….baking in the rain and still smiling
Wordless Wednesday – January 23, 2019
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Category Archives: In the Neighbourhood
Brrrr!!!
….it’s sooooo cold
At first it looked like winter would never arrive but then the snow came and the temperatures dropped to -13 degrees Celsius with a wind chill of -20. For my American friends that would be the same as -4 Fahrenheit.
It’s even too cold for my dog, Frances. When nature calls she goes out and comes right back in.
Sunday Trees – 375
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
A Photo A Week Challenge – Vanishing Point
…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge
van·ish·ing point
/ˈvaniSHiNG ˌpoint/
noun
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the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge.
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the point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether.
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Pathways
…..thanks to Amanda from Something to Ponder About for hosting the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge
The pathways here are from the neighbourhood, at Highgate Cemetery in London, Kensington Gardens in London, an autumn path along the Lakeshore, a path through the garden at Montgomery’s Inn, a path to a neighbour’s house on Hallowe’en and a path through the woods when we were ‘hunting’ for the perfect Christmas tree.
Kammie’s Odd Ball Challenge – January 10, 2019
….thanks to Kammie for hosting the Odd Ball Challenge
Do you have any photos that don’t seem to fit into a category? Join the fun and add some of your own odd ball shots.
Playing Choo Choo Train with Papa
Silent Sunday – January 13, 2019
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Silent Sunday – January 6, 2019
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Sunday Trees – 373
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
My neighbour’s tree is getting a trim. I watched this guy maneuvering his cherry picker for over an hour.
Digging up the Yard on New Year’s Eve
….actually the neighbour’s driveway
A few days ago I told you about our plumbing problems that occurred on Boxing Day. Well our plumber finally arrived early in the morning on New Year’s Eve and I mean early. At 7:00 a.m. I woke up to the sounds of a shovel hitting the asphalt on my neighbour’s driveway.
I knew that Joe the Plumber was going to start as early as 8:00 but my husband and I and our neighbour were surprised to see him out there digging up the dirt by hand an hour earlier than expected. The sun had barely risen and according to my husband his truck was in front of our house quite a bit before 7:00.
In case you had forgotten we had water backing up through the sewer pipe every time we used the washing machine, the dishwasher or took long showers. When the camera went down the pipe we were informed that the pipe at the Y junction had collapsed and needed to be replaced. Only small amounts of water got through and all the waste materials were building up in the pipe. The unfortunate part of all of this was that the break was under my neighbours driveway.
After about five hours of digging by hand the problem was resolved. The broken pipe was removed and replaced with a new piece and the hole refilled. In the spring we’ll have to repair the asphalt on our neighbour’s driveway but for now it looks neat and clean. It was a very costly but necessary repair. What a way to end 2018 but we’re grateful to guys like Joe who come out to do that kind of work all year long.
