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remember baseball season?

Tonight we had dinner with my girls and they were talking about baseball season; about getting their mini-season tickets in the mail soon. 

We walked by the Rogers Centre on the way home and again I thought about baseball season, and summer in general.  Then I pulled my coat's collar closer and walked on.

sidewalk shadows

A bike and its shadows. Wellington Street, Toronto.

Shiny sidewalk and shadows. Wellington Street, Toronto.

After work I go shopping.  I had forgotten how much I hate shopping for pants. 

Family Day

 

Family Day Action at the Harbourfront Centre, Queens Quay at Lower Simcoe, Toronto

 

Winter Strolling, Queens Quay near Rees Street, Toronto

 

The Wave Deck, Queens Quay near Lower Spadina, Toronto

Debbie and I slept in a bit today, having sat up late talking with Ceri and our grown up "kids."  She put together a fruit plate which we ate over coffee.  Jared came over to visit again before work.  I made us a strata for breakfast.  Deb and I shared the labour on a double batch of quinoa patties and then she hit the road back home. 

A quiet afternoon for me.  I went out and got some vitamin D amidst the busiest Harbourfront action I've seen since last fall.  I like that people embrace the (new-ish) Family Day holiday.  I'm sure thankful for my family.

Out Walking: Queens Quay, Distillery District and Brunch

 

Captain John's Seafood, Queens Quay at Yonge, Toronto. This is not where we had brunch. For some reason Ceri doesn't find this place appealing.

 

Brunch at Against the Grain, Queens Quay at Lower Jarvis (Corus Quay), Toronto

 

Beautiful brick at the Distillery District, Toronto

 

Window and brick detail, Distillery District, Toronto

 

Window and brick detail, Distillery District, Toronto

 

Ceri and building, Distillery District, Toronto

Sunday, Deb and I wake up and have coffee and fruit and her homemade breakfast bars, then we go out to meet Ceri at Against the Grain off Sugar Beach for their beautiful brunch.  Their beautiful brunch may or may not have something to do with their beautiful $3 Caesars.  We may or may not have had two of those.

After, we walked to Ceri's place and looked at the view, then walked over to the Distillery District to look around.  On the way back to my place we picked up groceries for dinner later with Kelsey and Jared - homemade gourmet pizza and salad.

A really good day.  Glad to have Debbie in town.

Out Walking: McCaul Street, University Ave., Yonge Street

 

Participatory Street Art - Found in Grange Park, Toronto

 

Sculpture of Mary Pickford, in front of The Hospital for Sick Children, University Ave., Toronto

 

Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), McCaul Street, Toronto

 

Ed Mirvish (formerly Canon) Theatre, Yonge Street, Toronto

 

Deb and I sat up and had more wine, talking about family stories, how important they are to all of us.

Today we walked up to the Delta Chelsea to the Winterfolk Festival and listened to some music.  Kelsey joined us there, and so did Debbie as soon as she got into town for the weekend.  Later, we went over and had dinner on Yonge Street and walked home via Queen, then King and had wine and chatted.  After Ceri went home, Deb and I had more wine and chatted more.

 

red sky at night is a sailor's delight

Tug and sky. Looking towards the airport at Queens Quay and Lower Spadina.

Sky and Clouds. Queens Quay and Lower Spadina, Toronto

Bush and Sky. Queens Quay and Lower Spadina, Toronto.

Friday night.  I got home laden with bags full of fruit, Italian Wedding soup fixings and wine and realised I hadn't taken a photo today.  I go across the street and figure the sky is a good a subject as any.  Wouldn't you agree?

shopping, not pulling out wallet, dawdling

 

Window and detail, Hudson's Bay store, Queen Street, Toronto

 

Brass doorway on an office building, Bay Street, Toronto

 

Building and sidewalk (and shadowy figures), Bay Street, Toronto

 

Glass art, RBC Building, Wellington Street, Toronto

 

Tonight, after work, I went shopping.  I want some new clothes. THAT is another sign of spring, feeling as if I can't live another minute with the current wardrobe.  Yes, spring is coming, I'm sure of it now. 

I didn't buy anything.  Nada. But I dawdled on the way home, thinking, again, that I can feel spring in the air.  While dawdling, I took some pictures.

one ninety-six

 

Beautiful brick on Adelaide Street, Toronto

Today it feels almost spring-like in the morning.  Or maybe that's desire.  This time of year I start to yearn for colour - the grey, muddy, dirty monotones of winter start to get to me.  After work I meet Ceri for dinner; he has steak fajita salad and I have baked onion soup and salad.  Our dinners are not monotone.

 

really big outside tv in the drizzling rain

Basketball game watchers outside the Air Canada Centre, Maple Leaf Square, Toronto

I get busy at work for the first time this year.  Work until seven tonight.  It's drizzling when I leave the office.  I feel really chilled in the damp air, so walk underground as far as Union Station, and emerge - warmed up - to find people milling about watching basketball on the big screen outside the Air Canada Centre. 

Saltwater Flowers and Thirty-Five

Flowers, created by salt and water in squares on the sidewalk. Light created by dusk and streetlights.  Rogers Centre, Bremner Blvd., Toronto

Thirty-five. Off Spadina Avenue, Toronto.