Thursday, July 1, 2021

City Daily Photo Theme Day: Tools

 The first day of each month is a theme day for members of City Daily Photo, and for the first day of July that theme is Tools. See how others are interpreting that theme right here.

Downtown in Major's Hill Park is a monument that fits the occasion. The Canadian Building Trades Monument was opened a few years ago. It consists of two large sculptures based on plumb bobs, tools that have been around for thousands of years. Two sets of benches contained engraved images of tools for various trades. I stopped by one sunny day in mid-June.


One last shot looking towards Parliament Hill from the monument; a fitting one, since today is Canada Day. A Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians; hopefully this is the last one we have to be dealing with the nuisance that is Corona.

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38 comments:

  1. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraJuly 1, 2021 at 4:58 AM

    Muito interessante.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  2. Salty Pumpkin StudioJuly 1, 2021 at 5:06 AM

    Happy Canada Day!
    The building monument is interesting, a neat place to visit. I have an old crusty trowel as a symbol of my mason father.

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  3. eileeninmdJuly 1, 2021 at 5:19 AM

    Happy Canada Day! Great views of the monument. I like the shadows.
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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  4. Jan K. alias AfanjaJuly 1, 2021 at 5:44 AM

    Happy Canada Day.
    I think it's a beautiful monument that tells what it's about in a simple and clear way.

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  5. GemelJuly 1, 2021 at 5:55 AM

    The plumb bobs are awesome, great photos William.

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  6. TomJuly 1, 2021 at 7:03 AM

    ...gravity and a plumb bob will never fail you!

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  7. David M. Gascoigne,July 1, 2021 at 7:08 AM

    When I was young everyone still had hand tools. Domestic power tools are a really recent phenomenon.

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  8. William KendallJuly 1, 2021 at 8:18 AM

    @Francisco: thanks.

    @Maywyn: it was well thought out.

    @Eileen: thank you.

    @Jan: it does indeed.

    @Gemel: thanks.

    @Tom: true!

    @David: my dad exclusively used hand tools.

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 1, 2021 at 8:44 AM

    Plumb bobs! They make very elegant sculptures William, excellent choice for the theme ✨

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  10. magiceyeJuly 1, 2021 at 8:50 AM

    Wonderful take on the theme. Happy Canada Day!

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  11. Marie SmithJuly 1, 2021 at 9:27 AM

    Don’t remember seeing this one before. Thank you for sharing.

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  12. Nancy ChanJuly 1, 2021 at 9:43 AM

    Happy Canada Day! Nice sculptures and I like the shadows.

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  13. RedPatJuly 1, 2021 at 9:52 AM

    A perfect post for the day. Couldn't be better, William!

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  14. SharonJuly 1, 2021 at 10:01 AM

    What a fun choice for the theme! How perfect can you get.

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  15. RedJuly 1, 2021 at 10:13 AM

    Happy Canada day to you. I hope the next Canada day finds us with a few things corrected about our nation.

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  16. AnvilcloudJuly 1, 2021 at 10:39 AM

    There should be no shortage of 'tools' on The Hill.
    Couldn't resist. I don't really feel that way. :)

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  17. carol l mckennaJuly 1, 2021 at 10:53 AM

    Creative photos ~ Happy Canada to you ~ xo

    Living in the moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  18. BillJuly 1, 2021 at 12:02 PM

    Great take on the theme. Happy Canada Day!

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  19. William KendallJuly 1, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    @Grace: this one came easy to me.

    @Magiceye: thank you.

    @Marie: it has been awhile since I last featured it.

    @Nancy: so do I.

    @RedPat: thanks!

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  20. William KendallJuly 1, 2021 at 12:33 PM

    @Sharon: it is.

    @Red: I agree.

    @anvilcloud: hah!

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Bill: thanks!

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  21. Billy Blue EyesJuly 1, 2021 at 12:57 PM

    Micrometer is a tool used by all engineers not just millwrights, I have a couple still in my shed, first thing I bought as an apprentice was a 0-1" micrometer.

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  22. RevrunnerJuly 1, 2021 at 2:10 PM

    I don't see plumb bobs much anymore, which is probably why I do see a lot of lopsided door jambs. :-)

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  23. 21 WitsJuly 1, 2021 at 6:16 PM

    I like this informative and interesting “tool” posting!

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  24. Small City ScenesJuly 1, 2021 at 6:44 PM

    Happy Canada Day to you!
    What a great idea---the museum and you for using the informational tool benches'
    MB

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  25. DJanJuly 1, 2021 at 7:40 PM

    Love the tools, William. And Happy Canada Day as well.

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  26. Joanne NoragonJuly 1, 2021 at 8:32 PM

    A fine tribute to the trades.

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  27. LindaJuly 1, 2021 at 10:54 PM

    They make nice sculptures.

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  28. William KendallJuly 1, 2021 at 11:37 PM

    @Bill: I think my dad had one.

    @Revrunner: it's an unusual tool to me.

    @Karen: thank you.

    @MB: thanks!

    @DJan: thanks!

    @Joanne: it is.

    @Linda: indeed.

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  29. JeanieJuly 2, 2021 at 12:33 PM

    Belated happy Canada Day! And I think that's kind of nice to have a memorial to the building trades.

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  30. CloudiaJuly 2, 2021 at 9:29 PM

    Tools are fascinating on so many levels! I'm wishing Canada all the best!

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  31. Susie of ArabiaJuly 3, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    Happy Canada Day! Love the sculptures - I did tool sculptures for theme day too.

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  32. AmyJuly 3, 2021 at 6:10 PM

    Let's hope life gets back to what it was before this year.

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  33. Elizabeth EdwardsJuly 5, 2021 at 8:13 AM

    you always make me smile. thank you for that. the angle of your shots. the shadows ... u r creative!! well done. ( ;

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