The weather where I'm from has been pretty wild lately. Erratic and unpredictable. I guess thats spring for you in Canada.
Spring Flowers in the backyard
Temperatures here have reached upwards of 20+ degrees Celsius for a few days only to drop down into the negatives just days later. It's been sunny one day and snow the next at times. The first two photos (above and below) were literally taken within 24 hours of each other!
Snow storm at work
Today as I write this the temperature out is negative 2 degrees Celsius and very cold with the wind chill. The general trend has been a little warmer overall though, so we have been walking our dog a lot more these days.
Town Hall
The town we live in is a small subsection of a much larger city. It's kind of like a suburb not not really. It's not a sprawl, but more of it's own thing that over time expanded all around to eventually connect with the main city to become one. Like a city village really. It still has a small town sort of feel which we really like.
Church Out-Building
Church with Unique Architecture
There are a few historic homes and building in the small downtown but more and more are being bought and torn down and renovated. It would be a shame if it lost all of its quaint character.
On weekends we like to walk to the downtown area and pick up coffees and desserts for the evening from a local bakery. There are a few coffee shops in town but the one we like is a French bakery. It's nothing like what we experienced in France mind you. The quality isn't as good, the selection is a bare minimum and the price is exorbitant in comparison to that of any bakery in France. But as I've said before, you have to make due with what you've got.
The walk is on the slightly longer side then our standard day to day stroll, so we often carry the dog in his backpack on the way there and then make him walk back for the exercise.
These photos were actually taken last year in the early fall but they show the route that we take when heading downtown.
It goes along the street and then cuts through a residential area and ends up at a church with a small cemetery out back.
In the evening when the sun is low it casts a nice golden hue on the grave stones.
From there we take an outdoor walking - biking path that cuts through a green space between neighborhoods.
The whole walk generally takes us about 40 minutes total so it's not over long or strenuous.
Well thats it for now. Until next time, thanks for stopping by.