Monthly Archives: August 2025

Rose Plant (August 23rd 2025)

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Edward Brain

My rose plant in the garden is doing well and has its’ second batch of flowers that have come out, or are in the process of coming out. Let’s take a look at the plant:

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2025 Warriors’ Day Parade

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Edward Brain

The 2025 Warriors’ Day Parade at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) on August 16th, 2025. This year’s parade commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII) and the Liberation of the Netherlands. Members of 32 Brigade … Continue reading →

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65 Years of The Canadian Bill of Rights

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, August 10th 2025, marks the 65th Anniversary of the enactment of the Canadian Bill of Rights. While some basic human rights had already been implied over the years, this was the first legislation specifically applying human rights at the … Continue reading →

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August 2025 Full Moon

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Edward Brain

I was able to get out on the evening of August 8th-9th 2025 and catch a couple pictures of the August Full Moon. Here are the pictures:

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Happy Sir John Graces Simcoe Day, 2025

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Edward Brain

As today is Sir John Graves Simcoe Day in Ontario, I would like to discuss the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796. Of course Upper Canada would later become the Province of Ontario. Born in Cotterstock, … Continue reading →

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