Paisley

Just before we finally found a Snowy Owl, we passed through a corner of Paisley, a nice small town on the Saugeen River.  When we hit the main street this beautiful building was right in front of us.  The old Paisley Inn, this has been vacant for 30 years and is finally scheduled for demolition soon.

In the meantime someone has had the bright idea of putting small gingerbread men all across the fence making it quite eye-catching.  And that's not all, we saw several bigger gingerbread men as we drove north.

People have gone too a lot of effort to make these.  Must be an interesting story behind them.

There was also this beautiful mural on the wall of one store, presumably referring to the fish in the Saugeen River.

That wasn't the only mural referring to the fish in the Saugeen.  This is one of the most striking murals I've seen anywhere!

Paisley sits at the confluence of the Saugeen and Teeswater Rivers.   Indeed, the confluence is right under the downtown bridge!  And Paisley has suffered serious flooding as a result in the not-too-distant past.  

On our way home after seeing our Snowy Owl northeast of town, we stopped to pay homage to Tara's baby Woolly Mammoth erected after a mammoth tooth was found nearby.

We also passed back through Kilsyth.  This is the former general store where my dad grew up, the home attached to the far side of the store.  I remember it when it was still a store.  We arrived home tired but pleased with our Snowy Owl search!

If you're interested in reading more about Paisley you might try Patsy's blog, 'Chillin'withPatsy'.  She and Bill normally live in their big 5th wheel and go south for the winter, but this year are spending the time in Paisley.  She usually posts pictures of her walk around town.  Sorry I can't give you a link; the link function isn't working for me.  You'll have to google it yourself.