The Hutch Condos

Peter: 26th Jul 2005 - 17:16 GMT

fascinating! I see so much green, too. geez, i really need to check out toronto sometime.

GGP: 26th Jul 2005 - 17:22 GMT

don't let them mow your lawn against your will, Jeeff!
"a mowed lawn is an ecological wasteland"--butterflies, bees, and other pollinators love "weeds"

whatever happens lawnwise if your life, i love these shots, this ambiance.

BTW, my partner & I are getting a puppy soon and we seriously considered naming him JEEFF! we think your name is cool.

MoeRex: 26th Jul 2005 - 17:27 GMT

I spent some time in the Toronto area many years ago...and having said that, I would never have guessed that this was shot there. Looks more like something you'd see in someplace like Louisiana....

Love the high-rise building sketches on the garage door.

jeeff: 26th Jul 2005 - 18:34 GMT

peter - you should. i'd love to return the favour of showing your around my town.

ggp - a puppy namesake! that would be so cool. my name would live on... ;)

moe - i think the part of toronto that visitors see is usually limited to the downtown core, which is more concrete-y than the downtown residential areas that ring it. on weekends the downtown core is pretty much tourist-land. most locals hang out beyond that in our leafy jungle. every year the profusion of plants does amaze me a bit.

Peter: 26th Jul 2005 - 18:41 GMT

jeeff: we were talking this weekend about making a roadtrip up there, now that we have a car that could actually make the trip without dying... so yeah! def before winter :)

MoeRex: 27th Jul 2005 - 04:27 GMT

jeef: Yeah, I remember the countryside there pretty well, and the summer green. I spent a summer there while my family was living in the relatively posh environs of Oakville (they were there for a year; I was attending UC Santa Cruz and had to return in the fall). I recall that I especially enjoyed my late night sojourns down the long county roads that lace between the various towns and suburbs that make up the greater TO metro area; it was a nice way to end a night's entertainment. just me in my car, driving down shadowy tree-lined lanes seemingly in the midst of nowhere, and CIUT blasting an odd blend of hip-hop, calypso, and punk from the stereo....

jeeff: 27th Jul 2005 - 04:50 GMT

peter - keep me posted.

moe - yeah, oakville's a whooole different story. i went to college in oakville... i bet you could eat off the sidewalks there. there are def some nice spots to cruise around once you're outside of toronto proper. i hate driving within the city though. the main reason i've let my drivers license lapse.