Breath of Life Photography

You know Autumn is closing in when you see lovely flower seed heads like this. I came across this lovely seedhead when I was out walking my dog with my husband almost two weeks ago on our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend here in Toronto. We were at a local park that we often go to for [...]

I couldn’t resist posting just one more photo of my favorite iris. Of course these flowers are long gone … they bloomed in the second week of April in my Toronto garden and were gone only a few days later … but this picture and other photos I took of them will make them last [...]

I took this photo about a month ago and these lovely Chionodoxa are long gone now … but I was happy to see them as they began to emerge. I love how they can poke through dead leaves and other debris no matter how heavy and still end up blooming. I’ve even seen these flowers [...]

As far as I’m concerned this is one of the prettiest irises of all. Oh sure, I love my Dover blue German iris too … but nothing beats the Danfordia iris for it’s combination of delicate blooms and vibrant colors. Do you have a favorite iris or flower? Related Reading: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies, Foliage Fresh [...]

Glories of the Snow or Chionodoxa … a real close up of these lovely delicate blue flowers. I love nothing more than seeing the first flowers of Spring after our long cold winters here in Toronto. Crocuses are usually the first to come up in late March, but these Glories of the snow are often [...]

Who wouldn’t be happy seeing lovely pink striped hyacinths blooming in their garden? Especially once you got a whiff of their lovely scent! Several years ago I planted at least 100 hyacinth bulbs in colors of blue, white, pink and coral. I still have lots of hyacinths blooming in my garden each spring, but unlike [...]

Clumps of Glories of the snow dot my small backyard garden. I have white ones, blue ones and even pink! I do think the blue Glories of the snow are my favorite. The color of the flower looks so nice against the dark green of the plants leaves. Related Reading: One World, One Day (Barbara [...]

Here’s a close up of a Danfordia iris. I love these delicate little flowers. The detail on the underside and deep within the petal is lovely. The vibrant yellow and white pattern in each petal is amazing isn’t it? Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive One World, One Day [...]

These are my favorite irises. They are called Danfordia irises and they are dwarf irises. I love their vibrant color, but hate that they only seem to bloom here for just a few days. Perhaps it’s because even though they bloom in early spring we’re usually warming up fast here in Toronto just as they [...]

A few days ago I posted a photo of a single hyacinth, if you read the post you might remember me discussing how my “purple” hyacinths seems to have different shades of color ranging from blue to deep purple in different lights … well this picture is a good example of that range of color. [...]

Ah, the sweet perfume of hyacinth is once more enhancing my backyard. A few of my hyacinth plants started to bloom on Friday and the flowers are just beginning to open. I love the rich shades of color of these purple hyacinths. They are blue to deep blue in some light and purple at other [...]

Why these lovely flowers are called “Glories of the Snow” (Chionodoxa) I don’t know. Mine never come up while there’s still snow on the ground. Nope … they tend to come up somewhere between the beginning of April and the end of the April depending how warm a spring we’re having. This year they came [...]

I took this picture in November. The area looks quite different now as we’ve had a lot of snow since then (mostly this week!). However, the picture looks so peaceful, and the autumn colors are so lovely, that I decided that it was time to post it. The holidays are a hectic time for most [...]

I should have a picture of a snow covered pine branch up today since we’ve had so much snow here in Toronto in the last few days! Still … I think the sight of pine probably makes most people think of winter and the holiday season so it’s fitting. I hope that you are having [...]

All summer and fall I kept seeing these odd leaning trees in the park where we take our dog for a run in the woods. I finally broke down and took a picture of them. I know it’s not a spectacular picture, but isn’t it strange how the two trees are leaning towards each other? [...]

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At the beginning of October I took a photo of a flower that was just starting to die down and become a seed head. It was one of the most amazing looking flowers that I think I’ve ever seen … it almost looked like it was composed of tiny spiders or bugs. Click the link [...]

You might remember that back in November I posted a photo of a lovely blue flower that I now believe was Wild Chicory. If I’m right, these flower seed heads are Chicory flower seed heads. I find it amazing that a flower can still look beautiful, even as it is dying down for the winter [...]

A close up of a pine tree branch. I love the smell of real pine and crushed pine needles. Did you know you can make a tea out of pine needles? It has an interesting taste! Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) Ka-Bar Fighting-Utility Knife, Foliage Green Kraton Handle, [...]

I don’t know why but I enjoy seeing how plants change once cool weather arrives. Cat tails and Milkweed puff out and their seeds blow through fields and meadows, flowers turn to seed heads and of course, the leaves on the trees change from green to red, orange, gold and yellow. While we may regret [...]

