June Theme: Sky

 

The June theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is Sky. We have had a cool spring with lots of rain and little sunny weather so it was a treat last week to walk along in the sunshine with gentle clouds floating by. So this is my Sky pic for the theme.

To see more pics of Sky from around the world click HERE. 

Winter Sky

 

It was cold out on the roof deck but I couldn't resist getting a shot of this winter sky as the sun was setting.

Balconies

Yet another condo building is springing up in the Annex neighbourhood but this one seems like it may be rather interesting looking judging by the balconies. I had been walking by it when the crane started to lift a huge panel of something heavy above where I was walking and as I turned to look back the blue sky was amazing.

Glorious Sky

I was walking around the Annex neighbourhood in nice sunshine and was struck by how wonderful the end of this apartment building looked against the deep blue sky. This is one of the many apartment buildings designed by Uno Prii and a lot of them are in this neighbourhood. You can see some more shots of his work if you click the label below.

Cloud

 I really liked the look of this cloud as it traveled across the sky. It looked like it had an important mission somewhere else.

A Nice Day For A Walk?

When I left for a walk it was sunny and warm but just after a few minutes the sky changed to this. I sped up a bit but luckily the clouds passed by and I was back into the sunshine.

Twilight On The Deck

We finally had a clear sky one evening so I went out onto the frigid deck to catch a shot of the view. I like how the neighbour's window shows up through the darkness.

Stormy Clouds

I was out for a walk and it was sunny when I left but as I passed by Christie Pits park the clouds were looking scary. The baseball diamond had the mound and home plate covered but I had no rain gear with me. It never did rain!

A Winter Sunset

We have had a lot of grey skies and few really nice sunsets but I lucked into this one the evening that I went to shoot the Christmas tree at Casa Loma. It was actually more spectacular in real life as the whole sky was shades of pink.

Dark Skies

I've always liked this school building and as I went past it a few days ago the skies were so dramatic that I had to stop for a shot. The sun was at my back and came out for a few seconds to highlight the building which was a great coincidence. The school is now called Central Toronto Academy but for years was known as Central Commerce Collegiate and it was built in 1916 and is still going strong.

Smoky Haze

This was the sun about a week & 1/2 ago at around I hour before sunset. The forest fires out west in Canada and the USA are creating so much smoke that when it hits us the skies are hazy and our air quality is terrible. The moon later that night was also bright orange.

Sunset

We haven't had very many beautiful sunsets lately but this one a few weeks ago made up for all of the dull ones. The sky look spectacular for just a little while and then all turned to grey!

Here it Comes

I was sitting out on the deck in the sunshine and then all of a sudden these clouds rolled in. We got heavy rain for about 30 minutes and then the sun came out again. Crazy!

No Rain

We have had very little rain for the last few weeks and any that does come down in the city seems to usually miss my place. A week ago there was rain in the east end which was creating a lovely rainbow but none came our way.

"Pink Sky At Night ...."

A pink sky at night is supposed to be a predictor of good weather the next day and that has certainly been the case here for the last couple of weeks. I showed you this Ginkgo Biloba tree a couple of weeks ago with a Robin sitting in it singing away. As you can see the leaves have finally opened.

Ghost Crane

I considered using this pic for yesterday's Black theme but didn't so I am showing it today. I was enjoying the contrast between this elegant old commercial building and the construction site beside it where another condo is going up but when I viewed the pics on the computer the crane had almost disappeared into the nigh sky. A bit like a ghost crane!

Rear Entrance

This is the rear entrance to one of the engineering buildings at U of Toronto. It looked quite dramatic on a crisp fall day last October. You can't see it in this pic but during the summer there is a channel by the fence on the left that has water running through it and babbling away to offset some of the city noise.

Spooky Sky

A couple of weeks ago we had a very spooky sky overhead late in the evening. The moon kept appearing and disappearing behind dark clouds as they trailed past it across the sky. Very eerie!

Greenhouse In Winter

I've shown you the greenhouse in the gardens of Spadina House before but I couldn't resist another pic of it especially with the blue sky above it. And one day I would like to see the inside of that converted stable behind it which is now a private residence.

Through The Trees

Most of the year Casa Loma is hidden from Davenport Rd by all of the trees growing in its gardens but once winter comes you can catch peeks of the towers. There is something quite nice about seeing it poking through the branches especially with that blue sky behind it.