Monday, September 28, 2009

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash

Not really. However, this singer at Tim Hudak's BBQ sang some great old JC songs.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Balloon Man

This clown was at the Tim Hudak BBQ. He was amazing at making balloon characters for the kids like Spiderman, etc.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Dalton McGuinty?

We were at Tim Hudak's (Ontario PC Party Leader) BBQ at the Balls Falls Conservation Area yesterday. One of the speakers joked that this clown beared a resemblance to Dalton McGuinty!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Art at Calamus Estate Winery

We were at Calamus winery today when we noticed some painters from an art group in the Burlington area. This lady agreed to pose for me with her painting of the Calamus barn.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Inside the Casino Entrance


Ceiling inside the entrance to the Niagara Fallsview Casino

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Niagara Falls Panorama

Taken from the Fallsview Casino and cropped to achieve panorama effect.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The "Great Stomp"

We watched part of the grape stomping competition at Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery today.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Grapes of the Grape King

The Grape King is the grape grower of the year. Here are some of the grapes at Bill Schenck's vineyards.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

We 14 Kings

14 past Grape Kings were at the installation of the 2009 Grape King yesterday at Schenck Farms in St. Catharines.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

2009 Grape KIng

This years Grape King is Bill Schenck of St. Catharines. Bill grows grapes for Vincor including Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin Wineries.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Heritage Garden

Taken at the Balls Falls Conservation Area.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Green Parrot

There was a special day at the Balls Fall Conservation yestereday including a display of reptiles and birds. This is one of the parrots on display.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

After "Fallstock"

After the "Fallstock" event at Calamus Estate Winery we sat around the campfire and listened to the Horne Brothers band play. Robin Horne played the guitar and sang. Baco Noir grapes are growing in the vineyards in the background.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Break the Balloon

One of the midway games at the Canadian National Exhibition

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Waiting for the Tourists

This horse and buggy is waiting to take tourists around the town in N-O-T-L.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Royal George

Although it was buys yesterday in Niagara-on-the-Lake, I was able to take this photo of the theatre without people.

Monday, September 7, 2009

New LCBO Store

I took this shot with the Olympus camera before I was told that I couldn't take photos inside an LCBO store. This was for security reasons and to protect the staff! Give me a break.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Laura's Barn Two

This is another photo of Laura's Barn in Jordan Station blended with a texture with the permission of "Darkwood67".

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Heron on the Pond

A heron was spotted on the run-off pond across from our house. This shot was with a 200mm telephoto lens and cropped in Photoshop. It's times like this I wish I had a longer zoom.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Restaurant on the Beach

After having a hamburger and fries at Hutch's on the Beach, we walked along the pathway on the beach and passed this restaurant. It looked quite interesting.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Classic Ford Truck F100 Insignia

I usually don't get comments on my Flickr site but a few people really like this shot of the Ford emblem. The background is the body of the truck and the reflection from the sky gives the background a satin appearance.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Hutch's on the Beach

A Classic Car Show was at Hutch's in Hamilton on Monday. Took photos of car insignias after having a burger & fries. Not good for the waistline! Click on photo to see the pigeon on the chef's hat.



Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Pontiac Classic Car Insignia

There was another Classic Car Show yesterday at Hutch's on the Beach in Hamilton. I'm collecting classic car insignias and putting them on my Flickr site. The backround is the actual car's body. In some cases, cleaned up a little in Photoshop.

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Former Treasurer, Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter; Former Treasurer, Society for American Wines - Toronto and National. Former employment: Controller, College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario; Controller, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario; Assistant General Manager, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Capital Leasing Division.