Here in Toronto, right by the Don Valley Parkway in Taylor Creek Park there are these huge natural water filtration devices. I’ve always thought that they look a little bit like elephants. My husband was talking with one of our neighbors earlier today and someone they started talking about these filters. He calls them the [...]

Compte de Chambord, was there ever another rose with such a heavenly scent? Some of my roses are still blooming away at this late date. I suspect that the Compte de Chambord rose bud pictured above is one of the last that this rose will produce this year, but I could be wrong. Either way [...]

This is my first year with Hydrangea in the garden. Earlier this year when the plant started to bloom each cluster of flowers was half blue and half pink. It was like the plant couldn’t decide which color it should be. I’ve since heard that newly planted Hydrangeas will often be bi-colored in their first [...]

It’s November and the flowers and plants are finally starting to die down in my garden. Starting to prepare to sleep during the winter under a bed of snow. The seed heads above are of Rudbeckia – or the flowers more commonly called Black Eyed Susans. These lovely yellow daisy like flowers bloom from Late [...]

My garden is surprising me this year. Many of my flowers are still blooming even though it’s November and getting quite cold here in Toronto. I took this photo of a Toadlily last weekend. Blooming in all of it’s speckled glory. It’s a shame that they only bloom in the fall and likely don’t get [...]

I took this photo of the Toronto Skyline about a year ago while on a Toronto Dinner boat cruise. The sun was just starting to set behind the CN Tower and it was a beautiful sight. As you can probably tell I applied a sepia effect to the photograph. I also experimented with some of [...]

During a walk in the park I came across this pretty blue wild flower with a snail perched above it. I’m not big on snails, but it looked pretty beside the flower and as you can see it photographed quite well. Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive North American [...]

These are some more wild flowers that my husband and I saw on our hike in Taylor Creek Park here in Toronto. The flowers look like they might be some kind of Aster. The bumble bees were all over the flowers and I managed to catch one collecting some of the flowers pollen. Related Reading: [...]

Isn’t this flower seed head beautiful? I came across it while taking a walk in one of Toronto’s city parks. The flower it comes from was a tiny white flower that blooms in clusters, possibly a wild phlox … although I’m really not sure of the flowers identity. It doesn’t matter though … it’s seed [...]

This is another shot of that lovely Peach Aster that I showed you earlier in the weeks. I just adore how this flower looks. So soft and delicate. I wish more would have grown in my garden since they are so pretty. Related Reading: Forever Roses – Small Bud Wooden Roses Bouquet – Dozen One [...]

About a month ago I came upon this huge bumble bee just sitting within a cluster of tiny phlox flowers. The bee eventually moved around and collected some pollen from the flowers, but for the most part it seems quite content sitting between all of the petals. Perhaps it was taking a rest from it’s [...]

I love Black-Eyed Susans, so much so that I have several clumps growing in my garden beds right now. They’re cheery little flowers that truly brighten up the garden. Related Reading: Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Document Scanner (B11B194011) Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Fresh Flowers – 20 Purple Dendrobium Orchids with Vase Forever Roses – Small Bud Wooden [...]

I grew Asters this year in my garden and I think this lovely peach colored flower might be a single Aster or a different variety from the Pom Pom asters that I’m currently growing. It’s blooming it’s lovely peach blooms amid the purple asters. I think it’s just beautiful. Related Reading: Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam [...]

I think this flower is Jewelweed. Chris and I were on a hike in the woods here in Toronto and growing beside the bank of a shallow creek I there were several clumps of these flowers. They had such a delicate light purple color! Simple gorgeous. Bumble Bees were hovering around the flowers collecting pollen. [...]

A couple of weeks ago my husband and went for a hike in a park here in Toronto. While we were there I decided to take some photographs of the trees. If you’ve seen the last picture and description you already know I like trees and interesting bark. Well .. as I took photos I [...]

I haven’t grown Asters in my garden for the last two or so years and I’d forgotten how lovely and cheerful they are. Obviously I’m growing some in my garden this year and I’m loving them. They’re such cute little flowers and the best thing about them is that they’ll bloom well into autumn! Related [...]

It’s true that moss always grows on the North side of a tree. I saw this sun dapple tree with it’s interesting bark and moss growing in the cracks while on a nature hike in the city (Toronto) on Saturday. I couldn’t resist taking a few photos of it. I love trees – particularly when [...]

My Black Eyed Susans are prolific this year. I don’t know how many I’ve pulled out as they creep into other areas of my garden, but I still have three or four large clumps of these bright yellow beauties cheerfully showing off their colorful blooms in my garden. I love these flowers. They bloom from [...]

