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White Oaks 12 years and 1 day ago today

White Oaks 12 years and 1 day ago today
This was in my folder for June 8, 2008, but after I uploaded it I found it had been taken the day before. But it fits in with what I've been taking lately, so here it is a day late.

The White Oaks neighbourhood in London, Ontario, was developed in the 1970s, when the Whiteoaks novels of Mazo de la Roche were being presented as a serial on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The street names are taken from the books, except for a couple (Ponderosa and Tumbleweed) which commemorate the program's competition, Bonanza. Lorne Greene was Canadian so I guess that's all right.

kiiti, Diane Putnam, Fred Fouarge, Denis Croissant and 11 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club has replied
Thanks, Annemarie.
4 years ago.
 Denis Croissant
Denis Croissant club
I remember my Mum taking those books out of the library! This is a great familiar & strangely comforting shot...
4 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
I love the down-home plainness of the subject, especially the elastic waistbands of the lady's pants. They are so indicative of mid-continent farm communities that I was instantly reminded of my South Dakota grandmother.
4 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
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Well, this is farm country, Diane. During one of the Ice Ages glaciers pushed most of Ontario's topsoil into what is now the States, but they spared southwestern Ontario. So we have nice black earth. Lots of soybean, corn, tobacco, and dairy. Also standardbreds -- this is real jughead territory. Lots of nice white vinyl and wood fences out in the country.

Before the shutdown a couple of farmers in a waiting room with me had an interesting conversation about the effects of the baby boom on current calf sales.
4 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
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Thank you very much, Denis, and thanks to your mum for promoting Canadian culture.
4 years ago.

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