The Duck Pond

 

One of my favourite places to wander when I have the time is around the duck pond at James Gardens. This shot was taken at the end of September on a very warm day and it is interesting that the ducks were all staying in the shade even when swimming in the pond. Smart birds.

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

A Classy Food Truck

 

St George St runs through the middle of the U of Toronto campus and parts of it are lined with food trucks of all kinds during the day. While wandering around, I spotted this fabulous little food truck selling coffees and teas. It has to be the most beautiful one I have seen with all the flowers and the shape of the truck itself.

Top Of The Tower?

 

I was wandering through the University of Toronto (U of T) campus and noticed that the CN Tower had lost its top half in the low clouds. That is all that remains just to the left of the dome of Convocation Hall. The hall was built in 1906 and is the location for all of the graduation ceremonies and other special events of the university.

Thirsty?

 

I loved the play on words for the sign on this tea place in Korea Town along Bloor St W. Obviously people have been getting up onto the roof to paint on the next door building.

Taking part in Signs 2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.

Sunset

This was taken from the roof deck last week. I always love seeing the silhouettes of the trees when the leaves are gone. Only the Ginkgo (near centre) still had its leaves then but they are gone now.
 

Sweet Puppy

 

I showed you the front of this Pet Pantry last Wednesday but wanted to show the mural on the side of it with the sweet puppy up on a pedestal. The artist for this one is Elisa Conlin.

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

Small Laneway House

This is one of the smallest laneway houses that I have see. Having a peek through the small window on the main floor it looks to have just one room on the ground floor and probably a bedroom and washroom upstairs. It is all self contained though and probably quite nice.
 

In The Midst

 

I was dropping off clothes donation at a charity centre and noticed this young woman and her child right in the midst of a huge flock of pigeons. By the time I got my camera out she had moved a bit but the pigeons were basically just ignoring her. They just calmly moved aside from the stroller as she headed away. I guess they knew she had no food for them so they weren't interested.

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

Gingko

 

The subject for yesterday's artist was this golden Gingko tree glowing in the late afternoon sunshine. Within a day it had shed all of its leaves.

Art At The Park

 

On Tuesday I showed you someone reading at the park but there were other people enjoying the park in their own way. This woman had set up her easel and was busy capturing the fall views. I'll show you her subject tomorrow.

Pet Pantry

 

I spotted this structure outside of a neighbourhood cafe and thought it was a Little Library but looking closer I realized that it was  pet pantry. People can put extra pet toys or foods for someone else to take if they need it. A nice thing in an area with a lot of dogs and cats. I will post a shot of the side next Monday for Monday Murals.

Taking part in Signs 2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.

At The Park

 

There is something wonderful about sitting in a park on a nice fall day reading and having a coffee.

Butterfles and Streetcar

 

These butterflies and flowers were found on the side of a commercial building along St Clair Ave W. The streetcar is a nice addition since they run along St Clair right out front of the building.

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

Leaves

 

Out for a walk on a windy day and the Maple trees were dropping all their leaves. All of these leaves were from one large tree. It was great fun to walk through them.

Just Resting

After spending all afternoon eating seed pods off our neighbouring Maple tree this squirrel was quite content to sit and rest for a while. It does seem to be giving me a look to just leave it alone though.

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

November Flowers

 

We have been having warmer temperatures than normal for this time of year and the result is that there are still flowers around. I spotted this rose bush covered in blossoms just this week!

Golden

 

The bright reds tend to get a lot of attention in autumn but the golden yellows are beautiful too.

Fire Station 344

This fine looking building is Toronto Fire Station 344 which was built in 1910 and was originally Fire Station 23. The building originally housed steam-powered horse-drawn pumpers but is now totally modern. It is right in the middle of a residential area in the Annex and I wonder where the horses were kept.

Taking part in Signs 2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
 

Details On A House

 

I love all the interesting details on this home in the Annex neighbourhood like the wonderful side porch and the lovely oriel window above it. At the front of the house there is a nice balcony on the 3rd floor and then along the side of the 3rd floor is that little round window. I'm betting this place is beautiful inside.

A Party Bus

 

I first noticed the mural on the side of this bus and then saw the name. It reminded me of an old hippie bus but it turns out that it is a party bus that takes people around on pub crawls and other things like that. No actual party on the bus.

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

Another Fine Restoration

 

I love all the wonderfully restored homes in the Yorkville neighbourhood. This old Victorian looks quite grand.

Pretty Girl

 

The male Cardinals seem to get all the attention but the females are quite pretty too. This one was getting ready for a bath up on our roof deck.

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

School Conversion

This building in the Annex neighbourhood housed a convent and high school for girls for many years. It was converted to condos several years ago and they are quite lovely. I have been in a couple of them and they have large rooms, lots of space and lots of windows. A successful conversion.
 

Red!

 

While out for a walk I came upon this real showstopper of a Maple tree so of course stopped for a pic. It was amazing.

A Sign Of TheTimes

It must be a sign that we all have too much stuff but there are more and more storage facilities being built. This is one being constructed on Bathurst St and looks huge.  The sign in the middle of the shot is for Proper Twelve which turns out to be an Irish whiskey - who knew.

Taking part in Signs 2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
 

Runners

 

The 32nd annual Run For The Cure took place at the beginning of October but I forgot to post a pic of the runners. The run has raised millions of dollars for cancer research over the years. As you can see there were many thousands of people running on what was a gorgeous day.

Peaceful Beach?

 

This painted utility box may be abstract but I'm sure the artist, Chris Perez, is referencing a rather peaceful beach. A nice tropical one!

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

Wonderful Red

 

I spotted this line of trees down a side street while I was out for a walk and had to turn the corner to see the beauties. They were amazing as they glowed in the sunshine.

Eat Them All

 

The squirrels are in a frenzy of eating trying to devour all the Maple keys that seem to be at their prime. There were 3 squirrels in the rather small tree, each with their own territory that they were defending.

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

November Theme: Cooking

 

The November theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is Cooking and for the theme I present some of my cook books. Can you tell that I like Jamie Oliver? I love reading cookbooks but probably try making a very tiny percentage of the recipes.

Taking part in the theme Cooking. Click HERE to see more recipes from around the world.