Morden Sunrise Rose These lovely roses are called Morden Sunrise. This is an appropriate name for this hardy Canadian Explorer series rose as the colors of the petals with their light yellows to soft peach and orange colors do look quite a bit like a sunrise on a beautiful day. This rose is growing better [...]

This rose is called Iceberg. It’s a Floribunda rose and it produces clusters of lovely white roses almost continuously throughout the growing season. Not only does it produce and abundance of pretty white flowers but these flowers also have a light pleasant rose scent. I grow this rose at the front of my house near [...]

I love Butterfly Weed. It produces lovely long lasting orange blooms each summer that attract Monarch butterflies as well as other species of butterflies, moths and as you can see even honey bees or wasps! I believe even hummingbirds enjoy Butterfly Weed Flowers. Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Roses with FREE Chocolates Case Logic TBC-302 [...]

Maltese Cross is one of the easiest to care for plants that I grow. It’s quite hardy, grows tidily where I first planted it and returns each year to produce it’s lovely clusters of orangish red blooms. Related Reading: Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies, Foliage NY DAILY NEWS Umbra Foliage Kitchen Sponge Holder, Smoke One [...]

These are Gayfeather (Liatris) buds. Each bulb develops a spike in June and by Mid to Late July each year the tiny flowers on each spike begin to bloom. They have a soft feather look from a distance and look lovely in large round clumps. Related Reading: Foliage Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case [...]

My Tiger Lilies are blooming! Well ok, they’re almost done blooming, but the last two or three weeks they’ve been blooming their lovely heads off. I can’t believe how vibrant their colors are – such bright oranges. They really pop in the garden! Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive [...]

Hmmm wouldn’t “Tiffany Rose” make a lovely name for a baby girl? In this case it’s not a baby name, but rather the name of a lovely Hybrid Tea Rose. My Tiffany Rose is doing fantastic this year. It’s giving me more blooms than ever before and look how lovely they are! I’m stoked! Related [...]

This flower is known as Scabiosa or more commonly a Pincushion flower. I thought mine had died out, but to my surprise several of these lovely flowers started coming up in my front flower bed this year. The petal pattern is lovely when viewed from above isn’t it? Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Roses with [...]

This is one of the old main buildings at Toronto’s Brick Works. The factory is no longer operational and the quarry where all the clay was dug out to make the bricks has been turned into ponds, marshes and hiking trails that highlight native plants of Ontario and this general area. The Brick Works is [...]

I love my Moulinex roses. Look at how many different shades of yellow are in the bloom. Doesn’t it look a bit like the colors of a sunrise? Related Reading: Roses for Dummies One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) Brussel’s DT3066AZ Satsuki Azalea Outdoor Bonsai Tree Fresh Flowers – 20 Purple Dendrobium Orchids [...]

I just love antique roses like this Compte de Chambord rose. They are just jam packed with tightly woven petals and oh the scent. The scent is so lovely. In fact, this rose is one of the roses that rose perfume is made out of because it’s fragrance is so perfect. Related Reading: Rose Elegance [...]

This beautiful peony is called Karl Rosenfield. Normally this peony is quite a deep red, but as the bloom ages it takes on a deep rose hue and the petals spread out and open the flower up. It’s quite lovely and it’s quite large! This peony is approximately five to six inches in diameter. Now [...]

It’s amazing how fragrant just a few of these tiny Lily of the Valley flowers really are. I’ve been trying to grow these plants for a few years and this year several came up in two areas of my garden. The scent carried throughout the whole garden and into the neighborhood. Do you grow Lily [...]

It’s quite normal for Peony buds to be covered in ants. I’ve heard that the ants help protect the buds from invasive insects so it’s a symbiotic relationship. Most of my peonies are blooming now but I haven’t had a chance to take any photos. I’d better do it soon as Peonies don’t last all [...]

Last year I planted some hybrid columbines (Aquilegia) in my garden. They didn’t really do much last year. Oh they produced a few flowers, but nothing hinted at how delightfully gorgeous they would be this year when they bloomed! They came up in clumps, thick with these beautiful rose pink flowers. Aren’t they just gorgeous? [...]

It’s such a shame that these lovely delicate blooms only flower for approximately one week each spring. I love their delicate flower and fuzzy leaves. I have a couple of Pasque flower plants and each produce only one or two flowers in Mid May. Once the weather starts to warm the blooms fade and the [...]

The Astilbe is in full bloom and I managed to capture this hot pink Astilbe while it was still covered in morning dew. The spring flowers are just about done blooming, but my roses are just about to start. I love my ever changing garden. Related Reading: Spring: A Novel Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Document [...]

