Lunch in Almonte

This morning I awoke to -1 ℃  on the back deck. We drove to Almonte for lunch about 2:30 last Wednesday, we were in a nice lull. It was quiet on the patio. There were a few flies, but no wasps. Yay! We not only 'skipped the dishes', but we skipped dinner later!

The Almonte Hydro dam was begun, on paper, in 2012. We watched it being built and I created a page for my photos. 

You can compare water levels between ↑ Sept. 2025, and May, 2017 ↓.

The bridge dates from the 1800s.

I was impressed with their hanging baskets!

Fish and chips
he didn't finish the chips! 

Chicken Souvlaki, Greek Salad!

We were almost the only customers. So nice and quiet.

These condos have a nice locale. 

We walked along the River Walk. Here is an archive photo (2017) to show you the water levels: 

2017

2025

Further up stream:

The pub from the walkway:

I did drive-by photos in town. Mr. Basketball, Dr. Naismith, was sitting there waiting for a friend to play basketball with him.

Oct. 2021

I  like to imagine the carriages that drove through:

After a nice, relaxing lunch out, we find there was an incident in Almonte! We arrived home safely, though! 

Trip to Almonte

 We had a goal: to replace the ground screw from our bird feeder system. The bear bent it one night, May 13th. The power they have is amazing. There wasn't any rush, I won't feed birds until the fall, but it was good to go for a drive and get out of the house. 

We got our used one, new to us, from Gilligallou, and toddled on our way. I eyed the feeders and bird seed, but there was no point in buying any. The moths are too happy to visit it.

Almonte is a typical part of Ontario. We only have three seasons here: bugs, construction, and snow, and they aren't mutually exclusive! It is a big hole, and they have to take advantage of the season.

I quite like the Post Office murals:

We arrived, and I snapped a couple of photos of the Enerdu plant. I'd been watching their progress: Almonte hydro dam protests have made the news! They are up and running, and the protests have finally stopped.

This is a neat building. There used to be a restaurant on the ground floor, and their signage is funny. I guess people don't notice it is now a textile store. They have a sign on the stand to indicate this! The upper floors are condos.

They had a woman directing pedestrians around the work. Here is JB with his sherbet cone!

I am surprised he had room for his ice cream! We had a delightful lunch on the patio of the Barley Mow. The hanging baskets were lovely. There was a nice wind, on a lovely day. It was so joyful.

The former train bridge is open to the public again. Pedestrians, dog walkers, an ATV, as well, traversed it.

I had blackened chicken burger. It was great. The server was happy and friendly. All went well.

It was such a lovely outing. Hooray for summertime, and being able to eat outdoors.

Movie Review: The Evil Twin

 I recognized the location of this movie. The movie wasn't all that strong, but I needed something other than watching convoys, and the assault on humanity. 

It's a hobby, to watch new films on TV and add to the filming and production IMDB database (2021). This is Almonte, Ontario. It's a dear, old town. 

This was a Subway, back when we first visited Almonte.

This is the balcony they built for the great Puppet Festival, now defunct. 

The old Post Office, now a restaurant.