Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time).
More of Montréal’s Ruelles Vertes #4
This week brings us to another one of Montréal’s Green Laneways in the north central borough of St-Michel/Villeray.
Looks like someone had a lot of fun painting this.
Making a laneway pretty is all about colour and creativity.
Don’t worry there’s something really nice waiting right around the corner.
Ahhh, that’s better!
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered as many nicely decorated garages before.
Let’s finish it off with a nice group photo.
Thanks for looking 🙂
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nice artwork. love the one with the girl reading.
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Thanks so much. Yes that mural caught my eye as well 🙂
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How charming! The artwork on the doors is outstanding.
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Thanks Jennie! I’m so sorry for the late reply.
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You’re welcome, Norm. I still haven’t figured out how people are able to give a swift reply. I certainly cannot. So, you are not late. 🙂
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Wow, you have met some beautiful doors. Janet sent me over here … and I what I see and read I enjoy very much. My pick out of this magical gallery must be 3 “sunshine doors” at the end … they brought a smile to my morning. You will struggle to find any door like this here in Sweden. Norm, I will be back!!!
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Thank you Viveka and welcome! Very sorry for the late reply. I hope you will be back and please feel free to join in with a post of your own if you find any doors to share 🙂
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Thank you, Norm – no problem with the your replay … looking forward to join. I think your doors has put mine to shame *laughing. See you on the other side. *laughing
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Wow: green and gorgeous 😍
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Thank you Su – my apologies for the late reply.
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No problem Norm.
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There’s much to love about all these garage doors, Norm. I really love the bright yellow flower painted on the road, even if it wasn’t a door. Well, it could lead to a secret subterranean door especially if your imagination has been enhanced in some way. I also really loved the one of the girl reading the book. That was truly beautiful.
I’m sorry I haven’t been by for some time. I’ve been engaged in an intense research project re WWI Australian soldiers, particular in France and Belgium and looking at why they enlisted, their experiences etc. It really got away from me. It was initially inspired by the Great Great Uncle’s service and my husband’s Great Uncle who was killed in action in France.
On Wednesday I had to drive my son about an hour away. He wants to be a sound engineer and he’s volunteering at Church and being trained up. His trainer thought it would be a good idea for him to help out at a funeral and get to know another sound desk. So, I was left to fill in a few hours in between. That’s how I found myself at Norah Head Lighthouse just South of Newcastle on the Australian East Coast and photographing doors once again. This time, I was also photographing doors with covid signs on them.
Here’s the link: https://beyondtheflow.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/norah-head-lighthouse-nsw-australia/
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Thanks and so sorry for my late reply.
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That’s fine. I’m in my own time zone away.
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And That’s how you do a fantastic Doors post! 🙂 Each one certainly stands on its own.
My simple doors entry for the week:
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Thanks for the kind words and so sorry for the late reply 🙂
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Very nice Norm! and here is mine 😉
Greetings
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Thanks. Sorry for the late reply.
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These are wonderful, Norm! So bright and sunny!
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Thanks. I’m glad you liked them and so sorry for the late reply.
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I’d love to live in one of these neighborhoods and along one of these lanes. My favorite is the road with the bright yellow flower and the colorful “bubbles.” Well, they’re all so fun! Very nice, Norm.
Here’s my post for this week! https://brendasrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/thursday-doors-sant-vicens-ceramiques/
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Thank you Brenda and sorry for the late reply.
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i’m loving this series Norm. fun and some whimsical! here is mine: https://lolawi.blog/2020/10/02/wood-doors-2/
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Thanks and sorry for the late reply.
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What a treat! Thanks for sharing so many happy doors. I love the bubbles!
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Thank you Janis and sorry for the late reply.
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Love that second one.. it does look like it was a lot of fun to do😊
Pat
ps Love the touch of whimsy in this weeks post😊. Needed it!
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Thanks. We could all use a little more whimsy these days. Sorry for the late reply.
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No worries.
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As if those garage doors aren’t colourful enough, you even have cheerful recycled planters too, including the vivid foliage. So pretty. Here’s mine for this week, thanks Norm.
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Thanks Jean. Very sorry for the late reply.
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another great collection, Norm. So colorful! Great ways to add color and interest where you don’t have garden/plant space. here’s my post for this week: https://wheatsaltwineoil.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/boomers-and-bears-thursday-doors/
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Thanks Yes. Lots of creative ideas to make the most of some limited spaces.
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What fanciful, colorful, whimsical doors! These are truly creative and colorful. Thanks for giving me a great glimpse of Montreal!
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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I’ve said it before…I so enjoy how your people decorate their back alleyways to create such appealing and welcoming spaces. I would smile each time I returned home. Here are my doors – https://dennyho.blog/2020/10/01/thursday-eville-doors/
Happy Thursday to you Norm!
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Thank you. I agree, the creativity is inspiring. So sorry for the late reply.
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these are great, I may steal the flower pot idea
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Thanks. Yes the flower pot idea is cute.
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These are neverending! What a great creative contest, in a way. They spell culture and care and community spirit. Wonderful.
Today felt like a good day to remember our together times, more precisely how we spent yesterday two weeks ago. 🙂 You’ve seen these already but they bear repeating. Happy memories.
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I wrote “two weeks ago” above but of course meant two years ago. Just so that nobody thinks you are ocean-hopping right now. 😀
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Thanks for this. Please feel free to repeat happy memories whenever the mood strikes you 😉
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Lovely – whimsical neighborhood. I wonder if the residents are similarly whimsical. Our air quality is still too bad to spend a lot of time outside.
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Thanks Jan. It feels at least like the residents have truly embraced their fun sides. I hope the fires and the smoke ease up soon ;-(
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They make garage doors look interesting, they are super.
