My flight was mid-morning. I live an hour and a half from the airport, planned for another half hour to park and take the shuttle to the terminal, and, of course, it’s best to arrive two to three hours in advance of an international flight. So I left in full darkness. A bright crescent moon hung above the night mountain silhouettes, lighting the way to the east. It seemed like a good omen. The sky was getting light and pink by the time I could see the white tent-like roof of the Denver airport.
My brother lives in Toronto and he and several family members rented a cottage a few hours north in Ontario for a week in late June. I spent just one day in Toronto, getting ready to go to the cottage. We would leave for the cottage the next day and I would spend the rest of my Canadian summer week by a lake in dense forest.
I had time for a walk around the neighborhood, flowers blooming in front-yard gardens, splashes of color.
Also in front yards
Pride parade at a local elementary school
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What a wonderful collection of photos..we live just north of Toronto and we have some of those little libraries here too.
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Thanks, Anne! We have the little free libraries here too. They are maintained by the local library, but don’t appear on people’s lawns. They are placed in a market, ski resort, and other public places.
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Ours here are on the front lawns of peoples houses. My husband has one he goes to regularly and has had chats with the house owner.
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Beautiful flowers, hope you had a good week in Ontario😊 Maggie
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Thanks, Maggie! It was a good week and a lovely getaway. I hadn’t been to the cottages of Canada before.
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Ontario’s cottage country is very popular. We’re you around Muskoka? I guess I’ll read it in your next post 😊
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Pretty country. We were near Kinmount on Salmon Lake.
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Toronto in June is lovely. Funny, We drove to Denver from Ontario in June and I’ve been taking similar pictures here. I hope the week at the cottage was great and not too many bugs!
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We may have been passing along the route! It was a lovely week. Hordes of mosquitos but the family brought some strong repellant that worked quite well. 😊 Hope you spent some time in the Colorado mountains.
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Mostly helping daughter fix up her new house this time, but we may be able to venture into the foothills at least.
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A beautiful time to be in Canada. Enjoy your week with family by the lake Ruth. Allan
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Thank you, Allan.
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Oh my … so many beautiful flowers! Colourful and joyful comes to mind – to see this on a walk through town, must be such a feel good moment!
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It was a feel good moment! It seemed so welcoming.
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A great collection of wonderful images!!!
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Thank you, Luisa!
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You’re highly welcome ❣️❣️❣️
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That’s a colorful, flowery neighborhood. Its residents know how to perk things up. They’ve got style.
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It was surprising to see so many well cared for gardens. Thanks for your visit, Neil.
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So beautiful and colourful 🙂
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It was a surprising plus on a walk in a quiet neighborhood. Thanks, Hannah
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I always enjoy your flower pictures. So beautiful!
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Thank you, Carol!
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Gorgeous flowers.
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Thanks for your visit and comment.
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Those flowers are so pretty. Sounds like you have a wonderful week planned. Looking forward to reading about it.
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It was a relaxing one, not the kind I usually take, but well worth it.
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The flowers in that town are gorgeous, Ruth. A lake in Ontario sounds like the perfect summer getaway. Keep the photos coming.
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Thanks for coming along, John.
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Beautiful photos. I love the little free libraries. We have a small library in our clubhouse that takes donated books to local prisons. So glad that our books are passed on to others. Enjoy your time in Canada. Regards to Herman.
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Thanks so much for your visit and taking the time to comment, Esther! We have quite a few little free libraries in my county, maintained by the library staff. I often look for book swaps when traveling, in hotels or coffee shops. I’ll say hello for you.
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The flowers are gorgeous. I also like the Pride Flag photo.
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There were other Pride flags around, but this one was so proudly displayed as part of their outside decor. It spoke to me.
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Your brother clearly lives in a beautiful neighbourhood! And I love that the children take part in a Pride parade 🏳🌈
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There is a great respect for different kinds of people and lifestyles in Canada, and Toronto specifically welcomes immigrants from many places that my country restricts.
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Lovely captures of all the beautiful flowers in bloom. You picked a great time to go to a cottage in Ontario as it’s been one hot and dry summer so far.
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Thank you. It was perfect weather, the air was warm and the water was cold. 😊
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Wow, I had no idea that Pride Parades also took place in schools, let alone elementary! What a wholesome scene to witness. Glad you had a pleasant, albeit brief, time in Toronto, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!
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I can’t imagine a school Pride parade in the states! This is Canada, much more socially accepting of different lifestyles and people from different cultures. I admire their more open culture. Thanks, Rebecca, hope you have a good summer as well!
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What a lovely and quiet neighbourhood to live in, just a thing we’d like to find for ourselves. And, clearly very liberal and progressive which is always a plus. I loved the opening paragraph of your article, it really sets the mood. ‘Cottage by the lake in dense forest’ sounds like a rejuvenating elixir.
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Thank you, Leighton, I like your description as well! I’ll post more about the cottage and lake soon. Hope your summer is going well.
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Actually the neighborhood is just a block or two off a main street, which is very busy!
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Ah nuts.
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I love all the spring flowers. And I especially love that they have a pride parade at an elementary school. Hope you had a lovely week in cottage country.
Alison
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