Wrapping up the pics from Dad's visit

Finally I'm getting around to posting the last of the pics from Dad's visit, the Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a nice walk around in the sunshine. As usual, click to enlarge them for better viewing.

Part of the university, houses the creative arts departments.

 

 

 Zooming in to Wolfe Island in the distance.

 One of my favourite old row homes in the area.

 The Isabel and Tett Centres from a waterfront park.

 The Coast Guard boat heading back to Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (I presume).

 Someone had been very busy building these mini pseudo-inuksuit.

Milo, a young rescue dog. The couple had two dogs and were from Ottawa, just down for the day visiting their daughter who was studying for exams at our university.

 The Murney Tower museum

The best snapshot I could get of this cardinal, while walking back to the car.

 I stopped to take pics of the grackle and thought, I'm "pulling a Robin".

 

 

 

 

Brunch on Easter Sunday, French toast for me, a very rare treat as I don't typically eat grain products anymore (middle-aged digestive issues).

 Dad preferred the more usual fare.

The "Spirit of Sir John A.," after brunch.

 A tour boat was just heading out. Pretty early in the season!

 

We popped into the tourist centre at the waterfront, (the old train station, actually), and I snapped a few pics inside, including these two shots of Kingston in 1931. Looks like views of the now former Kingston Penitentiary.

I would much prefer to live, not in the past, but in a far less populated area with a lot of green space (i.e. without the massive residential and retail/other development that now exists).

 Stained glass window in the old station, now tourist centre.

 

 I was trying to be "arty" with the next two pics below.

 

 

 

The one thing I do like about living here is all the heritage buildings, at least in the downtown core. Unfortunately, some of the old buildings have gone by the wayside to make way for new condos and commercial buildings, but Kingston still retains much of its older charm.

So that wraps up the pics from Dad's visit. He was too early for most tourist attractions, but we still were able to get out and enjoy ourselves. At least I enjoyed myself and hope he did too!

Peace.