Last night I went to check out a few abandoned houses that I had seen a while ago. Three houses in a row, set for development, that have now been demolished. I arrived to see heavy equipment and piles of dirt where they once stood.

Last night I found a good vantage point to watch sunset over downtown Hamilton Ont. It was quiet, with no wind and perfect for relaxing while taking pics!

Earlier today my family and I hit the Escarpment Rail Trail in Hamilton Ont. With the goal of finding some salamanders.My 3 year old has seen them before but was so young that she was scared of them lol. Now she is very interested but for quite some time, we couldn't go on this trail. It had been taken over by the homeless and drug addicts, with several large encampments. The city finally cleared it out in the early spring (only because national and international attention was raised because it is part of a U.N. bioreserve. It is an area that is said to have more biodiversity than anywhere else in the world).

Last night I had the urge to do some light painting and decided to do it at an abandoned and crumbling pathway on the Hamilton escarpment. With the overgrowth it made the space pretty tight but I was still able to light the path!

With about 12 hours of rain, I decided to take the hike to Westcliffe falls in the west end of Hamilton Ont. This is a waterfall that I have visited and posted many times, but it becomes a whole new experience in the rain!

I felt in was time for a walk through the cemetery, so my family and I took advantage of a beautiful afternoon by going to Hamilton cemetery.This is the oldest cemetery in the province of Ontario and has some incredible tombs and gravestone throughout it! This was not the reason for the visit though, I regularly visit as a reminder to the principle of Memento Mori (Remember you must die).