This and That

As I sit through a thunderstorm here in beautiful sunny (except when it is not) Burlington, Ontario that the next couple of weekends will be filled with local colour and flavour.

Next weekend is the Open Doors Burlington event - for those of you who are not familiar with such an event in your city/town/village..(do we really have villages any more?- besides the so called global village I mean!) It is a time usually a weekend to become a tourist where you live.  Museums, Art Galleries and other places where you would normally pay a fee to visit are free.  There are also other venues that are normally closed to the public that are open - an example of that here is the Burlington Public Library archives. There is also a walking tour of the older downtown core and waterfront that entails all the open door venues in that area.  While a visit to the archives would definitely be interesting - I am going to take in the walking tour. Like many places on the waterfront some of these locations are said to be still inhabited by their former occupants - yes ghosties.  Who knows who or what I will see - maybe even the Victorian lady in grey - on the upper floor of Joseph Brant museum - but that may be too much to ask.

Side note - I was just looking up other places to visit and pulled up Union Burying Grounds - an old cemetery - and the power went out - due to the storm - well - that settles it then - definitely worth a visit - yes that startled and maybe creeped me out a little.

Fathers Day weekend in Burlington is the annual Sound of Music Festival  - free outdoor concerts at various venues throughout the city - mostly by the lake - the weather is sometimes uncooperative - but hey for free concerts it is always well attended.  The parade on Saturday is always highlighted by the Teen Tour Band - you know the one that I thought had disappeared on Rapture day.  Apparently not.

I will, of course, be blogging and have pictures of these events in my neck of the woods.

A Day at the Fair

Photography is a hobby of mine - only a hobby and I have a couple of point and shoot cameras - they do the hobby job quite well for me.  There are many fairs and festivals in Burlington, Ontario during the summer months - I will endeavour to keep you up to date with pictures.

There was a fair at the local mall - you know the kind - a few rides, some games and some fun.  The day was cool and overcast and it was in the morning so there were not many people there.  In other words a good time to take pictures.

what is a fair without a ferris wheel 

Nemo who definitely looks like he is up to something

   games

with prizes

including pirate bananas

candy made by elves 

cotton candy

and especially popcorn

In Burlington, Ontario we have a Teen Tour Band - who travel all around the world representing Canada.  Last Saturday (rapture day) at the park I came across this scene and wondered - Oh Dear what happened - the band is missing. 

 I did find them - taking a break, and having a picnic.  Alas - they are teens after all and it was lunchtime.  

The next big festival here is the Sound of Music festival by the lake - free concerts at various downtown and lake front locations on fathers day weekend - every year.  Here is a link to this years festivities - If you can make it please come and if not no worries I will be there with my camera.

Please let me know what you think.