Casa Loma - the interior

a shelf in one of the rooms upstairs

the organ in the Great Hall

a light fixture inside the bathroom

inside the Lady's parlour

a lamp in the Lady's sitting room

the stairwell to the third floor

details of the ceiling in the drawing room

an ornamental figurine inside the Napoleon Drawing Room on the first floor of the castle

the furniture inside the Napoleon Drawing Room

details on the wall of the drawing room

the great library - i would've loved to see what books the Pellats had in their library (these ones are just ornamental books); if i had a library this big, i'd have a big couch right in the middle where i can just read and read and read

a lamp on the wall in the Great Hall

the fireplace in the study

this chair can be found in the billiard room

as well as this cabinet

this throne is a replica of the throne on which the present Queen of England was crowned in 1952

the organ in the Great Hall

inside the Great Hall

the windows of the Great Hall overlooking the patio and gardens

Casa Loma in the summer - the grounds

these cattails are quite lovely - made me sneeze but otherwise, lovely - i last saw these when i was a little girl back in the old country.

there was a display overhead, too, of the beautiful summer sky.

there were black-eyed susans everywhere in the garden!

first time i've seen tiger grass, reminds me of snakes, 'though!

the tower, as seen from the garden.

again, the tiger grass.

the south tower as seen from the fountain.

the garden held a variety of flowers and plants.

the tropicals were in abundance in the Casa Loma garden.

and you always come back to the one that reminds you of home.

the castle against the bright afternoon summer sky

an antique locomotive - a study

"everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance..."

this train, or part of it, specifically the engine part,

can be seen along the dundas street in london, ontario,

right before turning into the entrance of the western fairgrounds market.

taken on a particularly cold last day of winter, under a heavily clouded sky and windy saturday.

"everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance, everybody thinks it's true.." lyrics from a song by Paul Simon (that Paul Simon, yes.)

the building that houses the western fairgrounds market.

the beaches on a mild winter sunday

mclean's avenue, looking south at the lake.

entrance to the Georgian Arms. when i win the lottery, i will buy this building.

looking west on queen street east.

a townhouse overlooks the lake waters