Riding Into 150 Years

It's Meaford's sesquicentnnial this year, and someone had the bright idea of painting old bicycles to decorate the downtown.  They just magically appeared and I decided to go check them out.

I immediately found them, tied to various sign or light posts downtown.  But it wasn't very clear who had done this.

I do like their choice of colours, and good paint jobs!

All of them had a basket off the front handlebars, with flowers growing in each one.  Did you notice the light blue bike across the street?

I loved the colour of this one, as well as the colourful umbrellas across the street along the Leeky Canoe's patio.  It's accessible while the restaurant is not, so I must go and try it.

It was here that I began to learn who had taken on this project - though you had to know the local logos and how to use QR codes.  I have to admit that as an old fogy I didn't, but thanks to this I figured it out!.  But it did tell me that they were tied to the sesquicentennial ('Riding into 150 Years Meaford'), and that Grey Heron Nursery donated the flowers.

Beside the nest one was a big jug of water.

And a note that said 'Please water the flowers'.

I did pursue the logos on that little sign, and looked up 'Meaford Wave', which was a new one to me.  The most I got out of it was a brief thank you to two citizens who had come forth to do this.  Bikes and paint were donated.  But it challenged me to go chasing info about the Sesquicentennial, so you may see more about that soon.