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More of Montréal’s Ruelles Vertes #3
This week a few more interesting finds from several of Montréal’s Ruelles Vertes in the north central boroughs of St-Michel and Villeray.
A flowery version of Hopscotch I presume?
Done by a youngster or perhaps an adult with my level of artistic ability 😉
I’m guessing they really don’t want people using this one.
These always make me smile 🙂
I’m fond of the two-tone arrangement on this one.
Is this what they mean by the term ‘Urban Jungle’?
A bit of variety never hurts.
I love how they extended the mural onto the utility pole cover on the lower right.
Some sort of access door allowing them to drop out the trash without having to go outside?
So much unused potential.
These doors are for the birds…literally!
As always: thanks for looking 🙂
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Love the doors and murals.
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Thank you 🙂
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Anything with Vines taking over it I fall in instant Love with!
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Yes vines make for some compelling images. Thank you 🙂
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This was a fun collection! Love the bird houses, the art around the utility pole, and the Little Free Library.
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome!
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LOVE. THOSE. BIRDHOUSES!
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Fun stuff 😉
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Thanks for this, Norm. So many reasons to smile. That two-tone garage door…did they run out of paint or time? The cute lending library, and that chalk hopscotch. I’ve got to try making one of those for the grandkids 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed these – thank you!
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I have fell in love with this place from your photos. What a great place to live with all this creativity and quirky humour around. I particularly like the collection of bird doors tacked to the pole. My contribution for Thursday Doors is now live: https://americanfoodieabroad.wordpress.com/2020/09/25/eptapyrgio-doors/
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Thank you. It’s encouraging to see people putting this much thought and effort into making their surroundings a little prettier 🙂
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There are so many photos here that made me smile … all the birdhouses on the pole, the sidewalk flowerpot, and the unusual no-entry sign over the door in the second last photo. Great finds!
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Glad to know my images induced a few smiles. Thanks Joanne 🙂
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living in a neighborhood where all the garages are a bland neutral … it’s fun to see so much color. I’m going to remember the hopscotch flower for my future grandkids! and loved the “mais aujourd’hui” mural.
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Thank you 🙂
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Very nice doors Norm! Here is one of mine:
Many greetings
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Thank you!
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Lots of colorful photos in this week’s collection – I always like the Little Free Libraries too. We have quite a few around here; one, just for children’s books, is at the Botanical Gardens. Brightly colored and tucked amidst the blooms. My favorite today is those birdhouses!
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Thanks Linda. The birdhouse condo complex was my favorite too 🙂
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Your photos are fun and make me smile, Norm! I especially love the flower hopscotch and the bird houses. I hope you are doing well! =) Here’s my post for this week … https://brendasrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2020/09/25/thursday-doors-transformers/
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Thank you Brenda. All is well here 🙂
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fun and colorful gallery of doors! love particularly the pole of birds doors! here is mine: https://lolawi.blog/2020/09/25/door-within-a-door/
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Hello, Norm! What a great set of doors with lots of character! I have been trying to get back to blogging after a long hiatus. Here is my return contribution! https://angelafurtadophotography.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-09-24-2020/
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Thanks Angela 🙂
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Better late than never:
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Thanks for joining us. BTW you were not late. Entries are accepted each week from Thursday morning until noon on Saturday.
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So much to love here! That two-tone door is puzzling… did they run out of paint? Or, are they like me and get halfway thru a painting project and realize that I don’t like the color? Love the little library and the birdhouses. So happy!
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Thank you Janis 🙂
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Amazing photos again. I love the bird houses and the book house and everything, but most of all that letter B.
My post today is a bit special. It doesn’t happen often that you’re blown away by your own town. See what I didn’t know yet to show you:
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Thank you my friend. Your discovery just shows that you never know what you’re going to find when you play tourist in your own town. We should all do it more often and for the next while I don’t think we’ll have too many other options 😀
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Amore asked me later: “Are you sure I didn’t take you up there before?” Yes, I am. I’d remember.
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Love the bird houses!! And I am a fan of little free libraries too. That a very pretty one.
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Thank you Su. On a different subject I’ve been meaning to tell you how great your new Avi pic is 🙂
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Thank you Norm 😀
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Now I’m going to have to look up whether birds see in color seeing the way they gave them the variety of paint shades. lol I do really enjoy bird watching tho.
My link:
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And now I’m wondering if they have a favorite color too 😀
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I like quite a few of those Norm, a good selection.
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Thank you 🙂
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Really like the Grey-Yellow doors! It says to me “work with what you have!” Of course nothing can top the super cute bird houses with hole in the wall doors:) Here are mine – Jesh
https://wp.me/p9EWyp-2ak
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Thanks. Glad you like it 🙂
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A wonderful assortment. I love the pole with the bird houses – one of them seems large enough to be a possum house if the hole was a bit bigger.
