My New Neighbourhood: Downtown East Toronto

I’m loving my new neighborhood! I lived for many years in the Summerhill, and then the Avenue Road/Dupont area of the city, but I have now moved to Downtown East, Jarvis and Wellesley area.

It’s a more urban location with wonderful older houses and great architecture:

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Neighbourhood houses

Mixed with some newer houses, and nice wide streets:

Streets downtown east

I’m a five minute walk from the Maple Leaf Gardens Loblaws:

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The beautiful Allan Gardens is right down the street:

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A great place for dog walkers:

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The church steeples you can see in my “The Sky Today” blog postings:

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Very close to the National Ballet School, and other beautiful business buildings:

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Various buildings and restaurants in the area:

Buildings downtown east

The “Friends’ Meeting House” is another cool building in the neighbourhood:

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The Blake House on Jarvis:

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Jarvis Collegiate Institute:

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Local businesses:

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A few other random shots, and the Mac’s Corner store, which is also housed in big house:

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The Sky Today, and Yesterday: Downtown East Toronto

Have been switching email/web servers which has been playing havoc with my updating my blog and dealing with email. It’s still chugging away on some data, but at least I can update my blog again. 🙂

Yesterday morning:

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A little later in the day:

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Today:

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(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens)

More, Cats, Cats, Cats: Toronto Pet Photography

I captured some photos of the cats this weekend, while photographing the yummy baking (see weekend posts) that my sister was doing.

Here’s Finnegan, looking adorable:

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Alice and Finnegan:

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Alice admiring the view:

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Finnegan, we’re not sure what your jaw dropped look was all about! lol!

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Alice, hanging out, suddenly notices Zoe, and go into stalking mode:

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Alice and Zoe:

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Zoe enjoying the peace and quiet as Alice and Finnegan snooze elsewhere all afternoon:

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Finnegan, nuzzling a dining room chair leg, and just hanging out:

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