Street Art Off Hughson St N Behind The CBC Hamilton Office Near The Spice Factory. #hamont #discoverhamilton

Hamilton's James St N August Art Crawl is underway. Hanna Beck @hannabechmusic performing at Dr. Disc on Wilson St. #hamont #artcrawl #jamesstreetnorth #jamesstreetnorthartcrawl #drdisc (at DrDisc Hamilton)

Student and amateur artists at the Collaboration Station. #hamont #artcrawl #discoverhamilton #jamesstreetnorth (at Collaboration Station)

Crescent moon over Bayfront Park. I'm at the park area trying to catch the sunset (not really) and check on the status of the 3 swan pairs with nests in the area. Sadly things don't appear to be fairing well. One nest near the Bayfront boat launch apparently has lost 1 egg (down to 5??). One pair near the macassa marina has lost all their eggs and have abandoned their nest. I couldn't find any shell fragments. They were out in open water several hundred metres away with no young. The third pair seems to be still intact. The mother is still on the nest but I could not see the father. #hamont #Bayfrontpark #pier4 #crescentmoon (at Pier 4 - Bayfront)

Final stop of the tour at You Me gallery . #hamont #artcrawl #discoverhamilton #jamesstreetnorth (at You Me Gallery)

A couple of sketches from tonight's #sitelines art drop-in. @centre3_ @sitelinescentre3 . A great free art environment for those with lived experience of mental illness. Art therapy is a great way to calm the mind. #arttherapy #mindfullnessart #mentalhealth (at Sitelines) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzrCE0KnWzV/?igshid=1wzosumrdb1bg

Hiking along the middle section of the Red Hill Valley trail today. Turned out warmer than expected/ forecast. Quiet afternoon and for a change had my headphones in for music. #hamont #discoverhamilton #hiking #redhillvalleytrail (at Red Hill Valley Trail)

The CP Holiday Train arrived in Hamilton tonight near Gage Park. As usual, huge crowds showed up to listen to the music (Sam Roberts) and see the festive train. This is the first time that events and conditions (and memory) all worked together for me to actually see the train. Went with a good friend who had difficulty seeing over the crowd even though she's reasonably tall. Cold and windy. A hot coffee afterwards was a very welcome way to warm up. After, I tracked the train to the yards in west Hamilton where it stayed for the night before continuing on to Cambridge tomorrow. I found the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail was an ideal location to get close to the train for better shots. #cpholidaytrain #gagepark #hamiltonfoodshare #hamont #cpr #holidayseason #timhortons #klitefm (at Hamilton Gage Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqwM4bUhK3X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qo2zy5abkbvj

More from #Supercrawl. Art, music, food and more. Great weather, great community and great event. Lots of fun for all. @Supercrawl #hamont #discoverhamilton #artcrawl #artwork #arthamilton #jamesstreetnorth #jamesstreetnorthartcrawl (at Hamilton Supercrawl)

Thanks to Mental Health Rights Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/MentalHealthRightsCoalition/) and Hamilton Public Health for hosting and running the Naloxone training session today and our kits. I feel better prepared to help now if I find someone in need of assistance. @MentalHealthRightsCoalition #MentalHealthRightsCoalition #mhrc #hamiltonpublichealth #naloxonetraining #naloxone #narcan #opioidoverdose (at Mental Health Rights Coalition)

Swan watching over its last egg. I went down to Bayfront Park/Pier 4 to check on the status of the 3 nesting swan pairs in that area. I knew one pair had already abandoned it's nest. I saw that a 2nd pair at the north end of Bayfront had left their nest with 1 egg remaining (out of 6 or 7 originally). This swan was the last hold out at pier 4 near the Leander boat club. It only had 1 egg remaining out of 5. That egg is also likely not going to hatch. All of the swan eggs should have hatched about 3 weeks ago. Too much rain and cold weather early probably caused the eggs to fail. Sad but it happens. Fortunately other pairs around the harbour have been more successful. #hamont #discoverhamilton #bayfrontpark #pier4 #swans #photography (at Pier 4 - Bayfront)