Rusty Road Grader

Photo taken from outside the fence at the Uxbridge-Scott Museum

Although the museum was closed on a cold, sunny day in January, the grounds were open.  Apparently they always are!  But I didn't know that at first, so I took this first photo stretching to reach up with my camera over the fence.
 

From inside the fence

Then I caught on and walked around the end of the fence to take more photos.

I think this may have been horse-drawn road grader, but perhaps it was also pulled by a tractor.

Looking at the front

I really like these shadows.
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Anglican Church

 Spire,  All Saints Anglican Church, Whitby

This Gothic Revival style church built in 1865 is pretty old by Canadian standards. 

 Side doors

Sadly, this heritage church has twice been badly damaged by fire, once in 1927  and the second time in 2009.  Parishioners as well as other local citizens rallied to raise funds to restore this beautiful building.

I love the hinges on the doors!

 Stained glass windows

Yes, the Church windows I posted last Friday are part of this church, but towards the rear of the building. As you can see, these windows have reflections in them too.

Plaque at front of church

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Victorian Home

On a back street in Port Perry

I have photographed this house before - a while ago. But when I saw it again last week I knew it was time to make a new photo of it. Isn't it grand? I would love to have my "office" in the tower. I wonder if you can see Lake Scugog from up there!

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Old Steeple

In disrepair and the bell is gone (unless that's a small bell way up high)

I'd like to know more about the history of this steeple, but the building is no longer a church. So far I have not found any information about this mysterious looking structure.

 Notice the ladder up to the steeple

Another view

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Rusty Hay Rake

Horse drawn hay rake, Uxbridge-Scott Museum

From my archives, I confess.

Raking hay was (and still is) an important summer job on many farms. The number of animals a farmer could keep over winter depended on the amount and quality of the hay cut and collected. The invention of the horse-drawn rake was a huge boost to production. A horse drawn hay rake could do the work of eight humans with hand rakes.

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Old Brickwork

 Above hardware store, Sunderland

I'm not sure how old this brickwork is but some of the buildings on this street were built at the end of the 1800s and this looks about the same age - not old by world standards but ancient by Canadian ones.

 Closer look at middle section

Closer look at left section

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Wheels -York Durham Heritage Railrway

 Wheel and shadow on front of train engine

I haven't a clue as to what the wheel does, but I love the shadow.

 See the wheel and shadow at front of engine

Wheels on trailers that haul railway ties

 One trailer was piled upside down on another

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Out of Service, In Service

 Out of service

This rusty, old tractor is sitting in front a building in the Holland Marsh, a former marsh that was drained about a century ago for growing vegetables. A small portion of this growing area is in East Gwillimbury. This tractor looks like it may have been one of the earliest tractors to work the surrounding fields, dontcha think?

In Service

I'm not sure how old this Santa actually is (his voice sounded kinda young) but he sure does LOOK old!
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Old Farm Machinery

Lawn ornament

I'd love to tell you what this is but I dunno. It's sitting on the lawn in front of a local farmhouse. Maybe someday I'll knock on the owner's door and ask.  Meanwhile, I want to admire the rust, the wheels, the various shapes...

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Old, Old House

In need of TLC

This photo is from my archives, taken a little over a year ago in Upstate New York.  Even though the exterior of the house needed tons of work, the owners felt festive enough to  decorate the doors with wreaths and the railings with garlands.

I haven't been back to see if now the house is in better shape.

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Old Farm Tractor

Sitting in the sunshine

I'm not sure if this is old enough to be an antique or not, but it looks old to me. Old farm machinery is commonly used as "lawn ornaments" in rural areas.

Processed with a bit of sepia

I think it looks a tad older in sepia, don't you?

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Old Buggy

 Fancy-schmancy buggy lawn ornament

The yellow wheels surprised me but I'm sure it would distinguish the owner's buggy from all the others parked along the street or in a parking lot.

In sepia

We've come a long way since the "good ol' days." Way back when, no one was driving 130 kilometres per hour down a dirt road (the speed many cars today travel on Ontario's 400-series highways).
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End of Harvest

Empty basket in field

A few pumpkins were never harvested off this field. The must have been too small. But I don't know why the old basket was left as it still appears to be useful.

Wagon wheel

And a few gourds have fallen off the wagon.

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Three Old Barns

 Barn and silo

Many of the barns close to where I live will soon be gone. Farms here are fast becoming subdivisions and strip malls.

 Barn with stone foundation

An extension of a major north-south road that starts in Toronto has recently opened, cutting East Gwillimbury in two and making it easier and quicker to drive from this rural area to Toronto - the fourth largest city in North America after Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles.

Barn with any windows

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Old plow and trailer

 Old trailer with pumpkins

Truth be told I took these photos a month ago and then forgot I had them!  It's definitely not this green here any more.  But we do see lots of pumpkins still being sold at the side of the road.

Old plow

This plow looks like a LOT of work to use!

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Window Display

 Winery window display

Friends of ours own and operate a small winery and in the entranceway there's a charming window and shelf with old stuff I wish I owned. I'd love to have those wooden birds. I'm sure I could find a place for them...okay, pretty sure.

The window above the three birds has one more bird

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More Rusty Vehicles

Rusty car and truck cab

There are so many rusty vehicles parked in a relatively small space where these were found, that it's difficult to isolate them so that the photo doesn't look too cluttered! But I do LOVE to visit the place with my camera just the same.

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Old Vehicle

 Rusty and  almost hidden in weeds

I have no idea what kind of vehicle this is, but I am drawn to the  rust.

Another view

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Kiddie-mobiles

 Fire engine pedal car

Ding, ding, ding. Make way for the fire engine!

Remember driving when there was much less traffic and most people obeyed the speed limit?

Pedal tractor

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Sad Ontario Barn

 Barn outside Beeton, Ontario

Another sad barn, I'm afraid, on its way to being reclaimed by nature.

 Closer look at barn

Closer look at shed

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