CP rail train Havelock Ontario Canada

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Abadndoed kitten We shall call her Angel ｡＾･ｪ･＾｡

Well, how could anyone leave this poor little thing!?!

While outside cleaning up around the coop I heard a cry from the barn, when I went to investigate I found this little one screaming at the top of her lungs. "oh lord" I told my self, as this was the second kitten this year weve found abandoned; thankfully this time we knew what to do. I decided to give it till nightfall and see if momma comes back for her little one; no such luck. I decided "ok!, its time for you to come inside", as the raccoons would be out looking for dinner soon. Thankfully, this little puffball looked to be a few weeks older then the last cat we took in. This one was able to walk pretty well and  its eyes had matured slightly so it wasnt as blindish as the babies tend to be.
We had a can of formula leftover from the previous kitten and as soon as that was placed in front of her she dove in like it was swimming practice. She still puts both feet in her food every time we feed her, then runs off spreading little milked up paw prints all over the house.

Oh momma cat, how could you give this little munchkin up?

We figure well keep her inside till the spring and hopefully shell be able to readjust to life with the other barn cats.

Im not much of a cat person, but this little thing is starting to grow on me.

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High Spring Trading Post ⚖ ⚖ Havelock Ontario

While driving back from the Petroglyph park in Peterborough I  noticed this place along Highway 7, WOW...
Its a re-creation of an old Main St complete with jail, saloon, barber, undertaker, fort, and a cannon!

High Spring Trading Post

Imagine stepping in to do your banking here. lol

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

 Amazing little building, such a nostalgic character.

High Spring Trading Post

I need to make a canon fund. I can see it now........ 
2 canons, matching, mounted as an entrance piece on the driveway. Kaplow.

 Dont forget your Dr prescribed snake oil, they also administer flu shots.  *snickers to himself*

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

 The undertaker also sells used clothes.....*shivers

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

I also have a mission to change over every pot and pan, including pizza pan, roaster and muffin tins to cast iron. I dont care about the weight and Im tired of finding out about all these crazy chemicals and heavy metals in the new stuff. I was using an oven roasting pan until I found out it leaches out aluminum. While there will be no noticeable effect now, Im sure if I continued on, at some point in my later years I could develop dementia or Alzheimers, > accumulation< 
so I err on the side of caution in this case.

High Spring Trading Post

High Spring Trading Post

Guess what? they dont allow pictures inside! another place no pictures! 
what is this world coming to!
maybe its for security, but you know me. 
I like my photos. 
Its a beautiful store and I intend to go back to buy some Christmas gifts and some things for myself but all  I can remember about the place was a belt I liked. lol.
Damn aluminum. 

ITS STARTING!

High Spring Trading Post

I shall be signing off, because like this saloon, Im hungry like a horse.

High Spring Trading Post

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Al Capone hideout in Canada Eastern Ontario ➡quadeville ☑

Al Capone Canada hideout

When asked by police what his business in Canada was,
Capone replied "I dont even know what street Canada is on"

Gota love that sarcastic, "you wont fool me copper" kinda humor.


This unique piece of history was almost lost to the trees when I arrived as it seems no one is taking care of it, or interested in preserving part of Canadas controversial past. When you first walk up the evidence of vandalism is everywhere. The place has been treated like a dump and is embarrassing to know my fellow Canadians are mostly to blame. Why someone needs to deface history to prove they were there when all there doing is adding to the breakdown and ruin of said object is beyond me/idiotic. The very thing they felt so interested in, they then chose to add to its destruction. Makes absolutely no sense to me. All this tagging/marking/vandalism does is make the actual land owner
( yes, this is private property ) want to enforce his rights so no one can come here. So, all that people are really doing by tagging is wrecking it for the rest of us, and possibly your future children.
Dont be a jerk, let others enjoy the fun too.
As the saying goes, "take a picture, itll last longer".

Rant done.

Al Capone hide out in quadeville Ontario, Canada

From what I understand, it was just boarded up a year or two ago, but I managed to find a broken window and had to take some pics before this place was either destroyed or turned into someones home; the risk was worth the reward from my perspective.
If you go, be careful, the floor was caving in all over and the fact that its all boarded up now means there is no light, making the holes even more dangerous ( bring a flash light, my Iphones light didnt work all that well from my experience ). There is also NO cell service, so if something happens to you, your on your own. If you can, dont go alone.

 One of 4 bedrooms.

Al Capone original fireplace in Canada hideout

I decided to add some noise in the photo to give it that old time scary movie vibe something like a blair witch project effect. I had shot this on my Iphone so noise/graininess wasnt a problem, *chuckles to himself*  but with the right tweaking on PS it gives the feel like its right off a horror  movie role.

Looks to be the original fireplace. How this place didnt go up in flames already I dont know; It just goes from fireplace to wood floor, maybe Im just to used to things being to code. lol.

 2nd bedrrom

Kitchen area. The one thing I noticed was there are lots of doors at this place compared to usual houses.

 Bathroom.

Al Capone secret floor door to escape tunnels

 Hidden door to basement in kitchen, supposedly leading to underground escape tunnels. 

 Kitchen area

Al Capone getaway house in Canada

3rd bedroom

 Front entrance with boarded up window and door.

Capone hideout house in Canada

Front entrance

 4th bedroom. Ive heard people try and say this was a torture room but I have my doubts. There are wires hooked up to the wall and a mount but the cables could only hold something mildly heavy, Definitely not a human. The first thing that came to mind was old photos Ive seen of when counterfeiters dried there money on similar wire racks. I could just be jumping to that idea because of the criminal nature of Capone tho. It does also look like how they deal with old negative photos, but I have a hard time believing Capone was into photography that much.

Capone mystery device, counterfeiting?

Another shot of the mount used on the other side. It looks to be original judging by the age of the ropes. Could be wrong tho.

Back of Capone hideout house

 A shot from behind the house.

Al Capone driveway

Capons driveway. If you didnt know it was there, youd probably drive right by. The house is not visible from the road. No signage or numbers.

Al Capone house

Famous Al Capone tree in Eastern Canada

 The famously odd shaped tree at Capons house.

Al Capones famous tree in Ontario, Canada

Very weird looking, anyone got any ideas as to why this happened? My first thought was that its been used a target practice.

If the owner by fluke of a chance sees this, I would gladly come clean up from time to time for the sake of preserving history and alleviate this herculean task off your shoulders. A bit of a thank you for letting me take these pics.

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