some type of restaurant available ( only heard about it, never went in), along with a few hot chocolate/snack shacks and a main store selling everything from ground flour to witch brooms and old time memorabilia. I must say, the store is beautiful, nice and bright, full of machines from yesteryear and lots of neat things.

BE FOREWARNED!

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