Saturday Snapshot - Oceanside CA March 28

March 2014 - Oceanside CA

Click here for more photos of Oceanside. Quite a water themed set of photos.

Friday My Town Shoot Out - Toronto

This week's theme is OLD BUILDING!! This would not be the oldest building in Toronto.

Click here for a visit inside.

This is the clock tower on Old City Hall in Toronto.The clock tower rises 103.6 metres (300 feet) and is positioned to look down Bay Street. The clock and bells were not installed until late 1900. The monumental bells first pealed on December 31, 1900. The largest bell, "Big Ben", weighs 5443 kg (11,648 lbs).

Four garnished stone gargoyles sat at the upper corners of the clock tower; these ornaments were removed to the effects of the weather on the sandstone carvings in 1938, but bronze casts of the gargoyles were reinstalled in 2002.

The clock originally functioned manually; it was automated in 1950s. In 1992, the clock was stopped for the first time in more than a century to perform maintenance and repairs. The maintenance consisted of painting the metallic components of the clock: its bronze, brass, iron and steel. The room, at the top of the tower, enclosed on four side by timepiece, houses a glass box The glass box is were the clock's operating machine sits. The room is accessible by stairs only; there are 280 steps to climb. The elevator that was built with the structure was taken out in 1920s. The clock's face measures 6 metres in diameter.

Saturday Photo Hunting - Trees Mar 29

Hosted by Keyhole Pictures.


This week's theme is TREES.

March 2014 - South Carolina

AS we drove to Myrtle Beach this week, I was struck how different the trees along the highway were compared to more southern states. These trees were standing in a row like erect soldiers guarding the median.

Saturday Photo Hunt - Bird Mar 29

Saturday Photo Hunt

Theme is BIRD.

December 2013 - Fort Myers FL

Weekend Reflections

Posting at Weekend Reflections.

October 2012 - Strasbourg France

Photo Friday FLOWERING

Photo Friday's challenge was FLOWERING.

March 2014 - Lafayette LA

We made a stop in Lafayette this week as were driving the eastbound section of our winter trip.
The azaleas were in full flowering.

Disney Wordless Wednesday - Letter U

I'm linking up here this week!
The theme this week is: The Letter "U"


November 2013 - Orlando FL

UNDERWATER at Animal Kingdom.