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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 15h

Out in the elements, Blackheath. Edwards Cemetery #BlueskyArtShow #weather Bonus #31DaysofGraves

An empty backroad in the rain. Heavy fog and grey sky. Power lines run the left side of the road; in the distant centre a copse of evergreens. Within the trees is an old cemetery. Waterlogged fields surround the trees.

Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 15h

Edward Stephens is #missing his date for #31DaysofGraves Records show he died in 1924. Also missing is the church, which was torn down owing perhaps to saleability of the property. It sat beside the barn at the top of pic 1. Shame we couldn't keep this bit of the past.

A stone in a freshly cut graveyard showing the Stephens family dates. Edward; his wife, Mary; George, their son. The date of death is missing from Edward's. Other 19thC graves in various styles are dotted on a crest in the land.

Sign for English Line cemetery. A large shade tree stands to the left; the graveyard spreads out behind and down the slope of land. Beyond is a farmhouse. It is a sunny day.

Tabernacle United Church 1890-2021 is engraved on a memorial boulder. Also engraved is a picture of the old church--a raised one storey typical of the late 19th.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A good Friday to you. Here in Pictou County for multiple types of #Lettering on #31DaysofGraves Day 9. Lewis Island is in the Outer Hebrides; Toney River looks out over the Northumberland strait in Nova Scotia. Hope Alexander felt at home here.

A headstone from ~1877 for Alexander McDonald. White stone with an open bible engraving at the top. There are at least three types of lettering on the stone. Gothic, serif and non serif, italics.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Victoria Lawn for Day 8 #31DaysofGraves #Animal The Ricci Family memorial. We will revisit later in the month. Will it be a lamb or turkey or vegetarian entree for your Thanksgiving dinner?

A robed figure cast in white marble and set in a niche carries a staff in the right hand and a lamb in the left. A second lamb is at the foot of the figure. Carved flowers form an arch around the figure. The left side of the photo is shade. It is late afternoon.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Dyments Family Cemetery, Copetown. Also #Home to one rambunctious chipmunk. #31DaysofGraves

A corner of a cemetery. Three headstones are shown. At the centre of the frame is a low stone wall with two graves. A large tree grows at the far corner of the plot. Vines grow out of the plot.

A chipmunk pokes its head out of a crevice in a stone wall.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Demo pending. My weekly detour to check in on the little cottage. Earthworks continue. Was hoping the bandaid was going to be ripped off but they tease open the ends. #disappearinglandscapes

A one and a half story centre hall plan awaits demolition. It is nightfall, the sky a grey-blue; the house is seen in the lower frame, almost in silhouette. Power lines are seen in the upper frame.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's a chilly start to the day and Richard Cutler (1960-2022) takes a solo turn of the frozen northern lake; last night's snow caps the cattails; somewhere a flock of geese. It's day 6 #31DaysofGraves #weather

An black and white engraving of a man skating. He is looking at us.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A good Monday to you; climb aboard for day 5 #31DaysofGraves #Vehicle Woodland Cemetery

A two-tone pink granite plate gravestone showing a steam engine and two coal cars. In loving memory of William Pelkey 1881-1948

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Roses going strong;many blooms to come;must track down names. Went with natives Boneset and Honeysong Aster(not shown, took many photos and nothing remotely in focus.) Both good for late garden interest. New garden of native species in the spring to look forward to. Autumn #flowerreport

Light pink shrub rose in bloom; high afternoon sun; and one in bud to the upper right.

Three tightly closed heads of white boneset.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In which we remember to spell correctly. A typical scene of big sky and rolling hills in Hastings County,ON. An informal #Entrance for Day 4 #31DaysofGraves

A pioneer cemetery set in the rolling hills of Hastings County. Big blue skies and cotton wool clouds. Two signs mark an informal entrance to the cemetery. There are no fences or gates.

A sign for Hubble Hill Cemetery. Nehemiah Hubble, a Prince of Wales soldier in the American civil war, was afterwards gifted 200 acres of land. Hubble's grandson donated the cemetery land.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

*Finally* out from under the covers to soak up what's left of a beautiful crisp autumn morning. It's a triple espresso breakfast and we're at the Massey monument in Mount Pleasant. #31DayofGraves #Glass

Pale blue stained glass in floral detail sits in a rectangular pane in a deep stone wall recess.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A nice specimen; could be the real-deal classical. Oxford County Baptist. Hiram Harrington and Matilda Hallock (1826-1912, 1823-1905) #31DaysofGraves #Urn

A 19thC oval urn tops a grave; against a background of trees, blue sky, and cloud.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Forever bloom amongst the autumnal leaves. Woodstock Anglican. John and Mary Graham (1825-1913, 1830-1914) #31DaysofGraves #Flower

