…I’ve never grown these flowers but the blooms are spectacular and my neighbours love them
New Flower (Sept. 1, 2014) – Dahlia
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Category Archives: In the Neighbourhood
Things That Can’t Be Carried on a Bike
….I follow a blog Urban Simplicity that regularly posts Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike
Well last week we discovered something that definitely doesn’t travel well on a bike. As you may know it was my birthday and my husband was in charge of the meal and the birthday cake.
The meal was a fantastic five course Indian spread that K made completely from scratch. It was fabulous and there was enough left over for another meal for two. The only problem was with the cake. My husband is also a good baker but time ran out so he rode his bike to the local Italian bakery to buy a German Black Forest cake. I know….Indian, Italian, German?
Anyway San Remo makes wonderful birthday cakes and it’s always our go to place when we don’t have time to bake. K didn’t think carrying the cake would be problem because he has a flat carrier on the front of his bike and he was able to strap it in place so it wouldn’t slide around.
I guess the ride must have been a little (or a lot) bumpy because when he got home and opened the box this is what he saw:
As you can see he was a little embarrassed. No need. It was delicious just the same.
Have you experienced anything that CAN’T be carried on a bike?
New Flower (Aug. 26, 2014) – Allium
This lovely flower towers over everything else in my neighbour’ front garden. We often associate allium with the vegetables, onions, shallots and garlic but the ornamental varieties produce beautiful large flowers.
Sunday Trees – 145
….a mini forest in the middle of the city
Toronto actually has many small forested areas throughout the city. It probably has one the greenest canopies for a city found anywhere in the world.
For more Sunday Trees check out Becca Givern’s site.
New Flower (Aug. 24, 2014) – Sunflower
…give me a bouquet of these and I’m one happy girl
New Flower (Aug. 23, 2014) – Guelder Rose
…..as autumn approaches many shrubs are starting to bear fruit
This berry, according to Random Jottings is edible in small quantities but may cause vomiting and diarrhoea. Best not to eat it but the beautiful colour may tempt you.
New Flower (Aug. 21, 2014) – Burdock
…..technically not at flower but this burr is said to be the inspiration for velcro
New Flower (Aug. 20, 2014) – Yarrow
…..an often overlooked specimen but works well in dried arrangements
New Flower (Aug. 18, 2014) – Thistle
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Art Through the Camera Lens
…. an on-line assignment that involves taking photos that are not focused
In my Summer Camp art course I’ve painted with watercolour and acrylic, created drawings using oil pastels and pencil, sculpted with wire and made birds from scraps of paper. In today’s assignment I had to take my camera and walk about the neighbourhood and look for things I wouldn’t normally photograph and then snap them out of focus. The idea is to create interesting lines and shapes without recognizing what the object is.
Here is a gallery of some of my shots.
If you’d like more information about the on-line courses that I’ve taken with Carla Sonheim check out her blog here.
