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Free stock photos - Squirrels and Chipmunks

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Photos I've taken of Squirrels and Chipmunks.   Feel free to use them for your creative purposes :) Updated April 2022 This is one of the flying squirrels that live in our yard Camo squirrel Bat legs!! This is Elaine Lake Chipican Ontario

8mm Film - Coca Cola Plant fire Toronto 1962

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This is a short one of a fire at a Coca Cola plant in Toronto. I'm pretty sure it is 1962. It was shot at the corner of Old Weston Road and Toronto where my family had a Texaco Gas station.  I have decided to put the films on YouTube so I have started a new channel,  Redwood Retro :)  Please subscribe if you like old home movies.

Free images and Stock Photos - Clouds

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Clouds, natures ever-changing artwork in the sky. I find it hard to resist taking photos of clouds, especially menacing-looking storm clouds. Here is a nice selection of recent and vintage photographs of clouds for you to download for your creative purposes. 

Canatara Park Farm - Sarnia

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One of my favourite places in Sarnia to go walking, is Canatara Park and beach.  They also have a cool little petting farm that I haven't been to in a few years so I stopped in yesterday to say hi to some of the residents.  Not too many were outside but the Donkeys were happy to see us. The Geese were mating very loudy and non stop so spring must be in the air. I'm undecided if this sign at the Children's Farm is too phallic lol 

Miniature Page

I've moved most of Dollhouse Miniature and Barbie content over to my new page Suzy's Minis . I will still be posting here but it will be photography and history related. Please visit my miniature page and check out some of my latest posts including a worldwide calendar  of Doll events and shows. Mini finds at the dollarstore Easter and Spring Printies Popsicle stick floor You can follow me on Instagram for updates @suzysminis or @redwoodretro

Miniature Printables Directory - Free Dollhouse and Barbie Printies and Patterns

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As of March 2022, this directory will only be updated on my Miniature Blog www.suzysminis.com please update your bookmarks An updated list can be found on my Mini page :) Make your own Dollhouse and Barbie Miniatures at home with your printer! A list of links/sites that have Free Doll and Miniature Printies Updated Feb 17, 2022 - Please go to suzy's minis for the latest printies Follow me on instagram @suzysminis @redwoodretro Send me your links! General Printable Websites Mini Doll Kits  - This page has wonderful wallpaper and a ton of other awesome mini related goodies. Small Stuff Digest  - Tools, Patterns, Tips, Articles, Poems and Printables for Miniature Enthusiasts True to Scales Miniature Blog   - There are some great links to tutorials on this site as well as some beautiful printables Minnesota Mini Market   - Lots of freebies on this site Minifanticus-   Nice variety of printies  Dollar Store Dollhouse   -  This site has medieval book printables as well as a neat tutorial

Wacky Packages Minis - Unboxing

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 I came across these by accident searching for another brand of Miniatures and I had to check them out. When I was a kid Wacky Packages were a favourite bubblegum card fad. I was already into hockey cards and Mad magazines so these were right up my alley. Fun Fact.  I have a scar on my knee from Wacky Packages from when I was about 7 or 8 years old. I had kneeled on the floor to stick up a wacky sticker on my bedroom floor and my knee landed on a piece of glass. I have vivid memories of my grandfather holding me upside down so my Dad could remove the glass easier? lol  I have long forgotten what the sticker was  These ones came in individual little blind bags. I didn't notice you could buy different revealed sets but the blind bags are much more fun. I'm loving all these other brands of minis too. Do you have a favourite? Mini Brands from Zuru are the ones Ive been collecting for a few years now.  They are 1:6 approx. They have both toys and brands but I think  I like the toy

Vintage Kodachrome Slides - Dogs

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Photographers have been drawn to animal subjects since the invention of cameras with dogs being number one in my opinion. Searching through estate lots of amateur slides, I find just as many dog photos as I do ones of babies. These photos are all from the 1960s. Photographers unknown. Click here for my recent Dog photos