I took this photo of pink hyacinths in my garden as they were just starting to bloom about three weeks ago. Unfortunately the flowers are long gone now. The weather is finally starting to warm up here in Toronto and the rest of my flowers – ones that bloom most of the summer season, all [...]

Earlier this month my daffodils were in full bloom. I have them planted near clumps of red tulips and lavender. They all look beautiful together. Related Reading: Spring: A Novel Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring Just Spring Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters (Carolrhoda Photo Books) Spring in Action

This tulip has variegated (white and green) buds and leaves. I believe this tulip is the Canada Tulip. It’s bloomed now and the flowers are red and white. It’s quite a pretty plant both in bud and in bloom. Do you have an tulips that have variegated leaves or buds? Related Reading: Spring Recipes: A [...]

I have to buy more of this kind of hyacinth. It looks so lovely in the garden next to the rest of the other spring plants with their light green leaves. Oh and the scent! I love the smell of hyacinth blooms. Related Reading: Fresh Flowers – Purple Dendrobium Orchids Brussel’s DT3066AZ Satsuki Azalea Outdoor [...]

This is a hybrid tulip called Texas Flame. It’s also a fringed tulip – not the fringes on each petal? It’s quite lovely even when partially closed as in this photo. When the flower opens you can see an array of yellows, orange and red colors on the inner petals. It’s just lovely. Related Reading: [...]

Purple Hyacinth … this is the first one to bloom in my garden this year. Oh I now have several hyacinths in bloom, but this was the first to fully flower. Isn’t it lovely? The weather was so nice last week that we had our doors and windows open most of each day. The scent [...]

My crocus’ are almost finished blooming, but I did manage to capture them when they were at their finest. I love this purple and yellow combo. Most of my crocus flowers are in little clumps in the grass beside the garden beds. I don’t know why I didn’t mix more of them, as most are [...]

I have a lovely pink Hydrangea growing in my back garden, but when I saw this potted hydrangea in a local store I couldn’t resist buying it. It’s now sitting in a plant urn on my front porch and looking lovely. Luckily this hydrangea is supposed to be hardy in this region so I’ll try [...]

Now that the snow finally melted in the garden and our yard it’s time to get outside and clean up the garden. There’s lots of dead foliage from last fall to cut down or remove. The above photo is of a Crocosmia seedpod. I actually took the photo in the fall. The seeds wouldn’t have [...]

I took this photo of one of my beautiful pink tulips last year. The flower was just about blown and the petals were almost spread out flat. Usually by this time of year here in Toronto the snow’s melted and some of the first flowers of spring have started to make an appearance. That’s not [...]

I use this old canister as a garden ornament. I forgot to bring it inside this past fall and now it’s just covered in snow! I sure hope that it doesn’t rust! Related Reading: WeSC Magnus Hooded Jacket – Men’s Winter White, XXL i play. Origins Ecofleece Earwarmer Hat, Sage, Infant Columbia Baby-girls Infant Benton [...]

It’s been quite snowy here in Toronto this winter. My backyard is just a blank white palette, especially with the snow that’s currently falling. Yes it’s snowing yet again! This is our snow covered clothes line. I thought it was an interesting enough shot. Related Reading: WeSC Women’s Overlay Singlet Shirt, Winter White, Small WeSC [...]

Enough with snow and frigid weather already! Geesh! Are you as tired of winter as I am? It’s -23 Celsius with the wind chill here in Toronto today. That’s -8 F if you don’t know the metric system. Cold huh? It’s no wonder that I decided to post a photo of a lovely tulip that [...]

Our most recent snow storm started with ice pellets and then it snow and snowed some more. In fact it’s still snowing! We’re supposed to get about 15 inches of snow in total. I took this photo in January after a heavy snow fall. The clothes line was covered in ice and snow. I’ve always [...]

Our local ground hog didn’t see it’s shadow yesterday so that means Spring will soon be here. I’m so hoping that, that’s true! Either way I’m eager for Spring to arrive and to show you just how eager I am I decided to post this lovely photo of Muscari which is also known as Grape [...]

We have a wooden birdhouse in our backyard. It’s attached to a telephone pole at the back of the garden. Actually the pole is in my neighbors yard but it’s right on the edge of our property so the birdhouse that we attached to it really is in our yard. I don’t believe that any [...]

I have a young Rose of Sharon tree/shrub in my backyard. Each autumn it produces a lot of seeds from the last of the flowers. What you see in this photo are the seed hulls at the ends of the branches covered in snow. From a distance it looked like the tree was covered in [...]

A few years ago I made this Inukshuk statue myself with stones that I’d gathered from my old cottage area. I grew up in Ottawa and spent a lot of time at our cottage in the Ottawa Valley. I always loved the stone cuttings along the highway. When my parents passed away I knew I [...]

