Fortunately Winona still does not have big box stores, or sprawling malls. If we did, you wouldn't ever see a photo like this.

Red tailed fox on the side of the road, 11th Road East, Winona escarpment.





Photo taken July 30, 2010 by Laura Fair

I was on my way to the corner store this evening, when I spotted a horse and buggy, carrying a bride and groom. I was very surprised there wasn't a crowd of people following them nor were there any cars trailing along.

As you can see, it was certainly a beautiful day for an old fashioned wedding here in the heart of Winona.

photo taken July 3, 2010 by Laura Fair

Torrential Rain Creates Lake

Eight swans "a swimming" . . . not in a pond, nor a lake . . . this is a farmer's cornfield, just south of Hwy. 20, in Stoney Creek. Rivers and streams spill over back roads caused by our torrential downpours this past week-end.



Photo taken by L. Fair, March 15, 2010
Location: Fulton/Upper Stoney Creek, ON

Spring is in the air! Wait a minute . . . shoes are in the air!

Look! It's a bird, it's a plane . . . no it's shoes! Lots of them too! This is for all you parents out there in Stoney Creek. When your kids say they "lost" their shoes or somebody "stole" their shoes, run over to Fiest Mall, behind liquor store and look up! There they are . . . pairs and pairs of them including Nike, and other expensive name brands.








Photo taken by L. Fair March 5, 2010
Location: Fiesta Mall, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Spring?

While I realize that it's only January, and officially winter is not over yet, it seems that my lilacs have buds already.

Weather is calling for 8+ degrees on Monday . . . now that would certainly make it start to feel like spring!

Photo taken by L. Fair, January 21, 2010
Location: Winona, Ontario

Down by the Lake

Here in Winona, we have experienced little to no snow this winter, and it appears that Canada Geese somehow had the "heads up" on how our winter would be. Evidently, the geese have decided not to fly south for the winter.

This is obviously a sign of global warming. Is our winter almost over?

Photo taken by L. Fair, January 2010.
Location: Casablanca Blvd., Grimsby, Ontario

Olympic Torch Run through Winona

The Olympic torch made its way through frigid cold morning in Winona on December 20, 2010, en route for Grimsby through to Niagara Falls.

I certainly expected a larger crowd in support of the torch run. While I didn't travel into Grimsby that morning, I understand the torch received much more support, with many more people lining the streets there.

Follow the torch here - through The Olympic Torch Relay Map




Photo taken by L. Fair, December 20, 2010
Location: Hwy 8, Winona, Ontario