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Slideshow of Upper Canada Village Snapshots

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Most of these are really poor snapshots, but it was hard to get decent snaps when in a crowded room facing the windows. LOL. If you can't view it, and really feel a need to see the pics (you're not missing anything--seriously), let me know. As for yesterday's snapshots--I didn't take many. Promised myself I wouldn't take a lot of pics heading to the County, since I have so many of the same thing, over so many years. So just a few: Waiting for the ferry, it's on half-hour service. Used to be 15-minute service.   Dad and I split an appetizer; awesome hummus.   We also split a pizza. They make them in their outdoor oven. Yummy.  A view from outside the cider company. Usually we're there in the fall, when the grapes are on the vines.   A glimpse of the oven. The menu is limited, but very tasty! After lunch we went into Picton, me for a latté and Dad for some gelato. A couple came with this dog, Luna. She was fixated on the bagels on a plate. Nothing els...

Belated Happy Summer Solstice!

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I was out at 5AM today with the camera, waiting for the Solstice sunrise. Thirty-five minutes later, I had a slew of shots, most of which I deleted. These four snaps are the only ones I kept: We did go to Upper Canada Village yesterday, but I'm still working on editing the pics for size, contrast, etc. I took 373 or so, kept about 250 to 270-ish, can't recall off the top of my head. Have edited only 118, so still have many more to go. I won't be posting them, I promise. But I might end up putting them in a separate album and putting a slideshow in. In any case, an 1860s Canadian village isn't quite as a exciting at the pics my uncle (who lives in Bergamo, Italy) just sent me of the latest tour he and his wife took.  Today Dad and I did go back to Prince Edward County (I've been every year for so many years that frankly I've lost my enthusiasm for it). However, it was nicer than I had anticipated, and we had a lovely lunch at the Waupoos Cider Company , the ...