I grow some of my plants in strawberry planters. Plants that cascade downward like Lobelia are great for these types of plants. As you can see these planters look interesting in the winter too when they are covered in snow. Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive Columbia Baby-girls Infant [...]

Frost, ice and snow cover the last of the rose leaves. This is a photo that I took in my garden near the beginning of January after we’d had a huge snow storm. I went outside in the morning and everything was so beautiful … you know that silence that falls after a snow storm. [...]

This is a snow covered Mugo Pine branch. I took this photo on the same day that I took the previous photo that I posted – right after a big snow storm here in Toronto. All of the trees were dusted with snow and it was beautiful. I know those of you that don’t experience [...]

In early January we had a big snow storm and this is what my Toronto neighborhood looked like for a while! Everything was dusted with snow. The snow didn’t last long though. The weather warmed up and everything melted. It was darn right spring like in the middle of January … until last week when [...]

There’s nothing sweeter than the look of love that a puppy gives you. Loving licks, sitting on your foot or leaning on your leg … all of those things tell you that you are the most important thing in your puppies life. This photo was taken this past Monday after we came back from the [...]

Believe it or not this is a rose. It’s a rose from the Romantica series called Yves Piaget. Isn’t it lovely? This rose has a beautiful light scent as well. That only makes it all the more enjoyable. Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Wooden Roses Forever Roses – Small Bud Wooden Roses Bouquet – Dozen [...]

A happy bumble bee gathering pollen from a Malva Sylvestra flower. In the fall the bumble bees were happily enjoying all of my flowers that were still in bloom, gathering the last of the pollen for the year. It’s amazing how many bumble bees a small garden can fill up with on a nice autumn [...]

This is one of the newer roses in my garden. It’s called Chicago Peace and it’s a hybrid tea. Isn’t it lovely? I figured that a rose with the word peace in it would make a great first post for 2008 as I wish everyone health, happiness and peace for the new year. Related Reading: [...]

I thought I’d post this lovely photo of Holy since it’s the Christmas season. I grow this plant in my small garden. The holy hasn’t grown much since I planted it about four years ago so it’s only about 2.5 feet tall, but it produces lovely red berries each autumn and has beautiful glossy leaves [...]

I took this photo in early October. The bumble bees were all over my New York Asters enjoying the pollen. I love watching the bees try to fly away with their back legs coated in pollen.  It’s kind of funny at times. Related Reading: Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Document Scanner (B11B194011) Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies, Foliage [...]

I can’t remember the formal name of this passion flower. I bought it this past summer. I love the color of it. Most of my other passion flowers are white and blue or purple in color. Isn’t it lovely? Related Reading: Fresh Flowers – Yellow Mokara Orchids One Dozen Assorted Roses with FREE Chocolates Brussel’s [...]

Our puppy just loves her chew toys. Puppies, I’ve found, aren’t all that easy to photograph because they are so very curious about everything. So of course as soon as you get close to a puppy with a camera they stop whatever cute thing they were doing that made you get the camera in the [...]

These are small spring Iris blooms. I took this photo a couple of years ago and now these flowers no longer grow in my garden. They must have died out. I must replace them this spring or next fall as they are so very lovely. I love spring flowers, especially the first few of the [...]

I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this lily bud covered in rain drops one day this past summer. All of the plants were shimmering, covered in tiny beads of water and this lily bud just stood out. Lovely. Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Wooden Roses Brussel’s DT3066AZ Satsuki Azalea Outdoor Bonsai Tree New York [...]

A pretty, late Spring and Early summer, flowering plant that grows in my garden. Astilbe is a green leafy plant most of the year, but it blooms once each year for about a month and these are the flowers that are produced on long stalks that grow out from the clump of green leaves. Related [...]

This is Midnight. She’s kept me busy the last few days. We just got her on Friday or I should say we finally picked her out and brought her home very early Saturday morning and it’s been a whirlwind few days devoted to puppy and getting puppy supplies. Related Reading: NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band [...]

Snap Dragon that is … This is a pretty little annual flower that I don’t even have to plant anymore. It reseeds itself very well in my garden and each spring and early summer many little seedlings come up in areas that they’d been growing the year before. Snap! It’s that easy! Related Reading: Fire [...]

A beautiful Balloon Flower. This photo was taken in September as you can probably tell from the autumn like lighting and colors. This flower is normally a cross between blue and purple but as the weather cools the color purple reigns. Related Reading: Magpul iPhone 4 & 4S Case 2nd GENERATION- Foliage Green – MAG451FOL [...]

