It's nice to find an Irish style pub in a building with some atmosphere and this one is especially nice since it is a typical Annex-style house - large, with turret, and balconies. The inside of the Pour House is just as nice with lots of dark wood panelling and many good beers on tap!
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
I escaped for a bit of a stroll around the Wychwood Park neighbourhood last week, hoping to see some of the resident turtles sunning themselves on the log in the middle of the pond but the sun went in and it started to rain on me so only 1 lone turtle is on that log. This is one of my favourite places to walk in the city - it is a private community meaning that the residents own all the roads and common spaces rather than the city but it is still open for all to enter - no nasty guards or gates. The main road in the 'hood circles this pond and if you look closely through the trees you can see the former home of Marshall McLuhan hidden away. I showed this home when no leaves were on the trees here.
While the lineup shown in yesterday's post takes place in the rear courtyard of Osgoode Hall, the front of the building and its main entrance is quiet and peaceful. I've always loved the rich details and carvings to be found on this facade.
Today is a civic holiday in Ontario so be safe as you enjoy it everyone!
This is a typical Sunday morning scene to be found in the courtyard leading into the Law Society cafeteria at Osgoode Hall located right beside our City Hall. The "Toronto Lawyers Feed The Hungry" foundation provides 2 dinners and 2 breakfast every week to those in need and serves more than 1,600 meals/week from the cafeteria and has done so since 1998. The volunteers include lawyers, judges, students and people from the general public. Impressive.
This is another of the elegant doorways to be found along King St W in the stretch between Spadina & Bathurst, a previously industrial area that is now filled with high-end clubs, offices and restaurants. This building was constructed in 1906 as a factory for a ladies clothing company and is now heritage-listed and was totally renovated in 2000 to begin its new life.
This is the season for all the cornflowers (Echinacea) to be in bloom in the city and it seems to be a good year for them as they are everywhere you look. I caught this one in my mother's garden just after a recent rain.
The August theme for the month for the City Daily Photo blog community is streetlamps and I doubt if I could find more beautiful ones than those found outside our Old City Hall on Queen St. The Richardsonian Romanesque buiding was completed in 1900 and the whole exterior is covered in rich details as are the lamps. I love the carving on the sandstone base as well as the details in the metal lamp itself.
To see more streetlamps click here.
