BBQ Guy

 Our restaurants have been closed for indoor dining since last fall and since December were only allowed to do take out, no patio service. This fellow owns a catering company and this restaurant, Rapido which is on Bathurst St. With no catering taking place and only take out happening he set up a barbecue out on the sidewalk and was out there all winter in every kind of weather and only missed a couple of really stormy days. His burgers are great! 

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

Tollkeeper's Cottage

 I showed you this cottage in the background of a pic of the blue canoe which is part of the Butterfly Way project. It is located at the corner of Bathurst St & Davenport Rd and served as the home for the tollkeeper who collected fees here from travelers along Davenport in the 1800s. During the 1800s private companies were allowed to collect tolls in return for building and maintaining roads and there were several of these along Davenport Rd. This cottage was built around 1835 and has quite a history if you click HERE. It was discovered a block away after a move years and years ago until finally being returned to its rightful location.

"Secret Garden"

I found the colours in this mural to be unusual compared to most pieces found around the city but I quite like it. Done by artist Emily Kouri and titled Secret Garden it is quite a happy mural with friendly creatures scattered about.  

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

A Bit Of A Mystery

 I was walking by an old house and noticed these two little doors in its side wall. I remember seeing milk boxes when I was a kid but I have no idea why this house has two and why the different sizes. Could one have been for milk and the other for bread? Any ideas?

Preening

 I spotted this Robin by the pond in the Wychwood Park neighbourhood. It was very busy preening and getting all of its feathers into perfect position maybe after a long flight home from down south.

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

Field Hospital

A few weeks ago a couple of the parking lots at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre were blocked off with fencing and then a few days later these tents started to appear. It turns out that they are fully loaded hospital tents and were being installed just in case the province goes into a 3rd wave. They are still empty and unused thank goodness. The whole scene reminds me of an episode from the TV show Mash. I hope they remain empty! 

Living Along Davenport Rd

Davenport Rd follows part of an old First Nation trail that ran between the Humber River and the Don River. It runs along the foot of an old shoreline of a glacial lake and  this results in a steep climb up to the front door of most of the homes along here. Casa Loma is located at the top of the shoreline and it takes 110 steps to reach the top but these homes are built into the side of the hill so it probably only takes 40 or 50 steps to enter them. It would keep you in good shape!