day 417 - leaving on a jetplane

well, i wish i was! to somewhere far and warm, and cheap. can't wait for november when my dearest friend and i will gallivant the streets of manila going to our planned activities to relax and destress. ahhhhh, manila here i come.

day 416 - number 26

one of the attractive doors that never made it to my 365 album. taken on a sunny but cold sunday afternoon four days after a big snowstorm pounded the city.

day 415 - 1922

this is a building on the corner of the danforth and monarch avenues. the sign at the top of the centre window says "1922" which means it was built during that year. it houses "sarah's cafe" one of our favourite restaurants because they have unique food that are prepared differently from any other restaurant. the portabello mushroom burger is to die for.

day 414 - picture pretty

going around a nice neighbourhood where the houses were large and obviously expensive, i came upon this bungalow, the only tiny one amongst the large mansions, like a david amid several goliaths. what attracted me the most was its window, quite dainty especially with the plants arranged on its sill. you gotta be there to really really appreciate it. yay for its owners!

day 413 - way past its time

a Christmas planter outside of a rexall pharmacy. obviously, even though it is still wintery, this planter is dead and should be in the recycling or composting bin by now, as it doesn't hold anymore aesthetic appeal, it being dry and withered, not to mention way past its intended season. i say get rid of the darn thing already.

day 412 - wafers

i love vanilla wafers. it's the only thing vanilla that i love. anything else is bleh!

day 411 - last money never lose!

is it obvious this photo is inverted? well, it is! in any case, this is my little grandson's loot for the day the last time he was here. but he forgot to put it in his little piggy bank so i left it where he would see it next time he comes around.

day 410 - prints

the lovely flower prints of my bed cover.

day 409 - winter, yet again

it's been snowing all day. after that beautiful, albeit cold, weekend, they give us this. you could barely even see the CN tower. of course, i am pissed with the cold because i have the flu. so bring on the cold as i am bound for bed and stay there and vegetate for the next 24 hours!

day 408 - the writer's watch

and the one question i was always asked with this watch is, how the hell do i tell the time? i suppose if you know your 12 o'clock, you know how to tell the time. so there!

day 407 - a long walk

at the beaches enjoying the beautiful weather, the sound of birds and the singing of the breeze.

day 406 - a robin

spring must have really sprung because this robin is out and about and really friendly, too. i think it knew that i was taking a picture of him so he just kept on turning this way and that way.

day 405 - the super moon?!?

i can't really tell you if the moon was a tad bigger than usual. i suppose over a large lake it would still appear to be small but it was beautiful to look at until it hid in the darn clouds. my sister and i enjoyed watching it emerge from the waters. it was like talking to God.

day 404 - preening in the spring cold

a mother swan with her ducklings (or is it "swanlings"? hahaha) were enjoying the afternoon sun on lake ontario; when i pressed my shutter, the three little ones were right beside the mother but they moved so fast that this is the result of that shot.

day 403 - 682

a house, or a very large house, on one of the more tony streets of toronto. just look how wide those bay windows are - on either side! and the neighbour to the right is equally large. oh boy!

day 402 - minaret, part 2

in day 217 we featured this minaret but i took that photo from inside the car i was riding in. and the arches at the time weren't finished yet on this mosque. five months later, here is the mosque as finished. it used to be that this was just a non-descript building, but they have beautified it into this lovely structure. it is a sight to behold along the danforth.

day 401 - bubbles?

my cheap but lovely, lovely pearls. need i say more?

day 400 - windows

i wonder how this photograph didn't make it to my 365 album? in any case, walking around the downtown core on a quest to find something worthwhile to photograph, i chanced upon this old building with this window. behind the building is a more modern glass structure. i'm pretty sure i'd be back this way again in the summer. this is a very interesting window.

day 399 - tea for the weary

i was so tired tonight and made it home quite late, because i was sure i wouldn't want to make anything for supper, so i went to my favourite chinese restaurant and had my favourite shrimp in lobster sauce. it was snowing and the owner gave me a cup of tea as soon as i sat down. beautiful!

day 398 - gilded glasses

believe it or not, these tumblers are decorated with 24 karat liquid gold, whatever that means. tumblers for the blue-blooded! they're not mine, though.

day 397 - "java"

this is on queen street west, along the trendy fashion district, where anything about fashion is sold, and coffee houses abound.

day 396 - my reading list

the books that i have to read so i can be a little more up to date with the literary world around me. daunting task, ain't it? maybe i will use my super-reading prowess to tackle these, or maybe not!

day 395 - antique mugs

these belong to my ex-partner's late mother, which of course, he wouldn't give me, whereas i would be able to take care of it more than anyone else in his family. but i have a picture so that's all that matters. at least i can show this to him when the mugs are gone.

day 394 - the Cathedral of St. James

taking a break from the monotonous office lunch, i sauntered by king and church streets to take photos. the bells of St. James actually beckoned me.

day 393 - sunset in the city

we were driving home from picking up the children and the sunset was quite pleasant to look at. so even at 120 kph on the highway, i had to take a picture.

day 392 - tulips

forgotten on the sill to die; my bad!

day 391 - caught!

poor is the kid who lost this bunch of baloons!

day 390 - just an old fashioned mailbox

it's a good thing that i was able to take this picture of this mailbox when i did, because a week later on, when we came back to the place this had been vandalized with graffiti's. i love this mailbox, it's like peeking at the old days and you don't even need permission to peek. damn those people who vandalized it!

day 389 - emily's orchid

my niece emily has a knack for resurrecting almost dead or dead plants. for example, this orchid plant was considered dead by its owner until emily saw it and asked to take it home. a few weeks later here's the flower.

day 388 - a white birch

all alone in the snowy park.

day 387 - suspended

this is a view of my building's backyard. look at that piece of tree trunk (or whatever that is) that is caught between the thick hydro wires. no matter how i try to figure it out, i can't fathom how it got there. if it's light enough to toss, you'd think the winds would have blown it off already. and if it's heavy, how the hell was one able to toss it that high?