Market Murals - My World Tuesday

When its minus 12 degrees and the ground is covered with snow, shopping and eating, at the indoor farmer's market is the only way to go! Our Covent Garden Market was formally established in 1845, but was rebuilt about 10 years ago.

The Market has farm-fresh quality produce, organic foods, award-winning meats, ethnic foods, and the largest assortment of cheese in Southwestern Ontario to tempting sweets, coffees and teas, and beautiful flowers. 

Twice a week (Thursdays and Saturdays) during the summer, an outdoor farmers' market features fresh produce, meats, and baked goods. Arts and culture are the focus of the Market's mezzanine where a number of cultural organizations and artists are located –there’s even an art school and a theatre!

I like the murals that decorate the entrance ways.

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Harp Levers and Strings

plucked strings vibrate

soft sweet notes drift upwardly

my soul sings along

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Driftwood - Black and White Weekend

A piece of driftwood from Lake Huron

Ontario, Canada
It now sits in my garden
There are rocks embedded in the whole piece, but only one can be seen here

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Blue Skies- Skywatch Friday

Nothing too special, just blue skies, nothing but blue skies

Oh how I miss them. This was taken back in October

Season 4 #29 

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A Shampoo and Set - Wordless Wednesday

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Lampworked Florals - Macro Monday

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I was in my bead box again. Each *lampwork glass bead is handmade and measures 1.5cm (1/2 inch)

I think these little beauties will become a bracelet.

*Lampworking is a type of glasswork that uses a gas fueled torch to melt rods and tubes of clear and colored glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements.

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Snow Diamonds - Shadow Shot Sunday

The sun shinning through a lattice fence

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All In A Row - Black and White Weekend

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We went for a walk along the river yesterday. A cold grey day, with flurries in the air. I managed to snap this shot before our footsteps startled the geese, and sent them into flight. I like the two non comformists out of line.

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The Dragon's Den - Weekend Reflections

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Tucker, my Australian Bearded Dragon in his glass tank,

 the reflection on the right, doubles his space ;)

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Glowing - SkyWatch Friday

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Season 4, Episode 28

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An Artist At Work - Wordless Wednesday

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Solar Tree - My World Tuesday

The Tourism centre in my city now greets visitors with a giant, photovoltaic metal tree, and companion solar panels, that will produce 10,000 kW of solar energy annually.

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The Solar Tree is designed in the image of the City logo; a visual landmark to highlight this clean, renewable energy project. The giant metal tree features twenty-seven solar panels, each mounted to a leaf.

• It is a 8.6 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic, ground-mounted system
• 3 pole mounted arrays (about 8 kWs) plus one unique, solar tree  (about 0.5 kWs)
• Solar Tree is 7 meters (23 feet) tall, has 27 leaves, each producing power
• The system will generate 10,000 kWh’s per year, about ½ of the annual electricity needs for the tourism building .  (When the sun is shining, these panels could power up to 7 homes)
• Cost of project: $160,000
• Expected revenue: $165,000 over the 20-year contract
• The system will offset up to 10 tonnes of CO2 per year from coal-fired power plants

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Glass Magic

A little (2.54cm, 1inch) hand made glass bead representing a sea shell. 

I am going to make it into a necklace one day.

Click the pic to enlarge, it has some very interesting reflections in it, including the light I illuminated it with, and me!

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Winter Beauty - SkyWatch Friday

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Love Life - Wordless Wednesday

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It's Still Snowing

What can I say...it's still snowing.

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Beep's Stuff - Macro Monday

My granddaughter's Lego for girls.

I love the vivid colours.

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Spidey - Black and White Weekend

I don't like spiders, but it's not poisonous or very big, and I really liked the pattern on it.  Even something icky, can in fact, be beautiful.

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Sunset

Sunset over Fawn Lake

Ontario, Canada

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Our Boots - Wordless Wednesday

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Have A Cuppa - Macro Monday

One drinks tea to forget the hectic sound of the world

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