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Thanks. It’s fun to see the results from letting creative people do their thing 🙂
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Can only manage half a door this week Norm! https://theartblogger54.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/street-art-by-dan-kitchener-4/
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Thanks for playing again this week 🙂
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Can’t pick any this week, I love them all.
Here is mine:
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And that is a perfectly acceptable choice 😉
Thanks!
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😀
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I love the garage doors. We have a green lane near us but it is an old bridleway that has never been adopted as a road. I spotted this cottage door recently and loved the flowers hanging on into autumn.
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http://theplatinumline.com/2020/09/28/riverside-cottage-hanham-thursday-doors/
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Thank you Anne 🙂
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They used the garage as a reason to paint if up pretty! And for some reason it has a French Flair:) Great neighborhood!
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Thank you 🙂
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I like that the alleys (at least that’s what I would call them) are taken seriously by the residents as places to brighten and enjoy. I’m going in a different direction today for sure, but doors here are mostly just boring. 🙂
janet
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Thanks Janet. I’m having lots of fun exploring these alleys and I find the concept of trying to make them pretty uplifting.
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Oh Norm, these laneways are so pretty. Love that pastel dots on the door and the driveway with tin cans hanging. Here is mine https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2020/09/30/warehouse-doors-windows/
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Brilliant!
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Thank you. Yes the pastel dots one is lovely 🙂
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Those are all so neat! If I had to choose a favorite, it would be the polka-dotty door and/or the night sky. But it would be a hard decision. Lazy this week on my blog: https://marianallen.com/2020/10/quaint-without-inconvenience-thursdaydoors-monthlyupdate/
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Thanks Marian. Lot’s of pretty to choose from 🙂
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Garage doors being adorned; I love this! (moon and stars get my vote)! Cher xo
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This neighbourhood is fast becoming my favourite place in Canada. The garage doors are wonderful.
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Thanks. There are over 400 of these all over the city. I’m hoping to check out some of the ones in other neighbourhoods before winter 🙂
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Norm, what a lovely driveway lane! I liked the potted plants in the painted coffee tins (well they look like coffee tins to me) and my favorite garage door is the turquoise one! Here is my post for today!
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Thank you. Yes that turquoise one caught my eye as well.
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Love the creativity & colour💕. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods Norm.🤗
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Thank you Lynn. All is well here but cases are going up and it’s getting scary again. I hope all is well with you too 🙂
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It appears our numbers are rising as well although not sure if they really are comparable apples to apples as there is much more testing being done in this second wave. Sigh, we are are all so over with Covid😷
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Some interesting street art combined with Today’s Doors:
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Thank you 🙂
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These ruelles are quite charming
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Here’s my contribution https://viewfromtheback.com/2020/10/01/thursday-doors-87/
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Excellent! Thank you 🙂
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good morning everyone, today I share with you doors I found on a 100 year old farm https://dymoonblog.com/2020/10/01/thursday-doors-47/
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Thank you!
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Really impressive. Most folks in Britain don’t really care about their garage doors. Mine are plain green. Boring, I know. Here are some shop doors https://drprunesquallor279704606.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/thursday-doors-the-shops/
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A little painting project to work on when you get back home perhaps?
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I love that first photo of the flower on the road. It must make people feel good to drive home at the end of the day, see that and then enter one of those colorful garages. It almost makes me want to paint a mural (as if I could) on my garage door. I’d probably be sued by the town, but I’d love to come home to something fun like that, instead of a big grey wall.
Thanks for sharing these, Norm, and thanks for hosting Thursday Doors!
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Thanks Dan for the kind words and the ongoing support. FYI – I took the liberty of editing your comment to add your link 😉
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Thanks Norm. I totally forgot.
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Hey Dan,
That’s a great idea to paint your garage door. Or, should I say, our garage door. It’s in a laneway and I think it’s currently sporting graffiti. I sense there’s trouble brewing now!
Best wishes,
Rowena
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These folks sure know how to do garage doors. Applause to the many artists and to you for sharing.
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Thank you!
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There seems to be quite a lot of civic pride in these back streets. That last sequence of garage doors are beautifully painted. Such a rich vein of door material. Love it.
Recycling graffiti doors from me this week: https://scooj.org/2020/10/01/thursday-doors-1-october-2020/
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Thankyou my friend. The best part is that there are over 400 of these around the city so I’ll have enough material to keep me busy while still being safe for quite a while 🙂
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I envy you.
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There seems to be a similar style to these doors like the same person had painted them … ie the use of ‘bubbles’ or spots of colour. I like the style. It’s soothing, light, with a carefree feeling to it.
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Carefree is a great description Joanne. I’m sure that whoever painted that one had an awful lot of fun doing it 🙂
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Here’s mine: https://thisandthatthenextpart.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/thursday-doors-october-1-2020/
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Thanks!
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A wonderfully colourful week, Norm. What a great start to October.
I’ve got spot of humour this week – sometimes a door is not needed! https://travelwithintent.com/2020/10/01/no-entry-boat-regents-canal-london/
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Thank you Debbie 🙂
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I have prison doors for you. They’ve been waiting since the summer to be shared here 🙂 A bit grim compared to the lovely, colourful pictures you have today. But they struck me. They were hung on a wall in a museum. The museum itself was a former prison. A stark atmosphere.
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Thank you Angela 🙂
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You live in an area where there is so much artistic talent, Norm. It’s wonderful.
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Here is my post for this week: https://robertawrites235681907.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/thursdaydoors-1-october/
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Thanks Roberta. Yes there are lots of people using this city program as a way to stretch their creative wings 🙂
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