Venders Set Up.in Front Of Christ Church Cathedral During #artcrawl #hamont #discoverhamilton #jamesstreetnorth

Down at Pier 8 for the tall ships. Grand lady of Hamilton harbour, the HMCS Haida. Some clips of activity. And lots of food trucks with more expected. Parking is directed at Pier 8, and closed at Pier 4. Parking at Bayfront has overflowed to the grass areas. Happy Canada Day 150. #hamont #discoverhamilton #pier8 #bayfrontpier8 #tallships #tallshipshamilton #canadaday #canada150 (at Pier 8 Skating Rink)

So looking forward to hearing these wonderfully talented and fun young ladies perform Sat night. If you haven't heard them before, or it's been a long time, you should check it out. Lots of new and revamped material. Hanna, Pamela, Nikki, Gilian and Kendra will melt your hearts and make you laugh. #queensofquirk #hamont #harrrp #hamiltonmusic @queensoquirk @hannabechmusic @islaaerial @905nik https://www.facebook.com/events/302469320257504/?ti=cl Sat Feb 3, 2018 at 6:30pm (at HARRRP)

Student and amateur artists at the Collaboration Station. #hamont #artcrawl #discoverhamilton #jamesstreetnorth (at Collaboration Station)

This tiny, tiny creature, imaged with scanning electron microscopy, is a diatom - a single-celled microorganism in a silica shell 🔬 They’re incredibly abundant in the soil and oceans - there are so many that they produce around 20 percent of Earth’s oxygen! 😱 📷: CSIRO https://ift.tt/2lYLr1e

CBC HAMILTON celebrating their 5 YR anniversary in Hamilton. Congratulations and thanks for the good and objective reporting. #hamont #cbchamilton #5yearanniversary #artcrawl #jamesstreetnorth (at CBC Hamilton)

Hmm. Got up late this morning and found out No Hot Water in the apartment. I saw a plumbing truck outside so figured it would be fixed shortly. Hours later still not avail. Called super and she had posted a notice downstairs this morning that the tank had a crack - not particularly helpful. No Hot Water today or tomorrow. So I guess it's sponge baths in the kitchen sink ( washing the sink before and after). So I may not be as April (or June) fresh as I normally would be. Lol. #nohotwater #apartmentliving #coldshave #spongebath (at Hamilton Mountain)

The sun finally came out a bit and the temp rose a little above freezing, so I decided to get out for a hike. Went down to Bayfront Park and the Waterfront Trail. The breeze was chilly however the sun felt nice. Stopped by the nesting mute swans that are there each year. My friend Janine had posted that they had laid their 1st 2 eggs. I was curious how.more had been deposited since they take 2 or 3 weeks to lay the full clutch. Fortunately mom didn't make me wait too long. I saw she had at least 9 eggs so far as she stood up after preening and turning the eggs. Not sure if she is finished with laying. The photos were only taken with my camera phone but the eggs are clear in some of the images. #muteswans #nestingswans #swaneggs #bayfrontpark #waterfronttrail #hamont (at Hamilton, Ontario)

Those who fail to learn from history, are bound to repeat it. Trump and the GOP are ALL complicit in deliberately violating the constitution, and should be indicted and removed from office. #fakenews @realdonaldtrump #LordDampnut #Drumpf #readtheconstitution #notmypresident #dumpthetrump #impeachtrump #impeachgop #goteammueller #mueller (at Lijst van bekende mensen uit Washington D.C.)

Some more from the Its Your Festival on at Gage Park this weekend. Many vendors, food music and midway. Its a hot day but come on out to enjoy it. Splash pad and Fountain are operating to cool off. #hamont #itsyourfestival #gagepark #food #music #crafts #Midway #canadaday (at Hamilton Gage Park)

Out for a hike in the pre-Spring-like weather and seeing some old friends. Nice to be feeding the black capped chickidees, the downy woodpeckers and nuthatches. Sadly the cardinals, sparrows and red-winged blackbirds were less sociable.

Interesting that there is a pecking order (pun intended) in who feeds first. Both the chickidees and the woodpeckers. In the case of the chickidees, size seems the determining factor. In the case of the woodpeckers, the females control the pace.

Also a nice gathering of Canadian Geese, Trumpeter Swans and Mallard Ducks. I think though they were protesting all the tourists.

#hamont #rbg #naturehike #teasingspring #chickidees #nuthatch #downywoodpeckers