I showed you the sign from Honest Ed's a couple of weeks ago and today I am showing the tribute that the city has done to the iconic store for its upcoming closing. Ed's was known for the handprinted signs that were always used in the windows of the store and the city had replicas of these signs made and decorated the nearby Bathurst subway station with them. The store had saved all of the original signs and there have been several sales of them with some going for hundreds of dollars as collector items.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
I took this pic a couple of weeks ago in James Gardens when there were still some leaves on the trees. There is a small creek that runs down the hill in the park and it feeds several ponds along the way including the duck pond which I've shown you several times. I particularly like this serene spot with the cute little bridge.
I spotted this mural in a laneway and was impressed with the idea of having a rainy day reflection in it. It shows one of our trademark red streetcars with passengers waiting to get on and out of the rain. Nicely done don't you think?
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
The walkway which I showed you on Friday continued up the side of the ravine and when I reached the top this is what I found - another park. At least I think it is a park. If so it is in the middle of a very exclusive neighborhood and I've never seen any sign out on the roadway saying there was a park here but I didn't have time to go much further so I will leave it for another day to explore the street looking for a park entrance. I was a little nervous that I was in someone's private space!
I took this pic through a window so it isn't really sharp but I loved how these three creatures went about their business paying little attention to each other. The chipmunk in the middle has stuffed his cheeks with seeds and took off to store them right after this pic while the Cardinal & the squirrel stayed behind eating their fill!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
I actually went back to explore the walkway I showed you yesterday and after climbing almost to the top of the side of the ravine I came upon this. I was thinking how odd it was to end the path at a big tree but when I looked closer there were some small stone steps going around the roots of the tree and leading to some more steps which took me up to the top. I'll show what was up there on Sunday!
Just along the hill from the stone wall I showed you on Tuesday there is a walkway that looks like it heads up to the top of the ravine. I didn't have time to explore it when I was the were so will head back another day to see where it ends up. There will probably be no leaves left on the trees by then.
Taking part in Good Fences. Click HERE to see more fences from around the world.