This is a shot of the sign for The Venetian Hotel. This hotel houses the Tao nightclub where we had our Bl0ggers Choice awards, Madame Tousades and a number of other great restaurants, shows and features. The building is huge! At the base of this building, right below TAO there’s a huge body of water [...]

This was an advertisement for the Phantom of the Opera outside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Being from Toronto and having worked downtown forever I’m quite used to the Phantom logs since it played in Toronto at the Pantegenes (now the Canon Theatre) for about a decade! Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos [...]

This is another photo of the sun setting on Toronto over Lake Ontario. This photo was taken in late August while on a dinner boat on Lake Ontario. Simply gorgeous. Don’t miss any posts from this site – Subscribe Now! Related Reading: 2-Year SquareTrade Warranty plus Accident Protection for Kindle Fire, US customers only Mango [...]

Bee Balm is lovely in the garden and it attracts butterflies and I believe Hummingbirds. Unfortunately every good flowering plant eventually dies down in my Zone 5b Toronto garden. This is the seed head of the perennial Bee Balm. The plant renews itself each year, but it’s seed head helps ensure that the plant is [...]

Yonge Street, Downtown Toronto. I love the look of Yonge street in downtown Toronto. Most of the businesses, banks and shops have been created inside old buildings that are often quite old. I think it gives downtown Toronto quite a unique look. Related Reading: Architecture: Form, Space, and Order NY DAILY NEWS The Seven Lamps [...]

I took this photo at the end of August while on a dinner boat cruise on Lake Ontario. Obviously the sun was setting and the scene was lit in the warm glow of the fading rays of the sun. So beautiful. I love Toronto. Today, I’ll be flying directly over the CN Tower and Rogers [...]

If only all weeds were so lovely as this common Ontario Musk Mallow. This plant also goes by the name Malva moschata L, and like the Malva Sylvestris that I posted a short while ago this plant,too, is a relation of the Hollyhock. This plant produces pretty pink flowers several times each summer in my [...]

We Will Rock You was playing at the Canon Theater over the summer and outside the theatre above the marquee there was a huge statue of Freddy Mercury. This of course is a photo of that statue. Freddy Mercury always was bigger than life. Related Reading: Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and [...]

Another great day at the beach. Everyone was having a great time playing Volleyball on Toronto’s Woodbine Beach. A lovely day to remember as the weather begins to get cool and gloomy. Related Reading: Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) Culligan FM-15A Level 3 Faucet Filter Mango Women’s Pockets [...]

This pretty pink bloom is of a Tiffany Rose. I’ve grown this rose for about four years in my garden and this past summer it did better than it ever did growing taller than it had in the past and produced more blooms. I believe I’d moved it slightly the year before and I think [...]

I love the look of this Hard Rock Cafe at Dundas Square. A long time ago when I was a jeweler I used to work in the building just down the street from it, so I’m very familiar with the inside and outside of this local landmark. Don’t miss a single post from this site [...]

Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’ aka Striped Mallow A relation to the hollyhock family this short lived perennial happily reseeds itself each year so I never had to worry that if the winters harsh the former plant won’t grow the following season as I know it’s seedlings will. Plenty of them. I grow this gorgeous plant at [...]

I’m not big on advertising, but I like some of the animated or moving advertisements in downtown Toronto. I love the caption on this sign. Related Reading: Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Architecture: Form, Space, and Order The Seven Lamps of Architecture Just Ambulance Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures of Ambulances and Medical EMT Rescue Paramedics, [...]

It was a beautiful day for a boat ride on Lake Ontario this warm September day. I think just about everyone in Toronto was outside enjoying the day and those that could were either on the beach or in a boat on the lake. Related Reading: Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 Sheet Cross-Cut [...]

This is a beautiful antique rose with a scent that I’m certain has been incorporated into several perfumes over the last century or two. It has a beautiful damask scent that wafts through the garden in the early and late morning hours. Related Reading: Roses Brussel’s DT3066AZ Satsuki Azalea Outdoor Bonsai Tree One Dozen Assorted [...]

There’s lots of wide screen television screens in downtown Toronto blasting us with commercials all the time. Occasionally I’ve seen short movies – in the past. I’m not sure if they still do that, but the big screen at Dundas Square, across the street from the Eaton’s Center shows movies through the summer in the [...]

One of the many boat marinas that line the shores of Lake Ontario here in Toronto. I believe this one is associated with the Beach Club. Related Reading: Mango Women’s Pockets Shirt, 4, Water Culligan FM-15A Level 3 Faucet Filter Nalgene On The Fly Water Bottle (Clear with Blue/White Cap) New York Noir: Crime Photos [...]

