Friday, December 11, 2009

Our First Winter Storm Of The Season



It rose up out of the Pacific.



Joined forces with the waters of the Gulf of Mexico




Formed a massive storm covering half of the Unted States. And then took direct aim at West Hill.




Where we could see it coming from the top of the bluffs.



But weren't able to duck.

December 9, 2009. Our first snow storm of the winter.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

TTC Driver Saves Buddhist Temple



A passing TTC driver noticed smoke billowing from the porch of the Buddhist temple on Kingston Road at the Highland Creek Bridge and immediately notified authorities saving the wooden structure from serious damage.

When firefighters and police arrived they discovered arsonists had left 23 bottles of gasoline on the Temple's porch. This is the second time this year the Mahavihara has been the subject of an attack by arsonists. A previous attempt was made last May.

The last time the attempted arson was preceded by several telephone warnings. But not this time.

While smoke migration was minimal, the fire department estimates the damage from the current attack to be in excess of $10,000.

The fire was quickly put out and the Temple has announced plans to erect a fence around the property and install video cameras.