The girls and I left the boys at home on Friday and headed up to Stratford, Ontario. This place just makes me happy. It was a beautiful warm spring day to end our week of freedom that was March Break.
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The architecture makes me swoon. I wish they made buildings like this now a days....
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I can only image how sweet it would be to live here... and peer out this pretty window ... can you see those sweet pink geraniums blooming on that window sill?
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The street-scape goes on and on like this...... oh, so pretty.....
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This lovely lady sits atop a pretty water fountain.... there wasn't any water yet....
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These true words are engraved on the bottom of the fountain. They ring very true for me.
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In the warmer months these lion heads will shoot water from their mouths....
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A war memorial which made the girls stop and think for a moment...
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And of course.....
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Cuz... you know I wouldn't love it if it didn't have antiques.
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And then there is the churches.....
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Thanks for the hospitality Stratford. We had a great time and we'll be back again soon!
2 comments:
bevutiful potos...i do the same...xxx
WHAT A FUN PLACE TO VISIT. I love the details in the buildings. Great pictures. Your girls are so cute.. Glad you had a little break.
Have a good day :)
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