Peering Over the Fence/ Sky Watch

Early spring sunset

The snow is gone but the grass has not yet turned green yet. In this low light the field looks grey but it is really brown.

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Victorian Porch/ Sepia Scenes

A closeup of gingerbread details on a Victorian porch

Much of central Ontario was peopled in the 18th century by British settlers so it should not be a surprise that there's a strong Victorian influence in the homes built here back then. Some of the gingerbread (bargeboard) has survived and some has been replaced. New homes built on an old street often sport gingerbread to "fit in." And whole developments of new homes are often decorated with gingerbread too.

Sometimes new houses are so well built it's tricky to tell the old buildings from the new...except that most new houses are built of cement bricks, which are much harder than the old clay ones.

This brick house is a genuine "century home" built more than a hundred years ago. But I'm not sure how old the porch is, but I'm guessing it's much newer than the bricks.


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