Rebuilding

If you spend any time in a city, you will soon realize that there is constant change going on. Roads are being torn up so underground services can be upgraded. Old buildings are torn down to make way for new ones. Toronto is no different than any other city. This rebuilding of the city never stops, always progressing.The city is moving up as well as out.

New skyscrapers, covered in glass give people the chance to live close to work but view the vistas in evey direction.

These cranes are a sign of jobs, as they work to build and fill in the small spaces within the city core.

New buildings demand more services so the utilities burried below ground need to be updated as well.

Even homes that were lived in just a few months ago are sometimes demolished for larger homes filling every available space allowed by the city building codes.

Yes, life in Toronto, always changing always progressing, never stagnant. Come for a visit and see for yourself.

Home Again

We arrived back in Quartzsite last night about 6:30. No problems with the flights, connections, truck or trailer; although I will look into a cheaper way to park the truck for 3 weeks if we do this again next year.

Thanks everyone for all your kindness shown when we were back in Canada. It was great to see and visit family and friends and get caught up on all the "Canadian" news. This morning it's minus 2 here so don't envy us too much.  It will be 25 by Saturday.

The furnace is on, Mary is still sleeping and I'm watching the sun come up. No pictures yet but I will take some later and post them tomorrow. Here are a few from our last days in Toronto.

Stopped by unexpectedly to see Paul & Olga. Here Paul is glad to see his sister.

Mom's old house. Don't know what they have done to it, but we never had icicles like this. Sad to see.

Don't miss the commute to Toronto every morning. Mary prefers to sleep in now.

The harbour is frozen and it will be a few more weeks before spring arrives.

Can you see the red canoe? Looks lost sitting beside the Gardner Expressway.