My dad ran a small farm that kept us fed, and ran lines for a power company. I remember that he could fall asleep almost anywhere - but this chair was a favourite spot. 196710mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The farmer and his cat. After a long day on the farm, they both deserved a nap. Late 1960s.11mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My parents on their wedding day. He was newly returned from World War 2. 1940s6mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My parents holding me on the day of my christening. 1957. That was his one and only suit.6mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A pile of bison bones along the railroad tracks in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1890. They were on their way to England to be ground and used for fine bone china. [960x457]6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
I put these ginger cookies aside because they are stale and I planned to feed them to the crows. I came back to find the elderly orange menace picking them up and tossing them off the table to the dogs waiting below.3yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
My father. 1935. His dad raised Percheron horses. The automobile made Percheron’s generally unnecessary and my dad became a farmer and lineman instead of following the family business.5mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Thanksgiving at Grandma’s. Probably taken in 1965 and not developed until 19664mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
“Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys.” Dec 6, 1917. Halifax remembers Vince Coleman4mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Bilbo is unhappy that summer is gone, and his feet are cold, and the grass is wet, and the wind blew his tail fur.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
My great uncle Thomas Rodgers was barely 18 when he enlisted in WW1, and only a few months older than that when he was killed. His sister Nell died just after the war from Spanish Influenza. The picture was taken in Newfoundland shortly before he enlisted.4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Sally Sark of Pictou Landing . 1955. Mrs. Sack was 101 years old. When asked about her health she said, I am an old tree. I withstood the storms almost 100 winters, but my eyes are a little dim and my hands are becoming lazy, and if God calls me, I will go like a wind.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1945. Just returned from WW2. The bandage on his arm is from where he was shot. Later that year he was swimming in a local lake and drowned. So many veterans to remember on this day.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Bilbo loves the small dogs in our household. His head butt greeting is hard to resist.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
I was taking a picture of Bilbo when he felt a drop of rain. He is not a fan of showers9mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
I know you want out in the yard. But two minutes ago you wanted in. Believe me, there is no door into summer.4mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
The farmer (right) was like a dad to a lot of the young guys in the neighbourhood. His advice could be tough, but we all came to see him when we needed an honest opinion.9mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My great grandparents. They were born in 1853 and died in 1950 (not the same month)1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Pte Thomas Rodgers was a young man who didn’t survive the World War 1. He has a stone in St. John’s, Nfld but his body lies in France. The picture of him and his sister is doubly sad because she died just at the end of the war in the Spanish Influenza epidemic. Last known image of both.5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/lastimages
Double trouble. They turned a year old this week. Best retirement present I ever gave myself.4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
The Wedding. Mid 1960s. It was a second marriage for each of them as they were both widowed.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
It’s a used book, but it’s the Christmas gift I’m most excited to receive. Can’t wait to find a quiet time away from everyone to start reading3mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/classicfilms
A rescue cat, he was bullied in the feral cat colony, but now he's king of the couch and lord of the rug6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/Delightfullychubby
A beautiful little Craftsman style bungalow. My favourite style - I’d move in here so happily2yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/McMansionHell
Built in the 1890s, this home is now run as a bed and breakfast and was the setting for much of the tv series ‘Lizzie Borden’.2yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/McMansionHell
A second marker has been added to the grave of ‘the unidentified child’ from the Titanic. DNA has given the child his name. Story in comments1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
In 1940, the Halifax Rifles were to go overseas, but 3 times they were marched down Water Street to the troop ship only to have their departure postponed because of the threat of German submarines off Newfoundland. One of the troopers from B squadron wrote this.11mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/halifax
She’s 13 now and has slept like this since she was a baby. Sometimes I think she just wants to be alone3yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/catpictures
At the rocky beach I frequent in Nova Scotia, I often find these black rocks with orange stripes. Can anyone tell me what they are please5mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/rockhounds
