Distellery doorway

A beautiful green doorway found inside the Distillery District downtown. And you get a bonus reflection!

Pom pons

There were so many beautiful flowers at the Royal Botanical Gardens. It gave me plenty of material to work with, like these lovely hydrangeas.

GO!

For the size of city like Toronto, I don't think their public transport system is very good. However, I must give full credit to the commuter trains, the GO. They are typically on time and always very clean and comfortable.

PS: I've moved on from Turkey to Crete on my travel blog. Stop by and take a look!

Coneflowers

I caught a beautiful visitor on some coneflowers at the Royal Botanical Gardens just outside Toronto. It's a lovely place to visit, I'll definitely have to go back in the fall and spring to see how it looks in other seasons. To see more flowers from around the world, visit Today's Flowers.

Masked chairs

I am not sure one of these chairs would go with my decor, but they were available for sale at an art market in the Distillery District. They are certainly something different!

Bench reflected

This shot comes to you from the Distillery District. It's a wonderful place to walk around in the evening or on the weekends, there's always something going on. I found this bench reflected in the window of a theatre. It almost looks ghostlike. 

To see more reflections from around the world, visit Weekend Reflections.

Getting heavy

This guy is looking a little worn out from carrying the weight of this building on his shoulders. I found him downtown on a building near the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Honest sign

Honest Ed's has apparently been part of the Toronto landscape for quite a number of years. I've passed it many times and the sparkly signs and funny sayings always attract me. Someday I'll actually go inside!

Another Toronto blogger has a daytime view of the sign up and you can see more signs from around the world at Signs, Signs.

The beaches

Woodbine Beach is a nice place to cool off on a hot Toronto day. Bring a picnic and your volleyball and you'll be set for a day of fun in the sun. Or if you don't have much time, just take a stroll down the boardwalk and do some people watching.

From above

The Peterborough lift lock is the highest hydraulic lock in the world. Basically there are two basins (one upper and one lower) which boats sail into. Once the operators deem the basins are full enough they close them up and put the lift into motion. One of the basins goes down while the other comes up. It's really quite an impressive work of engineering. This shot was taken when we were on the upper lock coming down. Here's a link to more information on the lift lock.

Lift lock

We did take the boat tour in Peterborough. It took us through two locks which are part of the Trent Severn Waterway that links Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. The first lock was your typical kind where the boats come in and they fill the basin with water. The second was the lift lock. I'll show you more of it tomorrow, it's quite something!

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Perfect day

After visiting the Hope Mill, we headed to Peterborough for a lock tour. The blue sky and puffy clouds made it the perfect day for a boat tour. I still can't believe how well these iPhone shots came out!

This post is dedicated to the memory of Klaus Peter, one of the founders of Skywatch. Please stop by the site and take a look at other skies from around the world.

Harbourfront lion

 

I found this fierce fellow down at the harbourfront. You'll always find something interesting to snap down there!

Doorway to the mill

A last look at the Hope Mill. This side entrance took you into the main sawing room. We watched them load some logs from the water and do the preliminary cuts. Quite interesting.

Living quarters

We were told that in the old days, the family that owned the mill would have actually lived onsite. This is an approximation of what their quarters might have looked like. Mom and Dad would probably sleep in the bed and there would have been another mattress underneath that could be pulled out for the children to share. I'm still glad I live in modern times!