Front Doors/ Sepia Scenes

Door handle on glass front doors of a Port Perry, Ontario, shop

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Front Bell/ Sepia Scenes

Bell in Front Yard of country property

The bell looks old but I'm not so sure about the wooden structure it's in. What do you think?

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Museum Barn/ Sepia Scenes

Old barn on the grounds of the Sharon Temple Museum, Sharon (East Gwillimbury), Ontarioo

East Gwillimbury, like most of the towns around here, has a museum honouring the first settlers in the area. The people who first settlers in Sharon (one of five main communities that make up EG) were the Children of Peace (aka Davidites), a Quaker breakaway sect inn the early 19th century led by David Willson who had a passion for music in religious services, unlike his contemporary Quakers.

This is one of the buildings on the museum grounds.

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Corner Building/ Sepia Scenes

Old corner building on a corner on the main street in Port Perry, Ontario

If you look very closely, you can see a few items that  give away this photo's modern origin, but most of what's in this picture truly is old.

This is sepia on old paper worked in Photoshop Elements.

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Elegant Light Standards/ Sepia Scenes

Many towns in Central Ontario are proud of their heritage, and one way they demonstrate this is to decorate their main streets with vintage-looking decorations such as light standards. They certainly do have charm!

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Farm Address/ Sepia Scenes

Plow, cow and address number - country style

This is sepia on old paper worked in Photoshop Elements. The photo was taken last week but I hope it looks much older.

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Antique Tiller/ Sepia Scenes

Sitting next to the driveway just inside the gate to an East Gwillimbury farm

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Vintage Car/ Sepia Scenes

Care to go for a spin?

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Lawn Ornament/ Sepia Scenes

An old plow finds new life as a lawn ornament/address marker

This photo has been tinted with half sepia even though it was nearly a natural sepia-tone shot when taken.

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Barn In Snow/ Sepia Scenes

A barn east of Queensville (East Gwillimbury)

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Wood for Warmth/ Sepia Scenes

This farmer cuts a lot of wood for his wood stove...and I suspect for others

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Little Angel/ Sepia Scenes

Young angel marking the grave of a child buried early in  the 1900s

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Buggy Ride/ Sepia Scenes

Old Order Mennonite buggy turning into it's driveway

I couldn't help wondering how the horse must have felt when cars splashed slush on it as they passed by.

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Hazy Effect/ Sepia Scenes

Early morning pollution haze

High pressure overhead resulted in a temperature inversion that trapped  pollution close to the ground creating a sepia effect over East Gwillimbury.


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Fa-la-la-la-la.../ Sepia Scenes

These singers are feeling a little rusty but otherwise ready for Christmas

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Buggy/ Sepia Scenes

Old Order Mennonite Buggy

This looks old but may not be THAT old. Old Order Mennonites still use this mode of transportation, called a "courting buggy" as there's room for only two people.  This one is an ornament placed in a side yard.

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Walking On S___/ Sepia Scenes

For decoration or for actual use, these snowshoes are for sale at an antiques and collectible shop in Port Perry, Ontario.

Not enough snow for snowshoes in East Gwillimbury yet! (We did receive a dusting yesterday but it's now only a memory.)



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For Whom the Bell.../ Sepia Scenes

Old, old bell

The bell is now permanently in this position on a tall pedestal beside the waterfall in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Unfortunately I forget whether this bell still has its clapper or not.  I took the photo in September.

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Port Perry Clock/ Sepia Scenes

Hey! The clocks on two sides say the same time!

Half sepia done in layers in Photoshop Elements, which leaves the Canadian flag red and the sky grey.

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Barn basement/ Sepia Scenes

Basement of old barn in Sutton, Ontario

This is a closeup of a barn that houses cattle. Although some windows are broken and the roof needs repair, the rest of the farm looks fairly prosperous. I'm guessing the farmer just hasn't yet gotten around to fixing the barn.

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