Porch Creature

Earlier in the summer I showed you cutouts of animals found on steel panels around a front porch. At the time I didn't show this wonderful elephant that is also on the porch. He made a fine addition to the others.

Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
 

A Cooler Day

 

It is hard to tell that that is a small wading pool in the middle of this pic but it is there and usually in the summer it would be full of toddlers running around in it. This was a cooler day and no one was tempted to get wet. The city always has a couple of staff members supervising but as you can see, the young woman in green had nothing to do. The next day it was hot when I happened to go by and there was a lot of activity in the pool.

Beauty

 

This beautiful Hibiscus flower was spotted on a plant for sale at a corner store and I was tempted but have had little luck growing them inside during the winter so I left with just this pic.

Play At The Park

Boxes similar to this one have appeared at many parks around the city. Sponsored by Canadian Tire stores they are linked to an app that allows you to access the equipment for free and play and then return the equipment when finished. The things provided depend on what facilities are in the park so some have soccer balls, volleyball balls and others like this one have paddles and balls to be used on the park ping pong table. It is a great idea.

Taking part in Signs2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
 

In Bloom

Just a bit of info to go with yesterday's mural. It sounds like it was a nice community event resulting in the mural.
 

Neighbourhood Mural

 

This mural was in the windows of yesterday's grocery store and references many of the sights to be seen in the Dupont St area such as the domed subway entrance and even Casa Loma off on the far left side. And of course there are raccoons on the  right side. I will show you the sign at the right tomorrow.

Taking part in Monday Murals.Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.

Filling The Bus

 

The TTC and Loblaws (a grocery chain) had a charity event in support of Second Harvest which is an organization that redistributes surplus food to places it is needed. Shoppers could buy prepackaged bags of food essentials which were then loaded into a TTC bus to "Stuff The Bus". When I went by the bus was over half full and there was still lots of bags to be loaded on.