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.