Siblings

 

I have been having lots of Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillars on my dill plants but then they seem to disappear and I have seen no butterflies yet. Sometimes they can be there and an hour later they are gone. A mystery.

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

Satellites?

 

I was walking along and happened upon a shrub covered in these wonderful orbs that looked like little satellites. Each was made up of hundreds of small flowers to form the balls. I looked it up on-line  and the bush is called a Buttonbush. There lots of honey bees buzzing around the bush. It was a wonderful sight.  

Balconies

 

I always love seeing this small apartment building in the Annex neighbourhood especially in summer when the flowers are out. Usually there are more hanging baskets on the balconies but it still looks wonderful. They have planted trees out the front so I have tried to get this shot from the side.

Two Cafes

 These are two neighbouring cafes that have patios running down the side of a building on Bloor St in the Annex neighbourhood. It was early morning so nobody sitting out yet. That front cafe with the dark wall looks to have lots of lights strung about and brollies to block the sun. I haven't tried either of these places yet.

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

Beauty

 

The flowers of summer are so wonderful to see and these Rose of Sharon blooms were no disappointment.  My grandmother had a huge patch of these in her garden so they remind me of her.

White Squirrel

 

I posted this mural several years ago and recently went past it and was pleased to see that it hasn't been tagged. It references the colonies of white squirrels that live downtown along Queen St W. They are not albinos but are true white squirrels. Nice little sweater that this one has.

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

Little Red Fiat

 

I showed you a tiny old green Fiat a few weeks ago and came upon this nice red one so I had to show it. It is a lot bigger than the old one but still small. A tall friend of mine has one and he together with his 6ft 7in son manage to squeeze into it. I love the colour.