Cindy, and her husband, Mark, and I have come to Mark’s daughter’s house to look after her cat, Joanie, in Hamilton for the week.
Michael, and my oldest son, drove me my bike, and my stuff to Hamilton. My daughter Megan, and her fiancé John, walked over from their place in Hamilton, to join us for takeout fish and chips dinner from Hutch’s Harbour Front, a family run restaurant of long-standing in Hamilton. John’s family used to eat there when he was a child.
After dinner, Cindy and I went for a walk, through Beasley Park, which has a skateboard park, splash pad, and playground, and a large, but tidy and quiet encampment.
The Fringe Festival is playing Hamilton this week, so we might look for something to see later in the week. Beside one of the locations where it is playing, we saw this sculpture. There is a rainbow crosswalk near the theatre.
King Williams Street is closed to motor vehicle traffic until September as part of the King William summer initiative, with many independent restaurants sharing space on the road in front of their establishments. The closure is part of an art project that includes a retractable gate feature, designed to allow for temporary street closures during events. The “WoodGate” art installation, which includes the gate, is a permanent public art piece meant to celebrate the area and support local businesses by encouraging on-street dining and events.
King William Street ends at Jackson Square, a downtown shopping mall which has seen better days. One can walk up onto the rooftop and survey King Williams Street, and the surrounding buildings downtown.
The evening light on the wood was beautiful.
There were some interesting sun reflections of glass buildings on this brick building, and of a condo on the Royal Bank building.
Tomorrow and Tuesday look like they will be nice days to explore Hamilton and beyond by bike.
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