Anyway, I'll start this blog off with some general street shots. You'll notice two things, one I'm not a very good photographer and two it rained much today. All week actually.
The first image is of Roncesvalles Ave. looking south from the intersection with Howard Park. I wanted to get a shot of the street car going by but forgot to turn off my wipers. Oops. Since there won't be many street cars on Ronces for a while this is the only way to get one into the blog, by catching the College or Dundas car passing by this intersection (or the Queen and King cars at the south end).
The next shot is looking south from the High Park Ave. Intersection about halfway down the strip. It's around 3 pm but looks like the evening because of the clouds.
The last picture is looking north from where Roncesvalles Ave. meets King St., Queen St. and the Queensway.
Sure, these are not the prettiest pictures of Ronces, but that is just the magic of this place for me. Rain or shine, snow or sleet, there's lots of life on the street here. When I first moved back here a couple of years ago, there was a big snow storm soon after. The city was piled high with snow. Yet that Saturday everyone was out, going about their business. Mothers pushing strollers, shoppers hauling bags full of rye bread and kolbassa, the local panhandlers manning their usual spots, only the parking enforcement people seemed to be curiously absent.
It was a huge change from what I experienced living in the suburbs for a number of years prior. There, after a snowfall, the only time you see someone on the street is when they go out to shovel or snoblow their driveway. Otherwise, everyone is holed up in their homes.
I don't know about you, but I like to live in a place where you don't feel cooped up any time the weather turns a bit inclement.
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