A senior taught my class to hook rugs using year. It's a surprisingly relaxing hobby. Designed and hooked a cardinal in memory of my mother6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/crafts
Pixie has just about had it with her brother’s ‘help’ with grooming. He will wash her ruff for a time, then give her a quick bite and run off. What a brat!9mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
Two new additions to the household are quickly making themselves at home5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/catpictures
From the Halifax cemetery where many of the Titanic victims were buried.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
Miss Penny is 12 and finally has her own cat yard with open access (when we are home.). The chance to go outside and relax in the shade is so exciting to her that she must have gone in and out 30 times on the first day. It’s great to be able to offer this senior lady something she’s always wanted.5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/catpictures
Bilbo enjoys nibbling on the grass. I guess he likes a side salad now and then. (Bonus: he never eats enough to make himself sick.)1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
Yesterday (top) versus today (bottom) in the Valley. If you don’t like the weather in NS....3yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/NovaScotia
Soldiers getting reacquainted with the children they haven’t seen for several years.2yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/WorldWar2
This picture of two of my aunts always makes me laugh. They truly were two happy people, but this photo certainly doesn’t reflect that. 1940s.1yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Pixie’s kingdom (the cat yard) got expanded this year. Empress of all she surveys.2yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
Resting after crocking the well - putting in cement crocks to shore up a dug well. Additional story in the comments. 19611yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A year ago, we lost Finnie very suddenly. I wrote him the obituary he deserved4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
Thomas Rodgers and his sister Nellie in St. John's, Nfld at the beginning of WW1. By the end, he had died in the trenches and she had died from Spanish flu. [ 800x600 ]8yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Got this beautiful teak end table for free because it was scuffed and marked.5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Slow cooker turkey meatloaf - steps 1 to 4. Recipe is in the comments. In 8 hours it will be ready to eat.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/slowcooking
My great uncle. He was killed in WW1 - a young soldier from Newfoundland. His sister, shown with him, died in 1918 of the Spanish Influenza6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/canada
I hear their ruff continues to grow for several years. At 9 months it’s already huge5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
1947. He came home from war after years in a prisoner of war camp in Hong Kong. He was so emancipated and ill, no one expected him to live, but he was a stubborn man. Here he and his niece pose with the horse he used to plow his fields on the farm he bought with his pension money.4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
One of the jobs in a household without plumbing was emptying the chamber pail and cleaning it each morning. 19562yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
First batch after a week in stage 1. I’m okay with their shapes. Lost a couple so I’m learning. On to stage 2. All found rocks from local shores2mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/RockTumbling
In my local cemetery, there is a grave of three small victims of the Spanish flu.4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
Bilbo is nine months old now and finally likes to be patted and brushed.4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
I found this on a beach near a gypsum cliff in Nova Scotia. Can someone tell me what it is, please?6mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some of my Midnight Snack tomatoes. You can see that the underside, away from direct light turns red while the parts that are in the sunlight are black. They are delicious2yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
We built an enclosed cat yard for the youngsters. I love being able to sit outside with my coffee and watch them explore and play5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ragdolls
Formerly feral Finnie has become a floof of giant proportions6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/Delightfullychubby
An abandoned quarry with beautiful lakes - the color of the water indicates the white stone that forms the lake bottom10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/itookapicture
The Halabja chemical attack took place on March 16, 1988, during the closing days of the Iran–Iraq War in the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq. 3200 to 5000 people died and thousands more were injured. The UN concluded that mustard gas was used. [640 x 440]4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Finnie has been eating weight control cat food for three years now. I don’t think he’s a good poster child for its benefits.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/Delightfullychubby
After 8 hours of cooking on low and a minute with the immersion blender, the tiny tomatoes are now a delicious soup base.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/slowcooking
Meet another Canadian hero - Leo Major. In April 1945 Major single-handedly chased the Germans out of the town of Zwolle. More in the comments.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/canada
Tux was found in the oven of an overturned stove in a burnt out house after the wildfire in Fort MacMurray. Eight lives left x8yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
