It was a beautiful winter weekend, sunny and around freezing, when we went exploring some waterfalls in the Hamilton area. At Tiffany Falls there was a large group of ice climbers scaling the vertical cliffs. You can see a picture of the falls during my last summer visit on this page. The picture below shows an ice climber showing fierce determination while relying on her muscles, the twin ice picks and crampons - the rope is just there for backup in case she falls.

You can see some videos I took of the climbers which I have posted to Youtube here, here and here.

We had a great time taking pictures, enjoying nature and the sun while the hard work of climbing the ice was done by others. Joe joins Ann and Erin on a foot bridge over the raging river.

I attended the Town of Halton Hills Municipal Award Evening and was impressed by the Town Council operation of this important event held to support and acknowledge local Champions in academic, arts, culture, sports and recreation. Behind the scenes Leanne Sedentopf and Joy Thompson kept things running smoothly and Mayor Rick Bonnette (pictured above) helped to make the night the award winners and their proud families will remember all their lives.

Erin tries out some new funky hat to celebrate the leap year's 29th of February. It looks like a sea monster has attached itself to her head and is trying to swallow her whole.

Ann and I have returned from the Acton Curling Club where our team went down in flames as we finish our regular season games - next stop the playoffs. For some reason it was snowing in Acton during winter and we have had a few inches accumulation. Next week which was supposed to be sunny has been revised to include snow for every day - except this Sunday. Here is a look down Mill Street.

The dismal weather follows the news that the Olde Hide House is now in Bankruptcy protection and merchandise is being liquidated at the three store locations - including the flagship Acton store. I hear that sales of 40% off are happening and that a lot of leather furniture is being sold. Hopefully they will be able to continue in business and remain in Acton for a long time to come. Note: we dropped by on Sunday March 2nd and the crowds were amazing - I have never seen it busier. The sale was 40 to 40% off furniture and clothing and sadly we could still not afford their stuff.