Disrupted

 

I have been seeing flocks of birds gathering and heading south while the House Sparrows have been gathering and grazing on all the seeds from weeds and grasses. Sometimes there can be more than a dozen of them in one patch. These two were is such a group that I disturbed by accident and they flew up to the top of a fence and gave me the evil eye.

Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world. 

Beads

 

"Remembering Through Beads" by First Nation artist Ludovic Boney references the wampum beads that First Nation peoples used for trading and recording history & events. This piece was located at a high park overlooking the St Lawrence River.

A Car In The Doorway

 

I never did figure out the story behind this Fiat parked in what looks to be the entrance to a cafe or gallery. I only saw the doorway opened once so never got the story. It makes for a great shot though.

Contrasting Hotel

 

As a complete contrast to yesterday's large hotel, the vast majority of hotels in old Quebec City are small like this one which looks like it is in what had been an old house. Cute isn't it?

Taking part in Signs2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world. 

A Grand Hotel

 

This is the Chateau Frontenac hotel, one of the grand railway hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railways in the late 1800s. It was built in 1893 and sits at the edge of the upper old Quebec City and looks down across this wide boardwalk to the St Lawrence River. There are over 600 rooms in the hotel which is a designated historic site.

Open Walls

 

Another mural found in the lower town in old Quebec City, this one shows what we might have seen going on behind the walls of the building in the past. Unfortunately that gate was always closed and locked so we see only the upper floors with many different activities. 

Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world. 

A Chapel

 

This small church is the chapel of the convent of the Ursuline nuns. It was quite pretty inside and out. They also had a museum showing the history of the nuns in old Quebec City.