Thunder Bay – Tuesday

Robin’s cups are very colourful.  Hard not to photograph them. I just wanted to show you just how hardcore POSs the clientele of the Salvation Army food truck are. A healthy littering Thunder Bay POS. Still standing. Camper is still there.  Nice spot but a lot of traffic nearby. A Savannah Sparrow? NV Iryda MV … Read more

Thunder Bay – Monday – Victoria Day

  Trash in context Yet another Pepsi.  Coke is not very popular with the urban littering population. Camping season has begun in Marina Park.  A lake side camping site is free. Toilet facilities are lacking though, but there are a lots of trees where you can do your business in relative privacy.  Plus, you do … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday – First Day of Gemini Zodiac Sign

Water bottle photo Locked up. Tree swallow Looks painful. I tried to turn mu head that far around. Turns out that I can’t. Something satisfyingly about looking at this fence section.  Somehow it just feels right.  Like this is how it should be. A public art piece?  Represents the volume of tears that future generations … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday – Last Day Of Taurus Zodiac Sign

I can remember when this brand of beer was considered an import.  Who would buy an American beer back then?  Now it brewed here in Canada?  Any of the many small craft brewed beers available locally have to be better than this stuff.  For some reason, I rarely see any of those cans laying around … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Cold this morning. Water bottle photo Another water bottle photo.  No shortage of these to photograph. Interesting.   Street cleaner removed everything larger than silt.  The silt got washed into the gutter.  Dried and then this happened. Looks like paper but its a thin coat of mud. Raining over there. The sun peeking through the clouds … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

Its nice that the dog poop bag people produce  Brightly coloured poop bags. Trash in context. I always wonder how many things that you would believe to be important do not appear to be so.  Street lights removed and not replaced.  Hydrants in need of repair and not repaired.  Traffic signs damaged and removed and … Read more

Thunder Bay – Tuesday

Dust storm in the north core.  Strong gusts of wind making life miserable for pedestrians. Plastic water bottle photo The mistake on the lake today. Progress is slow. Waterfront has a lot of rails buried. Trash in context MV Federal Champlain Pussy Willows Boats have started arrive at the marina. What else is it for?  … Read more

Thunder Bay – City Posted $5 Million Deficit In 2022

City posted $5M deficit in 2022 The City of Thunder Bay will need to dip into its reserve funds after posting a higher-than-anticipated $5-million deficit in 2022 in tax-supported operations, as well as $1.2 million in COVID-related losses. In what has become a familiar refrain in recent years, city staff reported that deficit was mostly … Read more

Thunder Bay – Sunday – Mothers Day

Another sunny day. Cool but sunny. Sun means shadows. Trash in context Not a lot of birds around this morning other than geese, crows and gulls.  I’m going to go with song sparrow for this one. An unfinished bottle of Brisk.  Why di d the person not empty the bottle?  There might be half the … Read more