Oct 22 2020 - More Along Moyer Road

 

I went through the photo archives yesterday looking for more pictures of Moyer Road.  It is on the lower escarpment, and starts at Victoria Ave in Vineland, runs west and then ends at a bend that turns south and becomes Spence Road which itself ends at Fly Road in Camden.  I find this conclusion disappointing. Fly Road is a  rural highway - one of the regional roads where everyone is driving very fast to get somewhere.  Along Moyer Road is Vineland Estates Winery and restaurant, Mark Picone, notable chef's residence and culinary studio on the road.  Crossing over it is the Bruce Trail, which as you know goes on and on until it gets to Tobermory. It has beautiful views north to Toronto across the Lake, and then to the west to Megalomaniac Winery on the top of the escarpment edge. This is a good place for both the hawks flying overhead during migration and the Hamilton Lancaster bomber which flies quite low over the escarpment here during its tourist summertime flights.   I seem to pick Autumn for pictures on Moyer Road, perhaps its most colourful and scenic time of year. Here are two Autumn leaves jokes for us today: What do you call a large colorful pile of leaves? The Great Barrier Leaf. Did you hear about the tree that had to take time off of work in autumn? It was on paid leaf.

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Buffalo Plaid

I saw a person with a plaid shirt and the thought popped into my head:  that is so old-fashioned and out of date.  Probably from the back of the closet looking for a cold sort of day. I find out that the etymology of the word is unclear - Scottish - perhaps from the past participle form of ply. Scottish gaelic plaide meant blanket.  I hadn't realized that 'full plaid' is actually a tartan. The British made it important in the 1500's where it was considered a fabric of high esteem amongst royalty.  Then it became associated with the Scottish Rebellion of 1745 so was banned in Britain. The North American usage is around plaid shirts, typically flannel.  What we know of as the lumberjack shirt - the red and black checkered pattern - was the well-known pattern of the U.S. during the late 1800s. Named the Buffalo plaid, it supposedly got its name after the herd of buffalo owned by Woolwich Woolen Mills' designer.  It became popular with outdoor workers - hence the lumberjack association. Not until the 1920's did it move into casual men's wear.  The little town of Cedar Springs began its own plaid, today celebrated in the Red Flannel Festival. Plaid was very popular in the 1970s, and became appropriated by the punk movement with ripped layers and shredded shirts.  Vivienne Westwood popularized her punk-inspired plaid, and it became a symbol of rebellion - this time cultural. Into the 1980s and then the 1990s the plaid flannel shirt became the unofficial symbol of the grunge movement.  Nirvana, The Breeders, Pearl Jam all wore plaids.  So back to my reaction to a fellow in a plaid shirt yesterday.  I  can now say it was the lumberjack association that came to my mind and not Pearl Jam.  Here is that buffalo plaid that is so familiar to us all. So where is plaid most popular today?  Look at the Christmas decorations below.  Looks like buffalo plaid is here to stay. Our pictures show the Michigan sky and the scenic tree-lined road along the Lake.

Don't Pinch the Salt

The headline today says 'tube' and we know that means London, England.  In Toronto and N.Y. we use 'subway'. British usage uses subway for an underground pedestrian road crossing. And we hear about the Paris or Washington metro - which can refer to any train system, not just subterranean.   Here are some facts and fancies The station with the most escalators is Waterloo with 23.about the London system: The busiest Tube station is Waterloo, which was used by around 95 million passengers in 2015. In 2014 Oxford Circus took top spot, in 2009 it was Victoria, and in 2005 it was King's Cross,  Aldgate Station, on the Circle and Metropolitan Lines, is built on a massive plague pit, where more than 1,000 bodies are buried. The TARDIS, (Dr Who’s transport) can be found outside Earl’s Court station. Or at least an old police call box can. The station with the most escalators is Waterloo with 23. The American talk show host Jerry Springer was born at East Finchley during the Second World War: his mother had taken shelter in the station from an air raid. The inaugural journey of the first Central line train in 1900 had the Prince of Wales and Mark Twain on board. Every week, Underground escalators travel the equivalent distance of going twice around the world. These come from the telegraph where there are many more. Our pictures today were taken from the golf course patio in Durango.  Can you imagine this view every day?

That Fast Fox

Do you remember when you learned the letters of the alphabet in one sentence?  It is called a pangram:   "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." I was looking for Canadian expressions and the MacLean's article on Canadianisms begins with a sentence full of Canadian expressions.  It made me think of that fox. "Pass me a pop or I'll turf you out of here, hoser." Here is their list of 11 Canadianisms that American's would be stumped by: 1. Double double 2. Pogey 3. All-dressed 4. Chesterfield 5. Pop (soda) 6. Soaker 7. Dinged (financially hit) 8. Turfed out 9. Give’r 10. Parkade 11. Hoser Our pictures today show some breezy views of the scenery on the way back from Maine.

Living on the Lake

Do you have a favourite Lake Ontario view?  I checked out a few this week.


This one is in Pickering Ontario.  You can see the nuclear generating station and the wind turbine on the landscape.

Here's a view of Port Credit's pier a little later in the week.  Both share beautiful big blue skies and sparkling water.

Let me know if you have a favourite view to share.
Marilyn