winter – TOpoet

Snowy Mount Hope

March 19, 2023 topoetLeave a comment

I was up to the Bayview/Eglinton E, area of Toronto, Monday March 13 & took a stroll through the Mount Hope Cemetery, which backs on to Bayview. I loved the snowcapped tombstones & statuary. As you can tell by the names it is a mix of Italian & Polish (?). From the number of crucifications & saints I guess it is Catholic. wiki confirms that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hope_Catholic_Cemetery

The road through the property was cleared but the cemetery proper was snow covered so I couldn’t get close to the gravestones or do a search for any of the more noted people buried there. Many of them had photos of the deceased imbedded which I have covered out of respect. Maybe if I’m there in the summer I might get a closer look.

St. Christopher carrying a soul to heaven

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Thundersnow

March 5, 2023 topoetLeave a comment

The snow storm here in Toronto, overnight on March 3, was an event mainly because there was thunder & lightening – both rare occurrences. High winds & weighty wet snow. In the morning I looked out my bedroom window to how much I’d have to shovel, not as bad as predicted. I turned around to put on my sweatpants & there was a loud woosh & crash. I thought snow was sliding off the roof of house. I went back to the window & saw that a major branch from the tree next door had collapsed – part caught on the porch roof & part tangled with the hydro cable.

limited access to my front door – rear entry only

one of the ‘twigs’ is actually our hydro cable holding up the branch

the long view – crushed a bush in my front garden

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Snow Torsos

February 19, 2023 topoet1 Comment

A brief, but heavy snow in January resulted in the first snow people of the year. Though by the time I got around to taking photos some of them were showing signs of ‘decay’ that they could be aliens or possibly even sculptures. ‘Snow people’

A Winter’s Table

February 5, 2023 topoetLeave a comment

There must have been a great sale somewhere on tables to start the year. All of these tables were seen on my walks in the first couple of weeks of January. The last one is someone’s decoupage art project, note that the bottom shelf has been papered as well. The pale blue block of wood was attached to the table. (Either that table goes or I do.)

Memorable Yule Moments

December 25, 2022 topoetLeave a comment

Miscellaneous winter photos – around my east end Toronto neighbourhood

Lights Delight

Lights Delight 2016

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Snow People

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Frost

February 20, 2022 topoetLeave a comment

Frost

Frosted windows in my house – taken early mornings from inside over the course of a week. The sweet light in some of them is the sunrise reflected from the houses across the laneway from my house.

Lights Delight 21.1

December 12, 2021 topoetLeave a comment

Festive lighting east end Toronto. On nights when I’m not zooming I walk different blocks to enjoy what people are doing. Sadly more inflatables every year & fewer blow molds 😦 I send some as cell pics to my friends stuck in downtown high-rises who only see the lights from their electronics 🙂