Top of a grave marker. Detail of flower; two leaves span width of headstone.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Scenes from away. Stratford,ON

View from the bank across the lake at night. Many gulls gather to rest. The far bank's trail and house lights are reflected in the water. Stars are visible.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Welcome shoulder season: single digits and blankets on the beds, 31 Days of Graves prep, another book of shorts🙄, bee stings in the eye. The pain! Here admiring a gift of one ripe tomato from Mr.Clancy(he of the pomegranates). Sliced on white, sprinkle of sea salt👌

Cover of Elizabeth Taylor's You'll Enjoy It When You Get There.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A chill in the air this morning; time to change up the linens. Soon Autumn. #BlueSkyArtsShow #Golden

A shallow river at sunset; the sun sets behind trees of golden leaves. Trees line both banks.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Back from away with account recovered; Bluesky is a curious animal. In the meantime a death in the family; months of dismantling a life well lived; trying to remember all the details in stories and photos now populated by people who are long dead. Onwards.

A paddock at sunset; it is an overcast and humid night. A horse grazes on tufty grass in the foreground; trees and a red-roofed barn in the background.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Scadding House,Toronto. Built 1862 and looking very C 17th. Pleased it survived advent of the BIG MALL. #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday

Rear of a four-storey mid C 19th home. The masonry is a patchwork of century old and 1970s brick, and various sash and dormer windows. In person, the house has a C 17th feel. House abuts a modern shopping mall.

Close up of the upper three floors and their windows.

Scadding House and Church of the Holy Trinity. Toronto Archives photo 1970s construction of what is now the Eaton's Centre mall.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Remains of the day in Perth County.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Clearing cobwebs at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. A good Sunday to you. Norval Morisseau's Floral Theme, 1980. #FlowerReport

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Disappearing landscapes. Resolution for the new year: get the photo before it's too late. Hamilton is changing so fast; blink and you'll miss it. #BlueSkyArtShow #NewYear #HamOnt #photography

A caravan sits in a snowy landscape. It and the rubble from a foundation are all that remain of an old house.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

It was goodbye to the Imperial Pub,last month. Another Toronto block about to fall to developer's hands;soon to be student housing. Burrito Boyz hard at work clearing inventory;full house at the Imperial;many regulars paying their respects. To a new year of keeping old things!🍸 #WindowsOnWednesday

Street view of the Imperial Pub's two first floor windows; above a large orange neon sign; and five upper-storey windows. Pedestrians walk dogs and take photos. It is raining.

Street view of Imperial Pub and its Library room sign. To the left is a streetcar and beyond that Yonge & Dundas Square.

Street view of block of buildings soon to be razed for development.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

2025 wrap up. I live in a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" city--6 buildings down in one week. I've enjoyed your '25 photos; helps keep me on my toes to find a photo opportunity--in rain, fog, drizzle, biting cold, heat, and humidity. #hamont #toronto #stratford #montreal #inverness #halifax #photography

6-photo collage. Three women sat reading at a coffee house, an old silo, a freight train loading at night, pink echinacea in the rain, old Toronto multi-storey, a barn in bright winter sunshine.

June to July collage. Sunset on the railroad tracks, a woman working on a laptop, an old grain silo, a person snoozing on an outdoor structure, an old fishing vessel out fish houses, lobster traps.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

And on the 24th day of Advent, she did rest.

A multi-paned window and man-door set in a cinder block building. The block is painted white; the door now faded peeling paint.
There is a dusting of snow. An overcast cold day.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Day 23. Welcoming the return to longer days. (even it does include a common cold)

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Knock loudly because it's Day 21.

A blue door. The numbers 821 are at the top. There is an old-style letter flap in the door. A worn sign above the door reads 821 KING ST. E. The building is adjacent to an alley. Yellow brickwork has been painted many colours of browns, creams, whites over the years.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Racing across the Annapolis Valley on Day 19. This old farmhouse is undergoing renovations; pleased to have found the old doorway still intact. Mildly disappointed to have found so little of old Nova Scotia; most old properties have had money thrown at them, everything freshly re-sided and painted.

A worn period door in peeling brick-red paint.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Give it a year, I reckon, and one of THE major societal divides, nudging countless friendships to an end, is going to be the one between people who post awful AI shit on the internet and people who don't because they realise it's a dishonest, ecologically ruinous evil fast-tracking us to apocalypse.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Disappearing landscapes on the old Dundas Road. It's Day 18. A triple espresso morning after a day off that did not include any hint of a vacation day. Work to rest, today.