Construction

It proceeds apace. Except at night when it's so quiet it's eerie.

Laneway

Or alley? There are a lot of these in Windsor. Laneways that divide the city blocks, so houses back on to these now mostly overgrown roads. I imagine they used to be used for trash pick up, perhaps for deliveries of milk or ice or coal? Maybe even with horse drawn wagons?

I wish these weren't so tasty

Perhaps one could imagine a conversation like this. "Why are you taking pictures of the cookies?" "Because I forgot to bring the camera to work today. Now it's 9:30 PM, it's freezing, I'm tired, and I'm not going outside to take my picture of the day." "Hmm. It's odd how often you end up taking pictures of food lately." "Well. Yes. You do have a point. Now if you'll excuse me you're casting a shadow on my cookie box." This might be a poor excuse for a photo of the day but these are some of the tastiest cookies imaginable. They're like oreos but with actual bits of candy cane in them. And the insides are pink. And the package is lovely. It's all pretty darn cute. Trader Joe, I think I love you.

Mural Detail

One of the interesting things about Windsor is its history: it's one of the oldest European settlements around, with lots of buildings and gravesites from the 18th century. The River was a natural route of commerce and expansion for traders, soldiers and missionaries. The present Sandwich neighbourhood was the original village and there are lots of murals depicting various moments in its history.

'Counting on cute and cuddly'

Gracie reads the news and finds a story with which she can relate.

Aerial

You don't find many of these about anymore. At one point it must have been a tremendous event to put it up on your roof, turn on the tele, and see the world.

Back at the DIA: The "European: Inspired by Italy" Room

Knowing that I've only got about an hour before "art head" sets in, I've decided that each time I come to the DIA, I'm going to pick one room and work though it carefully. Today was the Grand Tour of Italy: I am deeply smitten by the colours in this room; it was a nice respite from the grey outside.