Warmth #3

The following photos were taken by A in TO.

The warmth of a fireplace.

The warmth of hand knit socks.

Warmth #2

Adding wood to a small fire.

Photo taken by L in BC.

Warmth #1

Campfire with forks waiting for the marshmallows.

Photo taken by M from Toronto while on holiday in BC.

Old and Beautiful #6

These were taken by M in Toronto.

Old rusty nails.

Serene, peaceful and beautiful. Both photos taken in Muskoka.

Rainy-ness #5

Funny how things are nice and shiny in the rain - even wood.

Click on the photo to see the rain drops. This sign panel, along with two others, was designed by the photographer.

These photos were taken of O'Connor Park in Mississauga, Ontario.

This is a photo of floats at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition.)

All photos were taken by M in Toronto.

Old and Beautiful #5

Midnight who is old and beautiful and a sweetheart of a cat.

Photo taken by K of TO.

Old and Beautiful #4

The following photos were taken by A.

London's Big Ben. The tower was completed on 10 April 1858. For more info go here.

 Westminster Abbey in London. It is very, very old. Go here to get a bit of it's history.

Venice.

Another shot of Venice - this time one of the 409 bridges that they have.

 Lots of history in this post.

Old and Beautiful #3

The following photos were taken by AP while vacationing in BC.

Huge totem pole.

Wonderful old tree.

Old and Beautiful #2

This is a photo of an old bridge in British Columbia called the Rudy Johnson Bridge.

Although you can't see it in this photo, the bridge is painted red.

"The Rudy Johnson Bridge on the old Soda Creek road is a remarkable piece of the area’s history. In reaction to his wife’s near drowning after falling off the ferry on her way home one day, Rudy Johnson located an abandoned bridge in Alaska, transported it to Soda Creek piece by piece and reconstructed it, so as to cross the Fraser River safely to his Buckskin Ranch. It was the only private toll bridge spanning the Fraser River, until purchased by the government in 1978."

taken from here.

Photo by L in BC.

Old and Beautiful #1

Old and beautiful linens.
click on any of the photos to get a close-up

Exquisite cross-stitched tablecloth.

Beautifully crocheted edging on a linen tablecloth.

This is half of an embroidered dresser scarf.

A close-up showing all the hand stitching that went into the design.

A smaller dresser scarf.

Embroidery and cutwork.

Another small table topper or dresser scarf.

The detail.

A small crocheted dresser scarf.

All photos by D in Toronto.

Rainy-ness #4

Let it rain.

This fabulous umbrella will keep the user dry and there is no need to worry about where one is going since it is see-through. 

All photos were taken K in Toronto.

Rainy-ness #3

From A. London, England - a little bit of rain.

Rainy-ness #2

 Rain on the deck,

puddle maker,

 on the leaves,

and on the flowers.

All photos by D in Toronto.

Rainy-ness #1

Rain provides an inexpensive car wash - or truck as the case may be.

Photos taken by L in BC.

Colourful #5

A bouquet celebrating the birth of a little boy.

 A bouquet for the new mom.

Colourful flowers.

All photos taken by L in BC.

Colourful #4

Seems like London, England's spring is in full swing.

Daffodils and green grass.

Happy colourful people.

These were all taken by A in England.

Colourful #3

From K in Toronto.

A painting done by a friend.

Colourful #2

What else - but fabric.

Photo taken by D of Toronto.

Colourful #1

First one to submit is M from Toronto.

Nature's early morning sky.

Colourful man-made painting.

Winter Wonderland #4

 Skating at one of Toronto's free rinks.

All photos taken by M in Toronto.

Winter Wonderland #3

From L in BC we have this Winter Wonderland pic.

Winter Wonderland #2

Even England gets snow.

Great for dog owners - a closed-off space.

You can almost hear the crunching of footsteps.

Not much traffic when it snows.

Hmm, wouldn't want to have to shovel the driveway.

All photos were taken by A.