I’m growing a clematis beside one of my roses. In fact it’s near that lovely black hollyhock that I showed you a few days ago. In September I noticed the vine had produced these luscious looking red berries. I never knew that clematis vines produced berries, but I’ve now noticed that a few of my [...]

This is a building across the street from Toronto’s Eaton’s center. I guess it’s the towers over the Atrium. I love the glass and how it reflect images of the city around it. Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) Just Ambulance Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures of [...]

Yes, this is a Black Hollyhock. Isn’t it’s dark glossy petals beautiful? I grow this dark horse of a hollyhock between my lovely Compte de Chambord antique roses, Japanese Maple and the raspberries so it’s surrounded by shades of red and pink. It looks quite lovely among it’s companions. Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Roses [...]

Overtime I’ve shown you photos of the inside of our lovely Canon Theatre. Now it’s time to see what the outside of this grand live theatre building looks like. Summer, Toronto, 2007 Related Reading: The Seven Lamps of Architecture A text-book of the history of architecture Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 [...]

Another beautiful day at the beach. This photo of The Beach was taken in Toronto in early September. Everyone was enjoying the warm rays of the sun and the cooling waters of Lake Ontario. Related Reading: One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Document Scanner (B11B194011) Partingtons/Sinopolis [HD] Walking on [...]

Canon Theatre – Downtown Toronto This is one of our grand live off Broadway theatre productions are produced here in Toronto. I’m not sure how old the building is, but it’s very ornate – ceiling and chandeliers included. Related Reading: Architecture: Form, Space, and Order Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D [...]

Even in Mid October my Raspberries are still growing and ripening here in Toronto. I’m sure I won’t have raspberries for much longer as it will soon get quite cool here. Still, it’s a joy to be able to walk into the garden and pick fresh fruit for dessert. Related Reading: One World, One Day [...]

Trinity Square in Toronto … well the exit.   Trinity square is at the back of the Eatons center. Within the square you’ll find a little parkette and a very old church. Related Reading: World Architecture: The Masterworks Just Ambulance Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures of Ambulances and Medical EMT Rescue Paramedics, Vol. 1 [...]

A few photos back I posted a photo of a perfect Graham Thomas rose bud. Well this is the flower that, that bud would eventually turn into as this is a fully blooming Graham Thomas English rose. Lovely multi shades of yellow from pale to bright. It’s a gorgeous rose and quite hardy. Related Reading: [...]

This is the Holy Trinity Church, built in 1847 in Downtown Toronto. It’s located behind the popular tourist shopping center the Eatons Center. Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters (Carolrhoda Photo Books) One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) [...]

This is another photo that I took while at the beach in early September. Living in an area that could get cool anytime from September onward everyone, it seems, was at the beach on that very hot summer day. I believe the temperature was well into the 90′s and for those that went into the [...]

Perfection. A perfect rose bud. This bud will grow and turn into a gorgeous yellow Graham Thomas English Rose with full multi-petaled blooms. Related Reading: Black Rose Flower Rare ! 5 Seeds! One Dozen Assorted Roses with FREE Chocolates New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Document Scanner [...]

For all those cities who have Major League Baseball Teams and don’t have many attend their home games? This is the Skydome. See the crowd? Even though the Blue Jays haven’t done well for years the attendance at the games is alway decent. Nothing like Toronto sports fans. Toronto Skydome/ Rogers Center – August 2007 [...]

I’ve come to think of the Morning Glory Vine as a weed in my garden as it does much too well reseeding itself hundreds of times over. Yet, it’s flowers are lovely. Morning Glory flowers bloom in the early morning hours and gradually close up and die off by late day. This flower is in [...]

A beautiful sunset taken while on a boat cruise on Lake Ontario.  Toronto really does have a beautiful skyline and it’s most beautiful at sunset – at least to me! Related Reading: Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (3227901) New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive Sunset [...]

This is a shot of the park that adjoins Toronto’s famous Beach area. My husband and I often visit this park and the beach year round. Of course Toronto is in a cool climate so we are at times met with snow and ice, but it’s still lovely no matter what time of year we [...]

Sunsprite is a cheery little rose. It’s large flowers are full of pale to bright yellow petals and it’s well shaped form is lovely to behold. Related Reading: One Dozen Assorted Wooden Roses One Dozen Assorted Roses with FREE Chocolates NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band Router WNDR3400 Brussel’s DT8045FF Fringe Flower Bonsai Epson WorkForce Pro [...]

If I were ever to have enough money (1 million plus) to purchase a home in Toronto’s very expensive The Beach area, this would be one of the homes that I’d aspire to live in. It’s colorful, large and has not one, but two wrap around balcony/verandas. This house faces one of the most popular [...]