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Thank you. Yes I’m sure there are a few squirrels eyeing that one enviously 😉
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Love the character on the two-tone one.
Here is mine:
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Thank you!
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I’m sharing with you today a very special door:
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A special one indeed. Thanks for sharing it 🙂
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Love it, Norm!
Deb
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Thank you Deb 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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These are good, lots of creative folks up your way
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Thank Alice. It’s nice to see the effort folks are willing to put into beautifying these spaces 🙂
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Nice to see you back with your views of the back alleys of Montreal.
I decided to go with randomness today: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2020/08/20/jackson-porlock/
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These are so cheerful and colorful, Norm. Great way to start the day. I really like the flowery hopscotch shot, even though it’s not a door, and the partially painted door sets me wondering. I almost didn’t make it this week but here it is:
janet
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Thanks Janet. I glad you were able to make it this week 🙂
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It was a close call, Norm, but I really didn’t want to miss.
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I like the free little library, both the colors and the fact that it’s so tidy. Around here ours look more like Fibber McGee’s closet [if you know that reference].
I joined in the challenge today with this: https://thespectacledbean.com/2020/09/24/thursdaydoors-finding-a-whimsical-building-about-local-history-in-a-park/
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Thanks Ally. I had to look up the Fibber McGee reference, but I agree, most free libraries that I see here aren’t as tidy as this one.
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What a cheerful, colourful post Norm. I just love that last shot of the nesting boxes. Here’s mine for this week, thanks. https://jeanreinhardt.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-castle-archdale-part-one/
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Thank you Jean. The bird condo complex was my favourite discovery from this outing.
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Fab.U.Lous
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Thank.U 😉
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Thanks Norm
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Here’s my modest contribution https://viewfromtheback.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-86/
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good morning fellow door chasers.. this is my collection from this week https://dymoonblog.com/2020/09/23/thursday-doors-46/
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Thanks for this 🙂
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This is another fun post, that place is really so pretty! The hopscotch, the tree mural but I particularly love the bird houses. It is just WOW! Here is mine for this week. https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2020/09/24/wandering-the-streets-of-florence/
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Thanks for the kind words 🙂
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Oh, my goodness, that bird high-rise! I love that sunny mural with the frog with paws. So happy! My doors look like PUI (photographing under the influence)–snapped them while driving or riding in the car. https://marianallen.com/2020/09/driving-in-the-past-thursdaydoors/
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Thank you. Yes that bird condo complex really caught my attention too 🙂
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These are great, Norm. I love the hopscotch and the bird houses, the little library, the mural extended onto the utility pole and the way people work to make the ordinary utility doors look welcoming and fun. IT seems they turn what could be a creepy little alley into a fun place to walk.
My walk through what also could be a creepy place is over here – https://nofacilities.com/2020/09/24/ghosts-phoenix-doors-thursdaydoors/
Thanks for sharing and hosting. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you Dan. I do find it inspiring to see how people are putting this kind of effort into beautifying these spaces.
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Ah, le saut ecossais. I tried drawing a hopscotch grid in the dirt in a village in Zambia and showed the children how to play, but they didn’t get it. No idea. I suppose they weren’t numerate. Now for some local African doors or lack of: https://drprunesquallor279704606.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-mfuwe/
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A great stretch of doors, Norm – There are many that I love, but the trio are great and I like the two-tone one as well.
I’m full of graffiti again this week: https://travelwithintent.com/2020/09/24/densely-decorated-doorways/
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Thank you Debbie 🙂
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Some good ones in there but the high rise bird box one is the best on my opinion .
Here’s mine Norm – there is a door in there if you look close enough
https://theartblogger54.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/street-art-by-olivier-roubieu-8/
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Thanks 🙂
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What fabulous walks these ruelles vertes afford – so many things of interest. I wonder how many of those bird boxes are occupied.
Back to some archive graffiti doors for me this week: https://scooj.org/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-24-september-2020/
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Thanks. I’d guess that the vacancy rate is pretty low. Especially with our winters, when birds find good shelter with minimal effort they tend to settle in; a lot like we humans 😉
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Norm, sometimes you outdo even yourself, and this is one of those times. I love the hopscotch, little library, doors, murals, and the many birdhouses. Each photo is wonderful. Sincere thanks for sharing. https://newenglandgardenandthread.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-137/
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Thanks for the kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed this 🙂
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Here’s mine: https://thisandthatthenextpart.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/thursday-doors-september-24-2020/
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A nice variety of doors there.
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Thanks!
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Thanks 🙂
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Absolutely lovely photos today 💜
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Thank you 🙂
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