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Yesterday my husband and I took advantage of the sunny, warm day and went on a quest so I could photograph this. We’ve seen this many times on our way to or from Toronto as we’ve passed by on the motorway (aka 401) but even with the wide shoulders, stopping out there to take photos isn’t the most advisable.<\/p>\n

When we reached the road that led to the field where this particular VW resides, there was a chain across it. It hadn’t been posted No Trespassing, so we grabbed one of the bottles of water we’d taken with us and hiked in down the gravel road.<\/p>\n

Even with the length of the hike, the soft gravel in places, it was worth it to capture these pictures.<\/p>\n

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Spider? Ladybug? Beetle? You decide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Spider? Ladybug? Beetle? You decide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spider? Ladybug? Beetle? You decide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Skeleton suspended over mailbox at the end of the gravel road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is another creative use of a Volkswagen Bug further afield, but a wee bit too far to make into a day trip. It will have to wait for another time… maybe August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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