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Another grey day just north of Delhi, Ontario. This picture is taken facing south. Nothing fancy, just an "on the way" shot.

Some of the main power distribution lines coming from Niagara Falls. I had hoped to see further down the line, but I think you get the idea.

Just outside the front door we have some spring flowers. I'll have to ask mom what they are, because I don't have a clue. They are... purple and about the size of a quarter.

Wandering over to the yard on the west side of the house, facing north-west. Mom has a long, winding flower garden that starting to get colourful.

At the south end of the garden, facing north-east. Here are some of the flowers showing that spring has definately arrived.

In the same spot, just facing south, one of the pine trees has given up. I guess Gary hit it with the lawn tractor too many times. (Ok, ok, I suppose it could have died naturally).

Standing behind the house to the north, facing north-east, here are some of the trees in the back yard and a peek at the view.

Facing south standing directly behind the house. Here's a full shot of the back of the house. Last year Dad raised the back yard about 8 to 10 feet (2 to 3m) and it still looks a little strange to me.

Same spot, just turned around to face north, this is the view from the back of the house. That pile of old, dead wood at the treeline used to be the "Big U-Tree" and it towered above all the others until lightning and wind got it.

Again, same spot, just turned to the north-east. Here you can see a side-road and the "Big Pine Tree" (the one on the far left) named because it's the only one on this side I suppose.

Taken from the south-east corner of the lot, facing north-west, right beside the side-road. That old house has changed its face over the years. It used to be a service station.

Standing at the south edge of the lot, facing north to the house. The front door and window were added a few years after we moved in. There used to be two front doors, and two front windows, but these ones look much nicer.

One more shot taken from the south-west front corner of the lot, facing north-east. What do you know, that white paint looks pretty good. Gary and I painted it last summer.

Standing on the east side of the driveway, facing north-east, there's the arbor that Dad made, another of Mom's gardens, and their Canadian flag.

At first glance, this might look like a picture of the front window. But if you look really closely, here I've managed to snap a picture of a sparrow at Mom's bird feeder.

Well what do we have here? Two more Mazda RX-7's. Dad's grey one and my black one. Neither of them run anymore of course, and they'll probably be towed away to the junkyard soon.

Here's a look inside mom's greenhouse. Pretty soon it will be full of small plants ready for the garden and flowerbeds. It's already getting quite hot in there this year.

For those of you that enjoy smoking, here's a look at where some of the tobacco makes a stop for a few weeks to cure. These "tobacco kilns" are next to the house on the west side. They are a common sight in this area.