picture my realia

broadview avenue and a supportive cough drop wrapper

 

Walking back to Mia's today after the streetcar turned around at Dundas.  I knew there would be some photo ops as I walked the rest of the way back. 

Do you have parks at your jails? Not just parks, but parkettes! They're so much cuter, no?

Toronto Jail (Don Jail), Broadview Ave., Toronto

Toronto city core from the vantage point of Riverdale Park East. Love those clouds.

I've had a nasty cold since Monday. This from the second package of cough drops I bought, trying to make my presence less felt at work; wherein I happened to notice the supportive messages in the candy wrappers. I like that. I will buy those cough drops again next time.

don valley and a mandala

 

I walked Mia's dog around the pretty neighbourhood a couple of times today.  I go over to this lookout over the Don Valley and I find this lovely astrological mandala in the circle, which I don't recall having seen before.

Spring has sprung in the valley.

Looking toward the Bloor Viaduct and the city core beyond.

beautiful day for a walk to kensington market

The best thing about May? LILACS!

Ceri and I decide to take advantage of the gorgeous day and walk up to Kensington Market and poke around there for a few hours.  If I photographed everything that caught my eye, I'd be there for a month.  Later we meet up with Carly for a bite to eat.  A really good day.

a saturday in the neighbourhood

 

I loved these teeny tiny purple roses in green pots. I think I need to go back and buy one today.

 

This image reminded me of one of my favourite old fashioned sayings: "that water is as still as pee on a plate."

 

Super Moon rising over the lake from across the street from my place. Captured a plane taking off from the airport under it. Yes, we should have gone across the street to photograph it; we'd just got home and it was rising so fast I had to scramble to get my tripod up. Not organized!

 

friday part two

 

 

Looking into the Harbour from the Toronto Music Garden. Near Queens Quay and Spadina.

 

Maypole sculpture. Toronto Music Garden, near Queens Quay and Spadina.

 

Super Moon rising over Lake Ontario. Toronto's Harbourfront.

The problem with posting early in the day is that you might find some great images later!  After dinner Ceri and I take a walk, first in the Toronto Music Garden, and then over to the Harbourfront Centre.  I don't need to tell you it was a beautiful evening.

 

a little birthday party and a big Khalsa party

Today I walk out to go shopping for my Happy Birthday Mom (and me) birthday party later.  It's a luscious day.  Luscious enough for a parade. 

When I leave my place I am blown away by heart-stopping drumming coming up Lake Shore.  I try to catch the fab drummers on video with my phone. (I fail.  I can't see the bloody screen on my phone in the bright sun.)   Turns out it's the Sikh community celebrating Khalsa Day.  It sure was a pretty parade, all orange and yellow. 

I take a few pictures, then walk up (five minutes) to the store and spend 30 minutes shopping.  I walk back down and the parade is still filing through! 

Later, Mom, my girls and Ceri and I have a birthday party for my mom.  I make Lemon Asparagus Pasta, salad and grilled cherry tomatoes.  We have cake, and we sing. We enjoy wonderful company.

It's a really good day.

dusk

 

John Street, Toronto

 

Mercer Street, Toronto

 

As I stood there lining up this shot of the pink light on the red carpet and sidewalk, that bouncer, who had been standing with some other guys out of frame on the sidewalk, decided to walk into the shot. Maybe he was getting ready to reject me and my running shoes from walking into that club. King Street, Toronto

Happy birthday Mom!  I love you.

earth day colour...

...in the Toronto Music Garden, off Queens Quay, between Spadina and Bathurst.

Happy Earth Day.  I hope you found colour in your world too.

 

a gentle birthday

 

 

Walking over the railway corridor leading to Union Station at the Rogers Centre. I walk over this spot a lot, and I always like this complicated bunch of lines.

 

The Toronto Art Expo at the Convention Centre, Front Street, Toronto.

 

No sports games going on in Toronto today, "street meat" vendors not that busy.

 

Quiet afternoon in the pub.  I must say, I like non-game days.

 

Happy birthday me.  We wake up and enjoy coffee in bed.  My birthday present from Ceri is Springsteen tickets AND Cirque du Soleil tickets, both events to occur later in this  summer.  Yes, I am lucky.  In so many ways more than tickets to great events.

We have breakfast, then I work on some marking for my almost-over Introduction to Creative Non-fiction class.  We have a hard time deciding what to do, but we end up going to the Art Expo at the Toronto Convention Centre.  We're glad we do - it's not over crowded and there are some great vendors.

After, we go over to the pub for a pint and share a snack of flatbread.  Later, back at my place we order Chinese takeout and enjoy each other's company.

It was a low-key and really good birthday.

 

natural gardens and main man homecoming

 

This natural garden area is being developed at the eastern edge of the Toronto Music Garden, off Queens Quay near Spadina.

 

Compost bins. Waterfront Children's Garden, off Queens Quay, near Spadina, Toronto

 

Good job kids! The garden's looking great and the birds LOVE the place! In fact, I had to take a picture of this sign on the side the birds didn't express their appreciation on.

 

A bird condo complex? Eastern edge of the Toronto Music Garden, off Queens Quay near Spadina, Toronto

 

Waiting, slightly impatiently, for Ceri to come over after I get home from work.  Impatient because he's been away for a week.  I take a very short walk over to the gardens across the street to get my day's photos before making dinner. 

It was a happy homecoming.