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Monday, September 7, 2009

 

Labour Day BBQ by the Lake

 

Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores, Fort Erie, Part II of II

After taking our swim, we had noodles for lunch and then made our way to Main Street where we listened to some live music and played a round of mini golf. Appetites returning, we strolled back to the cottage for a massive barbecue of meat. We'd brought galbi and our hosts treated us to pork chops, chicken and shrimp scewers as well as vegetables that they'd picked from their garden in Mississauga.

While the first of two mammoth grills cooked (there were only five of us until later after supper), I took a second trip to the water and snatched a few more shots of the sunset over Lake Erie. Returning, we ate until full and then more on top, as our hosts treated us to halo-halo, a Filipino dessert of crushed ice with fruit, red beans and sweeteners - very similar to Korean patbingsu.

We were exhausted by the time we drove home, but with it only being about an hour and a half outside the GTA, it was a great day trip destination and a fantastic close out to summer.

Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.

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Labour Day on Lake Erie

 

Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores, Fort Erie, Part I of II

For a couple of homebodies, we actually managed to score a second day trip for the summer this Labour Day weekend. Without much delay at all, I've got the photos from Saturday's trip to Sherkston Shores.

A coworker of my wife gave the invitation and treated us to a day on the shores of Fort Erie. Sherkston Shores is a beach resort along the lake. People can park their RVs or longer term residents can purchase one of the mobile homes set up as small cottages, paying their lot fees annually. The homes are beautiful, with large decks built onto the side to enjoy the summer. We were managed to come on one of the most perfect days of the summer. The one we visited was actually inside a second secured zone, closest to the beach. The site also has an area called Main Street with a restaurant, disco, mini golf and a small water park amongst other attractions.

Since it was warm, we didn't waste much time going down to the beach and plunging into Lake Erie for a swim. The water was clear and warm and many were out to enjoy it.

Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.


Sherkston Shores.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

 

Last Roses of Summer

 

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Part III of III

Now that September has arrived, the weather is getting colder. I suppose I was lucky to have gotten out to see the flowers at the Gardens when I did. It seems like we had about one week of hot weather and the rest was rain. Now, I've already spotted leaves changing colour from off my balcony, here in Mississauga.

Nonetheless, autumn is an industrious time and I've been making a few changes around here. I hope that I may be able to update the blog more often than once per season from here on in. For now, however, I hope you like the pictures.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.

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Garden Outing

 

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Part II of III

It was a treat to finally have something fresh to take photos of. The day alternated rapidly between cloud and sun, then back to cloud again. Nonetheless, it's only an hour outside of town and a great break from the city.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.

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How I spent my summer vacation

 

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Part I of III

I have a bit of time on my hands for the next little while so what better use than an end of summer photo dump? These shots were all taken around the Canada Day weekend, although I know it's taken me until September to post them.

We had taken a trip to Burlington and visited the Royal Botanical Gardens. I've selected a number of the better photos and, since I've been terribly amiss at blogging this past year, I'll offer these up to change the ol' blog landscape a bit.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.


Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

 

Autumn in Enniskillin

 



We recently visited my cousins across town and ended up taking a trip through the countryside from Whitby to Brooklin and on through to Enniskillin and back to see the changing leaves (and enjoy some ice cream.) I thought I'd post some of them here as a tribute to autumn in Ontario before it got much colder. This past Friday was the first day of the season that I had to scrape frost off my car and so it's obvious that fall will be passing by quickly and cold weather is coming.


The are has a few rolling hills and the fall colours made everything look rustic and vibrant. On of my complaints upon moving up to Mississauga in June has been the complete and utter lack of topography here. It's just a flat expanse with your view periodically blocked by condo towers. There aren't even any real land marks in Mississauga unless you count the Square One mall.


You probably noticed Whitby appearing in a photo that accompanied my election post last weekend. It was taken on this same trip. For those interested, the ridings we drove through were Jim Flaherty's and Bev Oda's, both of whom were re-elected as Conservative members of Parliament.


Brooklin offers some new development in the form of modern town houses and detached bungalows and the prices are a bit lower than those around here, by maybe $50 or 60 thousand. Of course, everything is changing with today's news that GTA prices have already dropped 15% over last year. We're in the market, but don't expect to purchase until the new year when hopefully they'll have dropped more.


Enniskillin, on the otherhand, is in farm country although you'll see some lovely little executive estates mixed in. Driving through, you'll still catch the smell of manure though, which reminded me a bit of my childhood home.


Perhaps some of Howard Dill's legacy (may he rest in peace) has found its way up here also. We noticed a couple of huge pumpkins at one home.


We parked the car and got ice cream, which we then took with us as we walked around the block, so to speak. The road around the General Store in Enniskillin loops around and makes for a nice 15- to 20-minute stroll.


I didn't get too much of a chance to shoot pictures of wildlife as we really only saw this squirrel. It doesn't matter where you are in the city, I guess. The place is overrun with them.


A few more photos before we left, then it was back in the car to arrive home in time for supper.


Over the next few months, I hope we can take more trips to explore the areas on the outskirts of town. We're not planning to settle down in Mississauga but will be on the hunt for a little community that's close enough to commute from, but that I hope offers a bit of peace and quiet like these lovely little hamlets we passed through this day.

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My first blog initially began as the Kyungnam Journal in April of 2001, six months after I first landed in South Korea to teach English. Upon moving to Seoul in January of 2002, it became the Kyungnam to Kyunggi Journal (K2K) and upon returning to Canada and the establishment of Latenight.ca, it's been archived here for posterity. 

I hope you enjoy the photos and anecdotes of my time working in hagwons as an EFL instructor in the South Korean cities of Changwon and Seoul.  I especially hope that prospective English teachers heading overseas can benefit from this journal.

A few updates may still materialize however, as Korea retains its connection to me through memory, habit and, now, matrimony.

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My first Latenight blog was begun in March of 2004, when I repatriated to my hometown of Miramichi, NB.

Some of the posts are a bit sparse of concrete personal information, compared to my other blogs.  At the time, I'd begun a small publishing company and most of my life was consumed by that, while the competitive nature of my business situation demanded I keep my work-related posts a bit vague.

Nonetheless, even after moving away (again), it is still my hometown and I hope to continue to contribute posts from time to time.  Miramichi is a town in transition and deserves a blog of its own, so while I am not presently residing in the city, perhaps I can still cast my gaze back home periodically.

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Halifax was my home for a time when I was a child.  It's the city of my alma mater, Dalhousie. It's also where I've spent the bulk of my working life in the publishing industry.

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This blog covers my life in Halifax through writeups and photos, and also the steps leading up to myr marriage in June of 2007. 

We eventually decided not to settle here though, despite the years I've enjoyed in Halifax, and as of June 2008, we followed the ol' Maritime tradition and left to hang our hats in Toronto.

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