A fine display of Amelanchior trees

Dear Readers, today is our last day in Toronto, and what a beautiful morning it was! We decided to go in search of the Toronto Cat Parkette that I mentioned earlier in the trip, which is  to the west of the city, close to The Well, which is a new shopping centre/condominium hub. Well we walked up and down Wellington St West, looking for the site, but I suspect it’s still being created. Nonetheless there were some great views of the CN Tower….

…and there’s a new ziggurat in the process of being created. I suspect the cat park will be popped in there somewhere, and will certainly check when we’re next in town.

There’s a fine view view of this unusual tower complex too – it’s a round tower and a square tower joined by a bridge. Known as the Concord- Adex Skybridge, it was something of a conundrum to build, but here it is. And in fact, people are living in the bridge itself – the larger of the multistorey apartments apparently sold for 4.5m Canadian dollars. Let’s just hope there’s not an earthquake.

But then we go for a walk along Draper Street in search of another potential cat sighting, and what a wonderful street it is…much nicer than a 4.5m dollar sky apartment in my opinion.

I do wonder how the inhabitants manage to grow tulips without the many, many squirrels digging them up. Chilli powder, maybe?

Every house has a wall plaque about the first inhabitant of the house. Building started in 1881, and the style is described as ‘Second Empire’. I love this little street.

But wait, what is this?

This tiny parklette was plonked into the space where a house had burned down, and was designed by Claude Comier of Berczy Park fame. Here, finally, is the cat, at the entrance to The Well. And this is probably a good time to tell you that we’re about to get our next foster cat, when we get back from Canada. Her name is Abbie, she is 14 years old and very nervous – the poor girl’s owner has died, and the cat is bereft. I hope we can provide her with a quiet place to regain her confidence. Will send photos as soon as Abbie cooperates….