Cosmos & Friend

 

I love Cosmos and always plant some although these ones had seeded themselves from last year. The bees all love them and I have often seen hummingbirds on them but not this year so far. On the right you can see my little steel bird friend who enjoys the flowers too.

City Creatures

 

I love this stylized mural of our city creatures enjoying a break. The raccoon is in charge of the coffee while the black squirrel and Canada Goose drink up. The only artist info is AS.

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

Round Balcony

 

I love this round balcony that I spotted on this large house in the Annex neighbourhood. Can't you just imagine sitting out there on a warm evening in the summer with a cold drink while you watch the world go by?

Snack Time

I just managed to catch this shot of the female Cardinal just be fore she flew off so she is a bit out of focus. I think she was being protective of her snack since there were a bunch of sparrows foraging around her. Not as bright as the males they are still pretty birds. 

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

Restoration

 

I am staying along the same block in the city this week. This building is just a couple of doors down from the park with the fountain that you saw yesterday and shows the age of the rest of the street. Some are already open but this one is still being worked on. Friends had a studio for many years in the lower level at the right. It will be interesting to see who all the new tenants on the street will be.

Fountain In Action

 

On Monday you could see this fountain in front of the starry mural but there was no water spraying. I happened by again a few days later and one of the construction workers surprised me by pushing a button and then water spouted out of the pavement and into the fountain. It was windy though and and the water was spraying me and my camera so I moved away. I will have to go back again on a still day for more shots now that I know about the magic button.

In the background you can see the building I showed on Tuesday with the front opened up. This shows it closed. 

Coming Soon

 

I am still on the redevelopment site of the old Honest Ed's location. You can see in this drawing a bit of the scale of the development with the construction of several tall rental apartment buildings as well as the refurbishment of the old Victorian buildings along Markham St. It occupies a square city block and the whole thing is called Mirvish Village after Honest Ed himself who was Ed Mirvish. It looks like there are lots of activities to come in the neighbourhood.

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