Canna Tropicana leaves. I took this photo in my Toronto garden in late September. I love the look of canna Tropicana leaves. This plant is a colorful addition to the garden and it’s blooms are lovely as well. Related Reading: Foliage: Astonishing Color and Texture Beyond Flowers Fresh Flowers – Yellow Mokara Orchids Fresh Flowers [...]

This rose is a true delight. This is Double Delights’ first year in my garden and it’s outstanding. It has the loveliest flowers and oh the scent is well … delightful. Rose Double Delight; Camera – Canon Digital SLR 30D EOS Related Reading: Roses for Dummies One Dozen Assorted Roses with FREE Chocolates Black Rose [...]

A photo of my Iceberg rose in bloom in my Toronto Garden.  This is  very pretty rose and it has a light rose scent as well.  Too bad the flowers don’t last very long. Related Reading: Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (3227901) NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band Router WNDR3400 [...]

Toronto – Downtown This tall building is part of Toronto’s Famous Eaton’s Center Shopping mall in the heart of downtown. Related Reading: Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D Representation Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters (Carolrhoda Photo Books) NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band Router WNDR3400 NY DAILY NEWS [...]

A view of Toronto’s Harbor Front as the sun sets on the city.  As I said in another post the city has a lovely skyline.  I wish more people could see it. Related Reading: Waboba® Pro Ball that bounces on water 60mm Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) The Awakening NY [...]

Lake Ontario – This photo was taken from a cruise boat looking out at the city of Toronto. It was a beautiful evening and there were a few sailboats and small pleasure craft on the water that evening with us on our dinner boat cruise. Related Reading: Just Ambulance Photos! Big Book of Photographs & [...]

Lovely Sunflower … I must say good-bye to most of my Sun flowers this weekend. I grow them in the boulevard in front of my house and the city has given me notice that they can only be three feet tall. One is 14 feet tall … I must cut it down. Good bye sun [...]

On Saturday evening we went on a Toronto Boat Cruise. I’d never done that before, not in all the years I’ve lived in this beautiful city. I’ve obviously been missing some great scenery. Look at our city skyline at sunset. Isn’t it beautiful? Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage (Black) [...]

Toronto, The Beach I took this photo two weeks ago on a hot, humid and somewhat rainy Sunday afternoon at the beach. It had rained for at least three hours, but had cleared when I took this shot. Isn’t our Toronto Beach area lovely? Related Reading: Just Ambulance Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures [...]

I didn’t plant a single snapdragon in my garden this year, but they must have seeded themselves well because I have tons of snapdragons of many colors. That’s ok. I love these unusual looking flowers. I wonder how many will come up in the garden next year? Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera [...]

The daisies are blooming in the garden. You can’t get much closer than this to a lovely flower. Doesn’t it just appear to be floating? Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive NY DAILY NEWS Brussel’s DT8045FF Fringe Flower Bonsai Fresh Flowers – Purple Dendrobium Orchids One Dozen Assorted Wooden [...]

I was taking a photo of this rose, Breath of Life, when a wasp or hornet was heading towards it for a visit. I didn’t notice the wasp as I took the photo so it was a nice surprise to see that I’d captured it in the photograph. Related Reading: Purple Rose Rare!!! 5 Seeds [...]

This is an English rose and it’s known as simply Moulineux. Isn’t it a lovely rose? In the spring this rose has more yellow in it’s petals, but during the hot weather of summer it tends to get more colour in it’s petals. I think I actually like this version of Moulineux best with it’s [...]

These are sedum buds. This plant normally flowers near the end of August or early September and makes a colorful fall bloom. Even when the bloom fade it’s dead flowers on their dried stalks are quite pretty to leave in place through the winter. Related Reading: Case Logic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage [...]

This is an Alium. This plant is related to the onion family, however this one is an ornamental flower. This Alium bud is just about to flower. It should be in full bloom any day now. This bud looks large in this photo but it’s actually only about an inch and a half tall by [...]

William Baffin rose. I took this photo in my garden during a very light rain. The rose is called William Baffin – it’s a very hardy rose and mine happens to be more tree than shrub like as it’s approximately ten feet tall. It’s huge and at the time of the photo it’s first prolific [...]

Eatons Center, Toronto, Ontario – The ceiling in several areas is made of glass so a lot of light comes into this large shopping mall. Related Reading: The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture Architecture: Form, Space, and Order One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) Think Like an Architect (Roger Fullington Series [...]

Well, this is the start of my new photoblog. I hope that I can bring you new photo’s on a daily or almost daily basis. I still have a lot of work to do on the site, so please be patient with me while I work on the design and get this show on the [...]