Frank Mumberson:  

Born in Brampton. Hello everybody. I first began my education in the year of 1954, within the James S Bell school. My parents moved to England for awhile, and upon returning back to Canada, I continued education within the Sir Adam Beck school on Horner Avenue, Alderwood. After a few years it was back to England ( my mother being British), and as you may now be guessing,after a short stay, we returned back to Canada. This time it was back in the James S Bell . From this school I then passed into the New Toronto High School and after one solid year, it was back to good old Britain. Well that was it. I was employed here in a job. Got married and have a son and daughter (twins) from my second marriage. Yes, I have returned back to Long Branch, Alderwood and Toronto for visits. I keep up to date with news from Canada. Whether I met you or not from my era of time within these schools, in common we all shared that same time frame when we were young. I have updated some photos taken awhile back. The moon photo taken through my telescope shows a number of craters. Anybody interested in the cosmos? The other two photos shows St John the Baptist church within a town called Aberdare,,situated in S.Wales,United Kingdom.The original parish was built in 1189. Some of the original architecture is still intact. By 1853 the burial ground was full and the vicar John Griffith reported that there was so much water in the soil that the coffins floated. It is in pretty good shape today. I hope to update soon more photos. Bye for now. Three more photos. The photo of the sun was taken in a place called Miskin,S.Wales. Was snapped in the morning rising up over the hill. For the tech minded - f8, 1/500 sec, iso 100, 270mm. The sunrise taken was, in Miskin again. On a different day to the sun picture. Notice that lonely house on top. Nice view from up there. And last but not least . We have 3 cats and this close up photo shows one of them. Her name is Belle. More pics later. This photo of the moon was taken at 90x through my 6inch reflecting telescope. Through the telescope images are reversed, so south points upward and north down, As with the first picture of the moon. Well, here is Kitty. Notice the slow worm . She found this and placed it down. She was pleased with this find as you can tell. The slow worm crawled away with no harm to it. The next black and white photo has the write up with the picture. So the next photo shows our other black and white cat, three in total. She is seen flopping out enjoying the moment. Her name is Suzy. The next photo shows the full moon with write up. Well now, I reckon you all know that the highest tidal range is in the Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada. But do you know where on Earth is the 2nd highest.? Along with a few snapshots below, the 2nd highest is along a stretch of coast on the Bristol Channel seaside resort called Barry Island, in the Vale of Glamorgan , South Wales. The tidal range is 15 meters ( 49 ft ). Barry is a nice little place and not that far from the capitol of Wales called Cardiff. Also at Barry Island feathers got a bit ruffled between 2 seagulls. Neither hurt each other,and the aggressor flew off. Pics below. Next photo. Mare Crisium ( Sea of Crisis ). As mentioned before on the full moon photo, This time a closer view of the area. Steve Strange, a welsh pop singer of Visage - best know single " Fade to Grey". On 12 February 2015 he suffered a heart attack while in Egypt. He died later that day in hospital. A high profile funeral was held at a church in Porthcawl.. Within the photo album is a picture of that church, along with 3 images of Porthcawl The next photo taken through the telescope shows a crater of interest, called Plato ( Plato is marked on the photo ) This crater has a dark floor and has a diameter of 60 miles ( 101 kilometers ) Apparently activity over the years has been observed within. What like, you eagerly ask? There are reports that the dark floor is occasionally obscured by mists and myriad points of light. The Sea of Crisis ( as pointed out in the other moon shots ) also experiences similar activity. I have to report that I have not seen this. Flashes of light have been observed and are explosions caused be meteoroids hitting the surface. A typical blast is as powerful as a few hundred pounds of tnt. This can be easily photographed through a telescope. Today , 19/04/2019, we went to a place called The Knap and the temperatures here reached around 19c. It is a nice area and about a mile from Barry. I have entered a few photos of the place, but if anyone is interested, go to u tube and type in The Knap Vale of Glamorgan. There are some good drone shots of the area to see. Enjoy. Last night I watched a 1968 tv ghost story called Whistle and I'll Come To You. About a professor who visits a seaside resort on the east coast of Britain. This is on u tube. I took a photo of the site and entered it in the photo gallery. The top one has clear viewing. So if you have a rainy day and nothing else to do, you may be entertained with this atmospheric b...Expand for more