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winter trees

Posted: March 10, 2015 in general Toronto, nature
Tags: alley, bare branches, blue sky, branches, buildings, city, deciduous trees, garages, houses, lane, laneway, no leaves, residences, shadows, snow, street scenes, Toronto, trees, urban, winter

Bare branches, snow, and sometimes blue sky –
things that usually only come together in winter.

Views that are hidden behind summer leaves are revealed in winter’s barrenness.

Trees take on a different character when they have no leaves

and they cast a different shadow.

Toronto is a city of trees. They are everywhere, and a surprising number of them are large, mature trees.

When we think of trees we usually think of shade on a hot day, or maybe the joy that spring buds bring, or maybe the rustle of fallen leaves in the autumn. The winter tree is often overlooked but they too add to the character of this city.

a break in winter

Posted: February 22, 2015 in locations, nature
Tags: Allan Gardens, can't wait for spring, cheerful, close ups of flowers, colours, conservatory, daffodils, flowers, green house, hibiscus, macros, plants, poinsettia, thorns, tired of winter, Toronto, tulips, warm, warmth

Yesterday Toronto got a brief respite from the frigid temperatures that we’ve been experiencing. Instead, more snow fell. I think that most of us are getting tired of this thing called winter, including me. So, here are a few photos from inside the conservatory at Allan Gardens to brighten your day.

Centennial Park conservatory

Posted: July 13, 2014 in locations, nature
Tags: bougainvillea, cacti, Centennial Park, coleus, conservatory, Etobicoke, flowers, gardens, geraniums, green, greenhouse, leaf, leaves, path, pink, plants, red anthurium, rocks, stones, Toronto

I ventured out to Etobicoke because I heard that Centennial Park had a conservatory and I was curious about what was there. Taking photos of flowers and plants is not my forte but it was an interesting place to experiment with colour, texture and composition. I do not know the names of most of the plants that I saw there, and very few were labelled. There were geraniums, anthuriums (red & white), bougainvillea, bamboo, lots of different cacti and succulents, to name a few. The photos below represent only a sample of what was growing there today.