Best Halloween Decoration Ever

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Found this in St. Jacobs near Tonya's house. The cycle is complete. The internet comes back to haunt reality.

Great

This picture was taken in this great store called Artefacts in St. Jacobs.

Barn Raising

I've always wanted to see a barn raising...perhaps this is as close as I'll ever get.

Waterfall

I want to know how they dealt with the water at the bottom end...

Old stuff...

Scale, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

This old scale was in the Home Hardware museum in St. Jacobs. You can see an old Home Hardware uniform on a mannequin in the background. They had a number of really great museums in the old mill: Home Hardware, one about electricity, and a great model train museum.

See old stuff isn't always bad. As much as I hope Obama wins the US election, I'm not sure how I feel about the discussion about the likeliness that McCain may die during his presidency and that we shouldn't vote for him because if he does pass away, then Palin will be in charge. Aren't we discriminating against McCain and Palin on the basis of McCain's health? On a side note: the media needs to come up with a new phase to replace "heart beat away".

Honest

The light at the end of the tunnel is the Honest Ed sign. The Honest Ed sign is lit up in front of the court house. Interesting message.

Darts anyone?

This giant dart board was also at Nuit Blanche. It was actually very difficult to get the darts to the top boards. I felt bad for the poor guy that had to keep sweeping up the ones that missed. Standing in front of a giant dart board all night must take guts.

Hippie Tree

An interesting exhibit at Nuit Blanche. The idea comes from Yoko Ono who suggested people should write down a thought about peace on a card and then tie it to a tree. And yes, I've accepted it. I am a hippie.

Colours

Hill, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Here's what my neighbourhood looked like on Thanksgiving weekend. Some really nice colours. (For Colin). You can also see how much Sudburians like their trucks.

Onaping Falls

Falls, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Tonya my parents and I went up to Onaping Falls on Thanksgiving weekend to see the colours. Such a beautiful place.

Smoke

Smokey, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Nuit Blanche exhibit: The smoke coming from these crates was illuminated on and off by a throbbing light source. One of the more interesting exhibits.

Barrels

Barrels, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Another great nuit blanche exhibit. The writing seems to be nonsense...but it's written on a giant wall of barrels...so that's cool.

Fountain

Fountain Bubbles, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

During Nuit Blanche someone poured detergent into this fountain. Neat effect. People should do this more often.

Nane and Pointful: Tough Times

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Way to bee

Tonya's Bee, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

We found this bee...actually maybe a wasp? at Onaping Falls near Sudbury. Photo Credit: Tonya Martin.

Fall

Fall, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

I went home to Sudbury for the thanksgiving weekend. The fall colours were spectacular. Leaf collection/arrangement/display credit: Tonya Martin.

Nane and Pointful: Different

Different, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Maple Leaf Gardens

Maple Leaf Gardens, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

The gardens were open to the public during Nuit Blanche. They had these two big screens showing what looked to me like magic mud being vibrated by sound waves from speakers. One screen was a male voice and the other screen was a female voice. They took turns talking about how people should live their lives.

Blue

Big blue, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

This giant blue air filled thing was hung in the Eaton Centre for Nuit Blanche. I was trying to figure out what it might be...

Moving, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

It was actually spinning as you can see from this picture...

St. James Cathedral

St. James Cathedral, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

St. James Cathedral. The oldest church in Toronto was open during Nuit Blanche...at King and Church. Come to think of it...this is probably the Church in Church Street...

I wonder if more people will turn to religion in tough financial times...

Cellar

cellar, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

This is the Jackson Triggs wine cellar. You can buy the used barrels for $100-200. I think two of them and a glass top would make a great dinning table.

What the?

??, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

We saw this thing sitting out by the side of the road near the Inniskilling winery and wondered what it could be...

?, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Seeing the front still doesn't help...

Portapotty!, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

It's a homemade port-a-potty!

Wow.

Crystals

Crystals, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

These crystals on the cork are a sign of a really good quality wine. Especially if you get them in a white as these were. Tonya bought one...

I wonder which parties were popping corks last night after the debates...

On the grapevine

On the grapevine, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Tonya and I biked around and visited some of the Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries last weekend. Wine tastes so much better once you learn how to do that reverse whistle thing.

Vinyard, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Credit crisis

House of bills, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

The credit crisis only seems to be getting worse and worse. Tonya found this radio program that explains how this got so bad:

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1242

She also found this movie about how banks make (not as in earn but as in create out of thin air) money (watch all five parts - takes about 45 min but worth it).Makes me want to take my money out of the bank and put it under my mattress.

I need to buy a mattress.

House of bill and frowns, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

I like how Mackenzie King, her highness and Johnny A actually look like they are frowning...