Winter in my neighbourhood

I live in a post war neighbourhood built in the early 1950s. One day a couple of weeks ago I went for a walk and took some pictures of what my neighbourhood looks like during winter. Here are a few examples.

This picture was taken from the sidewalk in front of our home.



The winter sky framed by some trees.



This school was built in 1951. At this time the homes were new and the first families were still moving in.



A playground behind our local community centre.



Over the past seven to ten years this neighbourhood has been undergoing change. Many of the original residents have reached the age were they are selling their homes and new families are moving in. There are now more children in the area then when we purchased our home in 1991. Many homes are being renovated and improved. Fortunately the renovations have yet to significantly alter the character of the area. The renovations have been mostly all for the good and have usually added to the value of the area. There have been a few rare exceptions. One home was painted a very dark blue (eeeek) another brown with yellow trim (ack!) and another a horrible shade of purple with black trim. Sometimes I wish neighbourhoods in Canada had homeowners' associations (as are often found in U.S cities) which would help prevent these eyesore creating colour schemes.