Providentially (i.e., not by our own smart planning), we were at the end of the runway at the Hamilton
International Airport, Sept. 9, 2013, and there was the Lancaster.
Sorry about the shaky stuff -- the fence was high and covered with vines
-- I had to hold the camera above my head to catch the scene -- sorry, but that's the way it is. Next time I'm bringing a step ladder!!
This particular plant (Clivia), has a long history. The family legend has it that mom DeVries brought it from the Netherlands to Canada. The clump has been divided many times, and that's how Jean got a plant. That plant was sold at a fund raising plant sale at Westside Fellowship, but Jean divided it again before it was sold and that's how this particular plant has stayed with her and now in her garden.
The house is just a block or two from where we live in Tillsonburg. Took these photos on a short walk the day after the "big" snow storm. What make this house especially appealing to me, apart from its architecture, is that it was the Manse (parsonage) in 1890 of the Minister of the Wesleyan Methodist church which amalgamated with two other denominations to become the United Church of Canada in 1925.
Today, it's still called "The Manse" but functions as a restaurant - casual fine dining, http://www.manserestaurant.com/index.html Haven't been inside yet, but I think one day we may have lunch there.