#BREAKING : @RCMPNS confirm a bus carrying a Major Bantam hockey team from Berwick, NS slid off Hwy 105 in Queensville, Inverness County this afternoon. They say one player suffered a broken arm. @CTVAtlantic4yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/halifax
In a cemetery in New Brunswick, Canada many of the headstones are painted to make them easier to read.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
For Those Who Believe that Stray or Feral Cats can't look like a purebred - here is my 'feral' king6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
At a local cemetery in Nova Scotia. So far from home, he died of the Spanish flu and was buried far from his people.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
It’s been a very good season for tiny tomatoes so every couple of days I use the slow cooker to simmer them into a soup base that I freeze for the winter.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/slowcooking
This is the first time I’ve noticed this notification. Has it always been this way?5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ProjectRunway
Found this solid teak end table as a curb side give away. It was battered and beaten, but a little work let its inner beauty shine through.5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/Mid_Century
I bought a box of these antique individual jelly molds at a yard sale for five bucks and have no idea what to do with them. Any crafty suggestions?9yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/crafts
I found this dragon tea cup for $1 and I like it a lot. Can anyone tell me what the markings mean?5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
This chubby boy has a very large head - that he uses as a battering ram to get attention.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/Delightfullychubby
December 1917. Citizens in Halifax gather at a school where unidentified victims of the Halifax Explosion are waiting burial. Many whole families died, and in the turmoil of a ruined city there was no one to claim the remains. [645x485]6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Little Miss is feeling quite triumphant after successfully challenging her brother for a piece of catnip, which she has now hidden under her tail3yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
In the Yellowknife cemetery a man built his wife the log cabin she always wanted. It's about five feet tall, fully furnished with a door that opens [640x599]8yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
Remember when you were 9 and you thought about what adulthood would be like? That’s retirement. Stay up late. Sleep in. Fo where the mood takes you. And sure, ice cream for dinner if that’s what you want.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/happy
The dog has a back injury and needs a stroller. The red haired nuisance is against special privileges for dogs!5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
He’s restricted to short walks because of an injury - and he wants me to know what he thinks about that5yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/lookatmydog
He's a lovely cat but even with a low calorie catfood, daily play times and a feeding schedule he continues to gain weight.7yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
Our gentle giant. He came to us as a rescue but his regal attitude suggests that he is s king in exile8yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
Every morning, as soon as I think about brushing my teeth. He knows I want the sink.10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
My daughter left me babysitting her cat when she moved for a job. I hate to admit I'm dreading the day she wants him back.10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
In a cemetery in Cap Pele in New Brunswick, there is this small cluster of graves of small children. I have no idea why they are all together, but it seems fitting that they have each other.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
'Deadman's Penny' and pay book for Thomas Rodgers of St. John's, NFLD who was killed in World War 1 [ 800x600 ]8yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Finnie had an exhausting day of squirrel watching interspersed with naps. Now his pillow is his best friend6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
A new portrait of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, painted in the year of his retirement from public engagements, has been released today. And a picture of him as a cricket player. 1953.6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mother in law's estate included many photos of World War 1 vintage. I know that her father was a Blue Puttee from Newfoundland. Can anyone tell me anything about this photo?6yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/worldwar1
A Letter Home. Found this in an old box of letters at the in-laws' place. The young man who was advised to stay home didn't listen and was killed at age 18 in France.7yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/worldwar1
Meet my daughter's cat - handsome and kind, but rather challenged in the figuring-things-out department11yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/cats
The Limestone Pool I Swim In. A long abandoned quarry with clean water and an unreachable bottom in the middle10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/pics
Every Week When He Comes to Visit, Someone Tries to Teach Him To Read10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/lookatmydog
I found this rock (a number of pieces of it) in an old gypsum quarry. It's a light coloured rock with small particles embedded in it, about the size of pieces of barley.10yr ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/whatsthisrock
